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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. Family Portrait

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., his wife, and their two sons. McCormick was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from...
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Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., Anita McCormick Blaine and Nettie Fowler McCormick

Date: 1905
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., (1859-1936), Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and their mother, Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923. The photo may ...
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Cyrus Hall McCormick and his Wife Nettie

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) with his wife Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 ...
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Texas Dealership Grand Opening Ceremony

Date: 03 20 1975
Description: Original caption reads: "K.P. Mazurek (left), President, International Harvester's Truck Division, receives the key to the city of El Paso, Texas, from May...
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Alexander Legge

Date: 12 03 1930
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) sitting with Miss Florence Melchert, an "entertainment" provided by International Harvester for 4-H Club delegates. Miss Melch...
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5,000,000th International Harvester Tractor

Date: 02 01 1974
Description: Original press release photo caption reads: "In special ceremonies at International Harvester's Farmall Plant, Rock Island, IL, Stanley F. Lancaster, vice ...
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Morey Airplane Co. Personnel

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: Group portrait of Morey Airplane Co. personnel, with five people. Standing left to right: Winston Smith, mechanic, Frank McCormick, pilot and shop super, A...
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The Rockefeller Family Cousins

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Description: Group portrait of (l to r) philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Sr., his cousins Mary Ann & Lucy Ann, brother William, Jr., and cousin Frank.
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Businessman and Secretary in Office

Date: 10 1906
Description: A businessman in a three-piece suit and hat sits behind a large desk with a paper in his hand, while a secretary in a long, high-collared dress writes on a...
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Wisconsin Tourism Sign

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Description: Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
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Reaper Replica Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A man, possibly Cyrus McCormick III, demonstrating a reaper replica to a group of onlooking 4-H Club members.
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Community Welfare Council Officers

Date: 12 16 1948
Description: Recently elected officers of the Community Welfare Council. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Thomas (Rosamond) Doran, 4117 Yuma Drive, representing the Catholic...
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The Ringling Family

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Description: Studio group portrait of the Ringling family, including Al Ringling. The brothers in the photo are: John (sitting left ), Al, Alfred "Alf T.," August "Gus...
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Bernhard Mautz's 50th Birthday

Date: 03 25 1949
Description: Mautz Paint and Varnish Company salesman, Alfie Ladd (right) presents a bronze plaque inscribed with signatures of the firm's sales force to company presid...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Princess

Date: 07 23 1949
Description: Luanne Unbehaun of Richland Center is crowned Madison Soap Box Derby Princess by beauty queen Jackie Stafford. Looking on at right is Lee Baron of Baron's ...
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Mr. Meinholtz in his Store

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Description: Mr. Meinholtz and a woman, probably his wife or daughter, posing at the counter inside the Meinholtz Store. She is holding a piece of fabric, and he is hol...
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Crowning East Side Merchandise Queen

Date: 07 30 1950
Description: Mildred Rand is crowned "East Side Merchandise Queen" by City Councilman Herbert C. Schenk at the annual festival of the East Side Business Men's Associati...
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45th Anniversary of Wolff, Kubly, Hirsig Company

Date: 02 22 1951
Description: Old and new friends and employees of Wolff, Kubly, and Hirsig attend the 45th anniversary celebration of the firm. Seated at the head table are: Stanley "D...
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Merry Christmas From All of Us

Date: 1936
Description: Holiday card for the Bancroft Dairy Company in Madison, Wisconsin. The card is folded so that as you open each panel, you see a new scene. Many different e...
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Group with Bestline Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of a group of salesmen and "Cameo Girl" saleswomen from Bestline Incorporated. They are standing in a snow-covered parking lot in front of tw...

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