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August Derleth in his Office

Date: 1965
Description: Office of author August Derleth, Wisconsin's Very Live Radio's (WVLR) unofficial consultant on the history of the Sauk-Prairie area. Derleth's novels and s...
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Two Young Women in Bedroom

Date: 1929
Description: Two young women talking in a bedroom. One is packing or unpacking clothes into a travel bag. A copy of Herbert Quick's "Vandemark's Folly" is among the boo...
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Agricultural Extension Department Library

Date: 1915
Description: Women sitting in the library of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
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School Children Eating

Date: 1919
Description: Three girls serving cups of food and bread to children seated at their desks in a Cook County, District 137 classroom. The activity may have been part of t...
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Employees Reading inside Deering Works Club Library

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Description: Factory workers reading in the Deering Works Club library. A librarian appears to be checking books in and out to a line of employees.
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Employees Reading in Deering Works Club Library

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Description: Office(?) workers reading in the library at the Deering Works Club. In the background the librarian (seated at desk) appears to be checking books in and ou...
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Man Reads Magazine to Young Child

Date: 08 1925
Description: Mr. Wolfe sitting in a chair reading Successful Farming magazine to a young child on his lap.
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Man Posing in Factory Office

Date: 1905
Description: Man lounging against a full bookcase in an office area at McCormick Works in Chicago. A second man can just be seen behind the bookcase. A large dark room ...
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International Harvester "Christmas Box" Contents

Date: 1917
Description: Contents of an International Harvester "Christmas Box", including Fig Newtons, a Hershey's Chocolate Bar, Medicinal Carbolic Soap, Colgate's Handy Grip Sha...
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Butch Quirk's Hands Holding Book

Date: 04 1964
Description: Thirteen-year-old student John "Butch" Quirk's hands turn the pages of a book. The original magazine caption reads: "School Boy: 'Butch' Quirk is a bright ...
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Agricultural Extension Exhibit

Date: 1932
Description: Room with six tables containing what appears to be an informational display of literature created by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depar...
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Advertising Sample Book

Date: 1931
Description: Scrap book of advertising literature for International trucks and other machinery. The scrap book, or sample book, was created by the company's Advertising...
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Man Reading in Chair

Date: 1930
Description: A man reads in a chair, with his back to the camera. His book rests on a table near a lamp with a decorated shade.
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Dangers of Oil Lamps

Date: 1927
Description: A woman sitting at a kitchen table wearing a visor, leaning over a book while a lit oil lamp is nearby. Also on the table are a newspaper, additional books...
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Dangers of Electrical Fan

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman moves a curtain out of the way of an electrical fan sitting on a desk. Near the fan are some books, a floral arrangement, and a notepad. Outdoors, ...
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School Library

Date: 1920
Description: District school library with bookshelves along the walls near a window, and a table and chairs arranged in front of them.
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Living Room

Date: 1929
Description: A couch, several wooden chairs, and a table are arranged in the living room of Mrs. Sam Barns.
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Mrs. Ella Flagg Young

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Miss Ella Flagg Young seated at a desk. She is wearing a patterned dress and has her hands on a book. Ella Flagg Young was...
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Canning Demonstration

Date: 1914
Description: A group of men and women surround O.H. Benson as he gives a canning demonstration in the office of County Superintendent Tobin. Canning equipment stands on...
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Man Reading Near Stove

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is sitting in a wooden chair while reading and resting his foot against a woodstove. The photograph was staged at International Harvester's Hinsdale ...

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