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Sara Sound Productions

Date: 1965
Description: James Kirchstein, Wisconsin's Very Live Radio (WVLR) station chief engineer and originator, inside his recording company, Sara Sound Productions, Inc. WVLR...
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McCormick Reaper Works "Rest Room"

Date: 1899
Description: Two women sitting in the "rest room" at the McCormick Reaper Works. A piano is in the background.
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Joe Yanksy, a One-Man Band

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Joe Yansky (Bohemian), a one-man band with an accordion and drums.
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Draftsmen in the Workroom at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Draftsmen working at drafting tables in the workroom at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. A painting by George Neidecken is in the background on th...
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Harvester House

Date: 1947
Description: A female receptionist sits at a desk near a Farmall tractor in the entryway of "Harvester House" in Melbourne, Australia. Two large staircases are on the r...
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Women Inspecting Gun Parts International Harvester Factory

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Female factory workers inspect parts at International Harvester's 20 (twenty) millimeter gun plant. Original caption reads: "Many small parts for the gun a...
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Frank Lloyd Wright and Man in Studio

Date: 08 1957
Description: Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and an unidentified man are in Wright's studio at Taliesin, Wright's summer home, looking at drawings. Taliesin is located in ...
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Drafting Department at Tractor Works

Date: 03 10 1949
Description: A group of men working at tables in the Drafting Department at International Harvester's Tractor Works. An American flag is hanging from the high ceiling i...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: A view of a dress parade, with the men wearing military-like uniforms. They men are lined up in orderly rows in a field house. Caption reads: "Dress Parad...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Two Trappist monks pray at the Stations of the Cross hanging on a hallway wall in the abbey of Our Lady of the Valley. A statue of the Madonna and Child is...
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Elm Valley Farm

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Description: Interior of the main house at Elm Valley Farm. Two women sit on a couch in the living room. Framed artwork lines the walls and a piano is in the far right ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers, while the drummer is set up ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers while the drummer is set up o...
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John H. Wilde with Student

Date: 1956
Description: John Wilde, Associate Professor in the School of Education's Department of Art Education, instructing a student in perspective sketching during a class mee...
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Witt Photographic Studio Interior

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Description: Matthew Witt stands next to one of his cameras in the interior of his photographic studio.
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Unitarians Singing

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Description: An undated musical event for children at the First Unitarian Society Meeting House. The photograph, which was taken by Herb Jacobs, a member of the society...
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Werner Opera House

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Description: Two men on a scaffold inside the Werner Opera House. Advertisements for local merchants are on the stage curtain, and there is an upright piano in the fore...
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Mrs. Rahjes Seated at her Organ

Date: 12 1981
Description: Mrs. William (Norma) Rahjes seated at her organ at St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
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State Capitol Rewiring and Remodeling Project

Date: 07 22 1964
Description: A painter is working on a wall in the State Capitol during the process of redecorating. Over a four-year period that started in 1961 the state Building Com...
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Mosaic at St. Francis Episcopal Chapel

Date: 03 03 1965
Description: The Rev. Paul Abel is standing beneath a mosaic of the Seraphic Cross of St. Francis at the new St. Francis Chapel at the University Episcopal Center, 1001...

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