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Cheese in Storage

Date: 1952
Description: Cheesemaker standing on ladder putting cheese on storage shelf, along with rows of other cheeses.
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Farmer Milking Cow

Date: 03 1924
Description: Man sitting on a crate milking a cow by hand inside a barn on the farm of Hal Ament.
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Fauerbach Brewing Company Vat Room

Date: 05 31 1934
Description: Five large wooden vats and two ladders in the Fauerbach Brewing Company second floor vat room.
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Family of Seven in front of House

Date: 1878
Description: A family of seven is sitting in the foreground around a table covered with books and flowers. Three young girls are sitting on the ground in front of the t...
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The Empire Mill

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards the Empire Mill. Alongside the building are railroad cars at a loading dock. The signs on the mill read: "Globe", "Globe's Empire...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Onion Mound

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of several farmers working to lift a giant onion onto the flatbed horse-drawn cart. Beside them is a giant mound of onions with a ladder leani...
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New Coca Cola Building

Date: 10 17 1948
Description: Construction of the Coca Cola building at 3536 University Avenue.
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Schlitz Brew House

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Description: View of the brew house of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. A man is standing in the background.
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MEC&MC 15-Ton Type "N" Bridge with Type "A" Trolley

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company 15-Ton type "N" bridge crane with a type "A" trolley and a standard bottom block. The crane is loading mat...
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F. Dohmen Company

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of (Floor No. 10) The F. Dohmen Company Wholesale Druggists. A salesman's catalog with removable screwed bindings and pages of note paper bound b...
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International Truck in Orchard

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: Men load boxes of fruit, possibly oranges or grapefruit, into an International Model C-35 truck owned by the Clearwater Growers Association. Men using ladd...
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Field Mill

Date: 1938
Description: Field mill powered by an International PD-40 power unit. The power unit was owned by Walter Brown; a bridge and a body of water are to the right of the bui...
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Picking Oranges

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Description: A group of agricultural workers picking oranges in an orchard. Several men are on ladders picking fruit, while other men pose on the ground. A horse-drawn ...
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Apple Orchard

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Description: A view of several men, two children, and a horse in an apple orchard in Ontario County. Caption reads: "An Ontario County Apple Orchard, Phelps, N.Y."
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Marine Aircraft Group Plane

Date: 03 1945
Description: Men working on a Marine Aircraft Group plane at Ulithi airport. One man is standing near the nose of the plan, looking inside. He is shirtless and wearing ...
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Cooperative Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Chaseburg Cooperative Creamery and an attached secondary building.
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Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of a creamery. The building features a gambrel roof and awning.
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Farm Orchard Sprayer, Baskets and Apples

Date: 08 1923
Description: Apples in baskets in front of a "farm orcharding sprayer" at R.R. Robertson's. Farm buildings are in the background. On the left is a grinding wheel powere...
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Main Street

Date: 1937
Description: View looking down middle of Main Street. Businesses from left to right include the U.S. Post Office, Tire & Battery Service, Store - Tourist & Supplies, St...
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Group of Men near Two Wooden Buildings

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Description: Group of men and a young girl posed standing and in wagons outside two large wooden buildings, possibly a sawmill. There is a row of barrels along the top ...

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