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Analyzing Composition of Cement

Date: 09 20 1956
Description: Katharine Mather of the Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station checks a computer analysis of the composition of cement.
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Walking and Talking Robot

Date: 02 15 1957
Description: John Fischer, age 11, demonstrates his invention, a "walking and talking" robot. The robot's eyes light up, and it rolls back and forth on a platform.
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Farmall Fast-Hitch Exhibit

Date: 1953
Description: Exhibit in the showroom of International Harvester's General Office building demonstrating the features of the Farmall Fast-Hitch. The exhibit includes a F...
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Experimental Four-Wheel Rubber Tire Tractor

Date: 05 25 1954
Description: Man standing next to an experimental four wheel rubber tire tractor inside an International Harvester engineering(?) facility.
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Farmall 140 Tractor with Planter

Date: 1958
Description: Color engineering photograph of a McCormick Farmall 140 tractor with attached planter.
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Clay Model of Truck

Date: 1951
Description: Side view of a full-size rendering of an International truck in clay. The model is located inside a garage or studio space. The model was likely made by a...
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210 Plow on an International 460 Tractor

Date: 10 10 1957
Description: Engineering photograph of an International 460 tractor with a 210 plow.
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International W-400 Diesel Tractor

Date: 07 07 1956
Description: Engineering photograph of an International W-400 diesel tractor.
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Farmall 400 Tractor

Date: 06 23 1956
Description: Engineering photograph of a Farmall 400 tractor.
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National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman carries groceries out of the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills. The Magic ...
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Farmall M Tractor with Mounted Power Loader

Date: 01 16 1950
Description: Engineering photograph of a Farmall M tractor with mounted #31 power loader on display in front of a white backdrop. The machinery may have been experiment...
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Tractor with Mounted Peanut Shaker

Date: 04 03 1952
Description: Farmall H tractor with a mounted HM peanut shaker on display in front of a white backdrop. The machinery may have been experimental.
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Farmall Super C Tractor Equipped with Corn Picker

Date: 09 26 1951
Description: Engineering photograph of a Farmall Super C tractor equipped with a No. 24 one-row corn picker. The equipment may be experimental.
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University of Wisconsin Engineering Expo

Date: 04 10 1953
Description: Jack Botteron, Beloit high school student, touches a small Van de Graaff generator which causes his hair to stand on end while attending the UW Engineering...
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Employees with Disabilities

Date: 03 22 1954
Description: Portrait of Donald Fornasiere sitting at his drafting table in the special tools engineering department at Gisholt Machine Company. Mr. Fornasiere is part ...
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Paper Cup Making Machine

Date: 10 18 1954
Description: Edwin Koch demonstrates the paper cup making machine he invented as a retirement project.
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University of Wisconsin Student Wives Who Work

Date: 02 07 1956
Description: Barbara Ruffalo works as a receptionist at Fitzpatrick Lumber Company, while her husband, Ronald, is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin in mechanic...
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U.W. Madison Earth Satellite Project

Date: 12 08 1957
Description: Image shows seven men in a U.W. research lab posing with a life-sized model of a satellite. Professor Verner Suomi of the meteorology department led a team...
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U.W. Co-Ed Engineering Student Lynn Stodola

Date: 09 30 1958
Description: Lynn Stodola (L), Black River Falls, one of the few female students studying at the U.W. College of Engineering at the time, and Kenneth Joslin (R), Racine...
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U.W. Co-Ed Engineering Student Lynn Stodola

Date: 09 30 1958
Description: Lynn Stodola, Black River Falls, one of the few U.W. College of Engineering chemical engineering students, stands at the blackboard with Professor Roland ...

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