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Waiting for the Explosion

Date: 11 13 1943
Description: Three war correspondents, (left to right), Bob Eunson of Associated Press, Ralph Boyce of YANK Army Weekly magazine and Robert Doyle of the Milwa...
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We Saw You . . . Aiding Atwood Avenue Center

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: Member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at the University of Wisconsin took some of their free time to paint and repair at the Atwood Avenue Community Center. C...
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Quarry and Crew at Stone Company

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of quarrymen posing with their implements. There are carts on tracks that lead to the cliffs of the quarry behind the group.
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The New Cabin

Date: 1937
Description: Linoleum cut engraved view of men building a log cabin. One man carries a log in the background near a lake or river, while another man nails a log held in...
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Barn Raising

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Description: Group of men working on a barn raising, showing some of the workers up on the frame securing the timbers, and other workers carrying more timbers into posi...
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Smoking a Pipe

Date: 01 03 1911
Description: Alexander Krueger sitting in the open doorway to a blacksmith shop smoking a pipe.
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Posing as Blacksmiths

Date: 01 03 1911
Description: Alexander and Edgar Krueger posing together as blacksmiths in a blacksmith shop. Edgar is steadying the piece of metal on the anvil while Alexander is usin...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards the construction at 210 E. Washington Avenue. There is scaffolding in front of the building, and Emma Schoelkopf is standing in ...
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Roofers and Visiting Ladies on the Roof

Date: 1922
Description: View along roof of four men in hats and work clothes, and two women in summer dresses posing on the side of the roof. One of the men is holding a hammer. I...
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Manufacturing Area — Binder Attachment

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of men working in the binder attachment room at McCormick Works. The worker's coats and hats are hung up high on the brick wall between the l...
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Quarry Workers

Date: 1878
Description: Stereograph of a bearded man with vest and suit posing on a narrow gauge railroad at the granite works in Montello. Workmen are posing around him. Most of ...
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Young Boy with Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: Young boy kneeling in a field and holding a hammer up near a Farmall M tractor pulling a grain drill. The boy is 3-years-old and is the son of the caretake...
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Group of Teachers

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Description: Group portrait of Mercer County teachers, men and women, making a project in vitalized agriculture. They are in a wood workshop, and some of the women are ...
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Darnell Yarbrough

Date: 07 26 1977
Description: A young man is hammering a nail into a pallet. Caption reads: "Darnell Yarbrough, 18, worked on wooden pallets at the JA [Junior Achievement] workshop."
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Building Spawning Boxes

Date: 03 09 1936
Description: Two men in work clothes are bending over a box they are constructing from slab wood near Lake Menomin. There is snow on the ground and a park shelter in th...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #1

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Description: Straight-on standing portrait of a Gisholt laborer in work apron, suspenders, boots and brimmed hat. Taken outdoors before a white sweep, he is standing wi...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #2

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Description: Portrait oftwo Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is facing front. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats. Tak...
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Gisholt Metal Worker #4

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Description: Portrait of two Gisholt laborers. One man is in profile and the other is in semi-profile. They are wearing work aprons, suspenders, boots and brimmed hats....
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Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Close-up of carpenters Art Thorstad and George Clark working on the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
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J.H. Findroff with Hammer

Date: 06 04 1914
Description: Three men are working on the top of a building, putting a wooden structure on top of a brick wall. Stacks of lumber are in the foreground. The top of a bri...

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