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Hess and Sons Cooperage

Date: 1949
Description: Interior view of Frank J. Hess and Sons barrel-making factory, 1952 Atwood Avenue at Schenck's Corners. Pictured l to r: Frank Jr., Edward, Joseph, Tony, a...
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Cutting the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: A worker cuts curd to make Swiss cheese at the Jorden Cheese factory.
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Hooping the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: Workers hooping the curd to make cheddar cheese at the Plymouth Cheese factory.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Tours the Allis-Chalmers Plant

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil, and other officials touring the Allis-Chalmers plant.
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Barron Coop Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Two men pose at the Barron Coop Creamery next to the churns full of butter, which is ready to be packed into the small barrels nearby.
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Rockdale Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys with wagonloads of milk at the Rockdale Creamery.
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Lawson Airplane Company Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Alfred W. Lawson (second from right) and his employees in front of his South Milwaukee factory with the center section of his new airplane, the Lawson Midn...
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First to Fly — Wright Brothers' Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Workers in the General Assembly Department of the Wright Brothers' airplane factory.
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WWI Aerial Emblem

Date: 07 1917
Description: A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing.
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First Gillette Company Tire

Date: 1917
Description: Interior shot of a group of men, women and boys at the Gillette Tire Company. The Gillette Safety Tire Company was founded in Eau Claire in 1916 and the cr...
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Philip La Follette and Labor Crowd

Date: 09 20 1930
Description: View over crowd towards Philip La Follette, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning for governor before a large crowd of workers near the Allis ...
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers construct frames in the Frame Assembly Department of the Winther Motor and Truck Company.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers in the Tire Mounting Department of the Winther Motor and Truck Company.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers in the Motor Assembly Department of the Winther Motor and Truck Company.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers in the Machine Shop of the Winther Motor and Truck Company.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Workers

Date: 1921
Description: Informal portrait of workers sitting outside the Winther Motor and Truck Company factory. Exterior of factory in background, with a row of trucks in front ...
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Men working in the Stockroom of Winther Motor and Truck Company.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: A man uses a post hole digger manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: H.P. Lundskow demonstrating the usage of a posthole digger manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: A construction site with a truck manufactured by Winther Motor and Truck Company. A forty foot boom is mounted on the truck. Workers are positioning a stee...

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