Date: | 06 14 1956 |
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Description: | Sam Adair of 4380 N Wildwood Av., Shorewood, Wisconsin wearing fan labeled Rheem Personal Portable Air Conditioner around his neck to stay cool. |
Date: | 12 10 1965 |
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Description: | Dennis Dokken examines a one microsecond memory system that enabled computers to read a million bits of information per second. |
Date: | 10 21 1948 |
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Description: | A man and a woman stand by an Ultrafax machine as the first-ever transmission is received. |
Date: | 11 08 1961 |
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Description: | A prototype being tested in the research test lab of the Falk Corporation. Original Falk caption reads, "Temperature lube test, 8RT3 Prototype. Set up of l... |
Date: | 1970 |
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Description: | Close-up detail of scene of historic Wisconsin in a hexagonal structure on a pedestal beneath the clock. The scene depicts an outdoor band concert in Milwa... |
Date: | 1934 |
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Description: | Ornamental street lighting system along a street in a local business district. House on corner is near a sign that says "Lot for Sale." |
Date: | 1934 |
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Description: | Ornamental street lighting system in a residential district. Street sign on corner reads "W. Hayes Ave." Newly planted young trees are along the terraces n... |
Date: | 1934 |
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Description: | View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th... |
Date: | 1934 |
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Description: | Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tr... |
Date: | 1934 |
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Description: | Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View of an man sitting in an electric car by Rumsey, founded in 1895. A Rumsey Electric Company Limited General Catalog is depicted alongside the vehicle. |
Date: | 1946 |
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Description: | Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with a woman standing over a table, pinning a sewing pattern piece to cloth. An ironing board and bookca... |
Date: | 05 1964 |
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Description: | Black and white cartoon depicting two men in an apiary. One man is standing over a beehive with ridiculous electrical equipment strapped to his chest and h... |
Date: | 1949 |
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Description: | Head and shoulder portrait of Barbara Payton sitting in front of a large fan in a publicity portrait for the film "Trapped." She is wearing a white dress a... |
Date: | 1966 |
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Description: | Rita Arms is using a hairdryer with cap, with the dryer sitting next to her on a TV tray. |
Date: | 1917 |
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Description: | The completed internal parts of a vacuum tube (power tube). |
Date: | 09 06 1948 |
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Description: | A postcard advertising the invention of the telecamera by William Pitt Fessenden in 1941 in Phlox, Wisconsin. |
Date: | 1929 |
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Description: | A woman is standing at a sink in a kitchen; next to it is a dishwasher. Behind her is a cooking range. Caption on rear of photograph reads: "Mrs. Chas. Mea... |
Date: | 1919 |
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Description: | A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ... |
Date: | 01 1916 |
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Description: | Damage to buildings and wires in a sleet storm. Handwritten on the back: "The after effects of sleet storm in Jan/16 at Seymour, Wis. By the looks of this,... |
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