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Kids Drinking Milk in School

Date: 1921
Description: Classroom full of school children drinking milk at Washington school.
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Bert Williams

Date: 1921
Description: White Studio portrait of vaudevillian Bert Williams.
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Hog Butchering

Date: 1921
Description: Man butchering a hog, which is hanging on a meat hook.
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Man Working on Engine

Date: 1921
Description: Man working on an inline truck engine at International Harvester's Akron Works. The factory was owned by the Aultman & Miller Buckeye Company until the com...
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Tractor Works Tractor Assembly Line

Date: 1921
Description: Workers using a jib crane to lower engines into an International 8-16 tractor chassis on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Tractor Works Tractor Assembly Line

Date: 1921
Description: International 8-16 tractors entering a paint booth(?) on an assembly line at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
Book or Pamphlet

The Cow, the Mother of Prosperity

Date: 1921
Description: Cover illustration for a publication by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department featuring a photograph of a cow chewing hay under the t...
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Ganna Walska Holding a Cat

Date: 1921
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th...
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Wisconsin Capitol, South Wing

Date: 1921
Description: Employees of the business office of the Insurance Department.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers in the Tire Mounting Department of the Winther Motor and Truck Company.
Photograph

Ideal Curlers

Date: 1921
Description: Exhibit of Ideal Curlers at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a woman demonstrating how they were to be used for long hair. The advertising promises "no metal...
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Millinery Exhibit

Date: 1921
Description: 4-H millinery display team at the 1921 Wisconsin State Fair.
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Businessmen Shaking Hands

Date: 1921
Description: Businessmen Starbuck and Hayne shaking hands in an office setting.
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Line of Workers at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1921
Description: A line of men operate machines at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
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Men Working at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1921
Description: Workers handling long rows of parts at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
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Men Working at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers at their stations at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory).
Photograph

Man Holding Wooden Board

Date: 1921
Description: A man holds a wooden board reading "WIS" against a white backdrop. The "WIS" may stand for Wisconsin Lumber Company, a subsidiary of International Harveste...
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International Harvester Office Scene

Date: 1921
Description: Two men look over papers at a desk surrounded by International Harvester manuals, pamphlets, and a repair list. The men may be International Harvester deal...
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Safety Inspector

Date: 1921
Description: Portrait of a safety inspector at International Harvester's West Pullman Works (factory).
Poster

Sign Bearing Safety Message

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors.

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