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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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Vote Recording Machine

Date: 1919
Description: Inventor, B.L. Boboroff, displays his vote recording device to members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Baby Sitting at Child's Training Desk

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Toddler sitting at child's training desk, with lid closed.
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Boy and Child's Training Desk

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Little boy at child's training desk with bench seat.
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Girl and Child's Training Desk

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Young girl seated at child's training desk with top open showing blackboard.
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Ladder at Madison-Kipp Corp.

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Closed ladder against trade shelves at Madison-Kipp Corp., 201-231 Waubesa Street.
Drawing

Chair Invention

Date: 1863
Description: A sketch of a chair invention by John Muir.
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Steel Guitar Ace

Date: 
Description: Jack Penewell of Madison, originator of the twelve string Hawaiian guitar (or so his business card says), with another musician tentatively identified as T...

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