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Baking Bread for Communion

Date: 09 25 1963
Description: Elevated view of two women, one pulling loaves of bread from the oven and the other glazing crusts in the church kitchen.
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Back Porch Laundry Room

Date: 10 13 1963
Description: A housewife showing off her newly-installed laundry room.
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Hearth and Home

Date: 1950
Description: Kitchen and dining room area of a home with a fireplace.
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Health for Victory Stage Set

Date: 09 17 1942
Description: Health for Victory stage, set up with posters, stove and refrigerator for Oscar Mayer at the Eastwood Theater. On the stage is a woman pointing to a poster...
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Every House Appliance Co. Trailer

Date: 08 13 1936
Description: Every-House Appliance Co. trailer with a sign that reads: "Every house needs Westinghouse," 114 E. Main Street.
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Every House Appliance Co. Car and Trailer

Date: 08 13 1936
Description: Parked automobile with Every-House Appliance Co. trailer-hitched, and advertising that reads: "Every House Needs Westinghouse," in front of the Westinghous...
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C.E. Bates Plumbing Co. Show Window

Date: 10 01 1931
Description: Exterior view of the window display of C.E. Bates Plumbing Co., 1425 Regent Street.
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Farm Utilities Co. Interior

Date: 02 16 1931
Description: Farm Utilities Co. interior, 124 S. Butler Street. There are four men standing with water heaters, a Quaker cook stove and Quaker furnaces.
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Stage of Garrick Theatre

Date: 01 21 1931
Description: Elevated view of the stage of the Garrick Theatre set up for Cooking School, with household appliances set up to look like a dining room.
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Mitchell Sales Company Employees

Date: 04 05 1930
Description: Mitchell Sales Company sales force posing in front of the store, 204 East Main Street. Kitchen ranges are on display in the windows.
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First Congregational Church Small Kitchen

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church small kitchen showing coffee urns, cabinets, and counters, at 1609 University Avenue.
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Anderson Sales Co. Booth at (ESBMA) Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Arthur J. Anderson Sales Co. booth at ESBMA fall festival. The booth is featuring Easy washing machines.
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Pots and Pans Storage

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Description: A woman shows how her variety of pots and pans are stored on a sliding rack under the oven in her kitchen.
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Modern Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: An interior view of a kitchen/dining area/den, from behind the electric range looking into the den.
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Evansville Works Warehouse

Date: 03 1947
Description: View of north section of International Harvester's Evansville Works warehouse testing of new conveyor line. The Evansville Works also produced refrigerator...
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"Red Baby" Truck Carrying "One Minute" Washers

Date: 1924
Description: Curt Moore selling "one minute" washing machines to a farmer's wife. The washing machines are loaded in the back of an International "Red Baby" truck. The...
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International Harvester Decorator Air Conditioner

Date: 1951
Description: International Harvester AR-100 Air Conditioner covered with a patterned material that matches nearby curtains.
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Colonial Kitchen in Historical Museum

Date: 11 07 1944
Description: Isomel Billings is using an old-fashioned broom, Lietzel Pelican and Patricia Cirves are operating a sausage grinder. The women are University of Wisconsin...
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Rinso Laundry Soap Display with Bendix Washer and Dryer

Date: 09 09 1952
Description: A Rinso laundry soap display stands in a grocery store. The sign reads, "Vote for Rinso! Win a Bendix home laundry" and also included in the display are a ...
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Men Loading International G-61 Truck

Date: 1921
Description: An International Harvester Model G-61 truck owned by the One Minute Manufacturing Co. carrying a shipment of One Minute Washers. The truck is parked in an ...

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