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Warner and his Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's first aviator, in front of the office of the Warner Instrument Company in Beloit. Warner, who held the patent for an autom...
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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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Thomas B. Jeffery

Date: 1897
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery, founder of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha in 1902. Before that Jeffery produced several experimental automobiles, including th...
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War Departmental Trial

Date: 1918
Description: Captain Alexander E. Williams of the War Department testing the experimental truck that the Four Wheel Drive Company hoped to manufacture for the army. In ...
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Wisconsin's First Coupe

Date: 1905
Description: Automobile alleged to be the first coupe built in Wisconsin. The vehicle was built by Gus Wilkie of Sheboygan from the body of a carriage and the chassis f...
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Rumsey Electric Car

Date: 1910
Description: View of an man sitting in an electric car by Rumsey, founded in 1895. A Rumsey Electric Company Limited General Catalog is depicted alongside the vehicle.
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Daniel Hoan Speaking to a Crowd

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of Mayor Hoan speaking to a crowd at the Seaman Body Corporation.
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Gisholt Turret Lathes in Peerless Auto Motor Car Company

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Description: View of a battery of turret lathes in the "Gisholt Department" in a factory of the Peerless Auto Motor Car Company taken while machinery is in operation. T...
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Workers in the Gisholt Department at the Buick Company Plant #1

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Description: Factory workers standing with their arms crossed on the plant floor in the Gisholt Department of the Buick Company Plant #1 alongside lathes, and machined ...

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