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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down main street with storefronts on both sides, with large power lines along the sidewalks stretching into the distance, and a hill in the background...
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Strike!

Date: 02 20 1963
Description: Union members of Local 317 in Milwaukee strike outside the Electric Co.'s N. Edison Street plant. It was a very cold night.
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Group of Workers Posing on Flat Cars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 09 21 1914
Description: Group portrait of men posing while standing and sitting on two small flat cars linked to each other. One of the cars is loaded with lumber. Another set of ...
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Power House Excavation

Date: 05 05 1919
Description: Workers preparing the power house for the addition of a 1250 k.w. turbo generator. A man in the foreground is taking a drink of water from a pail. Benham w...
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Wisconsin Power & Light Company — Veteran Employees

Date: 04 11 1946
Description: Wisconsin Power & Light Company banquet for Veteran employees at the Hotel Loraine.
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Wisconsin Power & Light Co. — Linemen and Polemen

Date: 04 12 1946
Description: Group portrait of linemen and polemen, Wisconsin Power & Light Company, at the Park Hotel.
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Chart of Industrial Expansion of Southern States

Date: 09 24 1945
Description: Man pointing to a chart of Tennessee's industrial expansion compared with eight other southern states for 1938 and 1939. The photograph was taken for Wisco...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

Date: 06 15 1945
Description: Group portrait of C.L. Turner, traffic supervisor for Wisconsin Power & Light Company, and six female employees of Wisconsin Power & Light Company, 122 Wes...
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REA Convention at Loraine Hotel

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: View from back towards the stage of Wisconsin Electric Cooperative delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, attendin...
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United States Army Safety Program

Date: 01 03 1944
Description: United States Army safety award banner presented to the Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Employees are grouped around it.
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Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Delegates

Date: 03 23 1943
Description: Group of people at the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative meeting. They are delegates, from REA (Rural Electrification Administration) member cooperatives, att...
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Madison Consumers Co-Operative Dairy

Date: 05 05 1937
Description: Seven milkmen standing beside dairy delivery trucks — all Internationals — parked in front of Madison Consumers Co-operative Dairy, 102 S. Dickinson Street...
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Three Men with $5000 Check

Date: 03 30 1936
Description: Three men displaying $5000 check issued by U.S. Treasury Dept. to Richland Cooperative Electric Association for Rural Electrification Program.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co. Sales Class

Date: 07 08 1946
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin Power & Light Company salesmen attending a class in the VFW Hall, 113-115 East Mifflin Street.
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Mogul Kerosene Tractor and Austin Road Grader

Date: 1912
Description: Road workers leveling road with International Mogul 45 or 30-60 kerosene tractor and Austin Mammoth Steel Reversible Road Machine.
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International Fire Truck

Date: 10 08 1923
Description: Two fire fighters are sitting in an International fire truck on a street. Another man is standing on the back of the truck. On the side of the truck is a p...
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International Model D-2 Panel Truck

Date: 1939
Description: Man loading a floral arrangement into an International model D-2 panel delivery truck for Lou's Flower shop.
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International Pickup Truck

Date: 1959
Description: Men working around an International pickup truck parked at a construction site. The truck, possibly a B-120 or B-130, was owned by Carson Contractors.
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International Model AM 152 Truck

Date: 01 13 1960
Description: Two workers for WFBM-TV in Indianapolis attaching a satellite dish to their International AM-152 truck. The truck was used for remote television pickups. I...
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Adequate Wiring Bureau Meeting

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Group portrait of men attending an informational meeting of the Wisconsin Power & Light Company, Central Wisconsin Adequate Wiring Bureau at the Loraine Ho...

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