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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Klinke Hatchery

Date: 05 29 1935
Description: Interior of Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street, with employee pouring water into tray of chicken cages, and bags of Vig-o-ray starting mash in view.
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Man Weighing Chickens

Date: 07 30 1929
Description: Man weighing chickens on a Toledo scale at the Southern Wisconsin Produce Company, located at 638-40 West Main Street.
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Stripping Tuna

Date: 10 27
Description: Elevated view of workers removing bones from tuna and selecting different cuts to be used for canned food.
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Railroad Construction

Date: 1890
Description: Men building a culvert on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Westerm railway. In the background both horses and oxen teams are being used.
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Loading Docks

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Description: Elevated view of the industrial warehouse district. There are horse-drawn wagons lined up along loading docks, with men working in the area.
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Turkey Processing

Date: 1975
Description: Women members of Local 231, of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers of North America preparing turkeys for the market.
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Jeanne DeBarr, Forsberg Box Company Employee

Date: 02 01 1945
Description: Jeanne DeBarr, a blind employee working at Forsberg Box Company, with her dog.
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Road Construction Steam Shovel

Date: 1920
Description: Road construction crew of the Nelson Weber Construction Company and steam shovel. This construction was photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Associati...
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Rat Extermination

Date: 09 30 1947
Description: James Capacio and John H. Endres, assistant to L.B. Kelly of the Solvit Chemical Company, distributing poison bread at the Shorewood dump in a rat extermin...
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Chain O'Lakes Duck Farm

Date: 1939
Description: A line of workers standing along tables at Chain O'Lakes duck farm. The workers appear to be plucking ducks.
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P&H 40-Ton Type "A" Outdoor Gantry Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel...
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Man with Horse at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1907
Description: A man wearing a hat holds the reins of a work horse in front of a wood-sided building. The photograph's caption reads: "Milwaukee Works, Work Horses, Morit...
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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Store

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: Men stand around a fish hanging from the ceiling inside the wholesale and retail fish store owned by the Mirabella Ice Company. The original caption reads:...
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Loading Salt at Avery's Salt Mine

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Description: A group of men loading salt at Avery's salt mine, the oldest salt mine in North America. Caption reads: "Loading Salt - Avery's Salt Mine, New Iberia, LA."
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Mogul Tractor along Dirt Road

Date: 1912
Description: Large Mogul tractor pulling a grader along a dirt road. Two men ride in the tractor, while three others supervise from behind the tractor.
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Mule Train Outside Mineral Water Factory

Date: 1912
Description: Two men fill the packs of mules lined up outside a building which has a tiled mission roof. The side of the building is labeled: "Fabrica de Aguas Minerale...
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Winkie, Vilas Zoo Elephant

Date: 06 28 1952
Description: A zoo keeper is standing beside Winkie, the Vilas Zoo elephant, as she is eating her "birthday cake" to celebrate her birthday and second anniversary at th...
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Men with Oxen at Mill

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men are standing with three or four teams of oxen pulling wagons at what appears to be a mill. Several buildings and a chute are in the backgrou...
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Workmen with Horses Working on an Excavating Project

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Description: Photographic postcard of workmen and young boys posing with horses and hand tools. They are working on an excavating project near Boscobel.

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