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Schmidt and Glade Brewers

Date: 1870
Description: Group portrait of workers, a young boy and a dog outside the Schmidt and Glade Brewery posing with tools and barrels.
Painting

Peshtigo Fire II. Fire in Town

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Description: Townspeople fleeing the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871.
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Worksheds at Walden

Date: 1941
Description: Worksheds filled with stacked logs and wagons at "Walden", the estate of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1429: Running The Portage Bridge

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Description: Stereograph of a man standing on the back of a raft holding a hand-hewned oar. The raft is passing under a wooden bridge. A town, including a church, are i...
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Hamilton Works Core Room

Date: 1910
Description: Female employees working in the core room of International Harvester's Hamilton Works, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The photograph was marked by company staf...
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Assembling Farm Wagons at Weber Works

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Description: Workers assembling wagon chassis at International Harvester's Weber Works in Auburn Park. The factory was owned by the Weber Wagon Company until 1904 when ...
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A Full Dozen

Date: 09 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger playfully hunting for eggs.
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The Stein

Date: 05 18 1932
Description: The Stein, a root beer stand in the shape of a glass mug, on Atwood Avenue near Walter Street.
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Oscar Mayer Delivery Trucks

Date: 11 09 1930
Description: Two Oscar Mayer delivery trucks made by Diamond T waiting at a loading dock. One of the trucks has a sign for "German Wieners." There is a stack of barrels...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Looking south at rear of the building nearly complete, with barrels and lamppost.
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International Truck Hauling Barrels

Date: 1919
Description: Man hauling barrels of water(?) in the back of an International motor truck. The truck may be a Model F or Model H. The truck appears to be pulling away fr...
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Famous Beverwyck Beer Delivery Truck and Wagon

Date: 07 24 1933
Description: International Model A-4 motor truck with a 185-inch wheel base, and a horse-drawn wagon hauling Famous Beverwyck Beer. The horse-drawn trailer contains bee...
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International Model D-1 Truck

Date: 05 11 1933
Description: Workers loading barrels of petroleum on an International D-1 truck at an American Petroleum Co. service station.
Photograph

Nicoline Hegg Jacobson and her Two Girls

Date: 1877
Description: Nicoline Hegg Jacobson and her two girls are standing in front of a frame house that has lathe on roof for climbing. Vines are growing in window boxes and ...
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Family with Infant

Date: 1870
Description: A family of seven, including a babe in arms are in front of a frame house with a stone foundation and latticework under the porch. A tree stump is in the l...
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Cassville Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the brewery dwarfed by the overhead bluffs. The brewery was built by William Schmitz. George Scheibl ran the brewery from 1899 until his d...
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Potosi Brewery Employees

Date: 1900
Description: Brewery employees, many of them from the Schumacher family, posing with barrels outside the brewery.
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Brodhead Cheese Factory

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Description: Exterior of the Brodhead Cheese Factory purchased in 1904/5 by Casper Jaggi. The business shipped cheese in barrels, which were at first stored in the op...
Drawing

Benedict Goldenberger Shack

Date: 08 28 1885
Description: Sketch of the shack from which Benedict Goldenberger sold cider vinegar. Possibly on Murray Street.
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A. Dahlman and Co. Wholesale Grocers

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Description: Elevated view of the northwest corner of N. Water and E. Clybourn Street, featuring A. Dahlman and Co., wholesale grocers.

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