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Sound Booth Operator

Date: 1931
Description: The mixer in a sound booth talks to actor Ramon Novarro and director Jacques Feyder as they record dialogue for the film "Son of India."
Print

Century of the Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of the book "Century of the Reaper" by Cyrus McCormick III ("Cyrusie"). The cover includes a color illustration of the senior Cyrus McCormick testing...
Map or Atlas

Retracing the March of Progress through Wisconsin

Date: 1931
Description: This map "sets out the more important points of historic interest designated by the National Society of Colonial Dames in Wisconsin" and includes illustrat...
Photograph

Northwood's Beach Hotel Lake Court Oreilles

Date: 1931
Description: View down drive towards lake. The front porch is behind a grove of trees where automobiles are parked out front of the Northwood's Beach Hotel on Lake Cour...
Photograph

Interior Stage of Alladin, Hayward's Smart Nite Club

Date: 1931
Description: Interior view of Alladin, Hayward's Smart Nite Club showing musical instruments on the stage. Instruments include, from left to right, a drum set, saxophon...
Photograph

Log Rolling Contestants

Date: 1931
Description: Group portrait of eight men standing in a line wearing bathing suits. Two of the men have the words "Eau Claire Wis" on their tank tops. This is probably ...
Photograph

View of Pine Gable's on Lake Owen

Date: 1931
Description: View from the water of three boys on the dock at the foot of a steep stairway. There is a large roofed landing with benches half way up the hill, and many ...
Photograph

Traveling Library

Date: 1931
Description: Two women select books from the opened back of a traveling branch library in a truck parked on a street.
Photograph

Pine Gables on Lake Owen

Date: 1931
Description: View from lake of a few boys on a dock as well as four wooden boats pulled up along the dock or the shoreline. There is a diving platform at the end of the...
Print

Badger Club Special, Beer Label

Date: 1931
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Badger Club Special, A special process brew, alcoholic content less than 1/2 of 1% b...
Photograph

Filling Station

Date: 1931
Description: A car parked under the overhang of a Mobiloil gas station.
Photograph

Hillsboro Filling Station

Date: 1931
Description: A man, two women, and two girls stand outside a gas station and automotive repair shop. The shop features a sign that reads, "Free crankcase service."
Photograph

Rusk County Normal School

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior of the two-story Rusk County Normal School.
Photograph

Boat Landing and Bathing Beach at Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1931
Description: A boathouse and canoe boats along Lake Delton. The boathouse is painted with advertisements that read, "Cottages - Rooms - Cabins - Refreshments - Free Cam...
Photograph

Entrance to Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1931
Description: View down driveway of the entrance sign to the Evergreen Retreat. In the background an automobile is parked near buildings and a flag on a flagpole.
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1931
Description: This U.S. Geological Survey map of Wisconsin shows counties, cities and villages, lighthouses, Indian reservations, military reservations, and bird and gam...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Scenic Region in the Counties of Sauk, Columbia, Adams, Marquette, Juneau, Dane [in] Wisconsin : Showing Lakes, Rivers, Cities, Villages, Main Highways, and Points of Scenic and Historic Interest

Date: 1931
Description: This map of south central Wisconsin shows lakes, rivers, cities, villages, highways and roads, railroads, Indian mounds, and points of scenic and historic ...
Photograph

Merrillan Street Scene

Date: 1931
Description: View down a commercial street. The shops on the street include: a drugstore, the City Hotel, the post office, the Merrillan Home Bakery, and the State Bank...
Book or Pamphlet

Allis-Chalmers Model E and U Tractors

Date: 1931
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Allis-Chalmers Models E and U tractors. Illustrations of the tractors appear within a diamond accent.
Print

Building Pennsylvania Highways

Date: 1931
Description: Page from an advertising brochure for International trucks. Two International trucks owned by the Ritter Bros. are parked on a highway construction site wh...

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