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Michael Brisbois House

Date: 1934
Description: A blueprint of a survey done of the Michael Brisbois House.
Photograph

Cranberry Drying and Storage

Date: 1934
Description: Two workmen stack crates of cranberries in an open air drying shed. The original caption which was supplied by the Agriculture Department noted that Wiscon...
Photograph

Bee Inspector

Date: 1934
Description: The state bee inspector (probably the man on the left), and a Dane County farmer.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1934
Description: View across field towards the Indian Agency House, built in 1832.
Photograph

Mitchell-Rountree House

Date: 1934
Description: The Mitchell-Rountree house. This is a view from the southeast of the side of the home.
Photograph

Park Street

Date: 1934
Description: Park Street looking north toward the University of Wisconsin campus.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Giant Cucumber

Date: 1934
Description: Photomontage of a giant cucumber on a flatbed railway car. The railroad is right on the side of a lake. Red text in the upper left corner reads, "The kind ...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: My Vacation Dream

Date: 1934
Description: A fisherman is reclining in his boat at sunset as many fish swim in the lake. He is drinking beer out of a tap attached to a barrel floating in the water. ...
Photograph

Portrait of the Goldberg Family

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Goldberg family (from left): Sara (mother), Rosa Goldberg Katz, Uncle Hirsch, Moishe (brother), Abraha...
Photograph

F-20 Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: Three-quarter length left side view from rear of a Farmall F-20 tractor.
Photograph

Issuing Hunting License

Date: 1934
Description: Man at the counter of office in Dane County where clerk, Selma Fjelstad, is issuing a hunting license.
Photograph

Binder Twine Demonstration at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1934
Description: Two women demonstrate the process of making binder twine at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair as a small crowd looks on. The demonstration was part ...
Photograph

"A Century of Progress" Display

Date: 1934
Description: Interior of the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. A world map, engine components, and trucks are on display.
Photograph

Myles Horton with Typewriter

Date: 1934
Description: Myles Horton sitting, shirtless, typing on a typewriter on his lap while sitting outdoors.
Photograph

IH Salesman on an I-12 Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: E.S. Marnon, I-12 salesman at the Howard-Cooper Corporation, rides a McCormick-Deering tractor. The Howard-Cooper Corporation was likely an International H...
Photograph

Farmall F-12 with Potato Digger

Date: 1934
Description: L.R. Love sits behind the wheel of a Farmall F-12 tractor pulling a #10 one-row potato digger while four other men stand around him. The men are likely emp...
Photograph

Geo. J. Seeger & Son Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man speaks to the driver of an International truck labeled "Geo. J. Seeger & Son; Fern Ridge, MO."
Photograph

Office Workers

Date: 1934
Description: A man looks through papers at a desk while a woman, most likely a secretary, takes notes. The man and woman may have worked for an International Harvester ...
Photograph

Gonigam - Bass Company

Date: 1934
Description: Employees stand in a line outside the Gonigam - Bass Company, possibly an International Harvester dealership.
Photograph

Office Workers

Date: 1934
Description: A woman at an office desk reads a pamphlet entitled, "What is Quality in a Motor Truck?" A male worker speaks on the telephone in the background. The two m...

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