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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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Metalworker

Date: 1950
Description: The components of a necklace come together under the skilled hands of a jewelry maker.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Precise Cuts

Date: 1950
Description: A jigsaw in the hands of Harry Westphal makes smooth curves on the end of a piece of wood.
Magazine or Periodical

Small Casting Section of the Grey Iron Foundry

Date: 1950
Description: Small casting section of the Grey Iron Foundry. Men are seen at work at various stages of the casting process wearing safety gear. The original magazine ca...
Magazine or Periodical

Machine Tool at Australian IH Factory

Date: 1950
Description: A man is running a machine tool at a International Harvester factory in Australia. Machine name, "NATCO," is on a plate attached to the machinery.
Photograph

UD-18A Power Unit — Municipalities

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Municipalities." Where Taken: "MW." Information with photograph reads: "Ready-Power Generator Set, UD-18A powered in plant of Department of Publi...
Photograph

Super C — C-254 Cultivator

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Super C — C-254 Cultivator." Where Taken: "MidW." Information with photograph reads: "Attaching C-254 two-row cultivator to Farmall Super C tract...
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Anticipation

Date: 1950
Description: Two young boys observing as an older man is tightening a bolt on the tiller of a sailboat. Tools and other objects are hanging on the wall behind them.
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Deer Friend

Date: 1950
Description: A deer is standing next to a man as he is boiling maple sap over a fire pit in the woods at Blue Farm. Steam and smoke are rising up into the air. On the r...

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