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Hess and Sons Cooperage

Date: 1949
Description: Interior view of Frank J. Hess and Sons barrel-making factory, 1952 Atwood Avenue at Schenck's Corners. Pictured l to r: Frank Jr., Edward, Joseph, Tony, a...
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Thornton N. Wilder

Date: 1949
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses.
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Woman with International Harvester Designer Refrigerator

Date: 1949
Description: Advertising photograph of a woman putting a fabric covering on an International Harvester refrigerator. The refrigerator was designed to accomodate custom ...
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International Harvester Prototype Building Interior

Date: 1949
Description: Interior of an International Harvester prototype dealership building owned by Allied Equipment Co. One customer is standing at the service counter and anot...
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International Harvester Prototype Building Repair Shop

Date: 1949
Description: Farmall tractors and crawler tractors (TracTracTors) in the service shop of an International Harvester prototype dealership building owned by Allied Equipm...
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Alice in Dairyland, LaVonne Hermann

Date: 1949
Description: LaVonne Hermann of Mount Horeb, the 1949 Alice in Dairyland, is shown in a formal pose, wearing her crown.
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International Harvester 8H3 Deluxe Refrigerator

Date: 1949
Description: Woman wearing an apron and high heels gazing upon a well-stocked International Harvester 8H3 Deluxe refrigerator.
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John L. McCaffrey

Date: 1949
Description: Portrait of John L. McCaffrey, wearing eyeglasses, posing while sitting on a desk or table. He was president of International Harvester Company from 1946-1...
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Dewey Estate

Date: 1949
Description: Office-reception room in the Nelson Dewey house.
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Women Workers and Sausage Links

Date: 1949
Description: Four women butcher workers in white lab coats hand tie sausage links at the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Norwegian Church

Date: 1949
Description: Norwegian church. Interior view of old log church, the first church built by Norwegians in America in 1843.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: "The Loggery", the home of James Duane Doty, looking at the batten treatment in the ceiling of the bedroom.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Doty Loggery, with a view of the upper rooms.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Doty Loggery, the home of James Duane Doty, built in 1845, with a view of the upper hall and art on the walls.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Fireplace in kitchen wing of the Doty Loggery, the home of James Duane Doty. A clock rests on the fireplace mantle, with a kettle on the hearth.
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Doty Loggery

Date: 1949
Description: Detailed view of the board and batten construction of "the Loggery", the home of James Duane Doty.
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Night Session Art Class

Date: 1949
Description: A night session art class, for University of Wisconsin Extension Center in Milwaukee.
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Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp

Date: 1949
Description: Spiritualists in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, are setting controls for medium Earl H. Williams by tying his arms and taping his mouth prior to a "levitation exhibit...
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Apprentice Classroom at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: A group of young men receive instruction in the apprentice classroom at McCormick Works.
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Electrical Apprentice at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: An electrical apprentice repairs an electric motor at McCormick Works.

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