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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Men building a culvert on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Westerm railway. In the background both horses and oxen teams are being used. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the industrial warehouse district. There are horse-drawn wagons lined up along loading docks, with men working in the area. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Road construction crew of the Nelson Weber Construction Company and steam shovel. This construction was photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Associati... |
| Date: | 09 30 1947 |
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| Description: | James Capacio and John H. Endres, assistant to L.B. Kelly of the Solvit Chemical Company, distributing poison bread at the Shorewood dump in a rat extermin... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A line of workers standing along tables at Chain O'Lakes duck farm. The workers appear to be plucking ducks. |
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| Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat holds the reins of a work horse in front of a wood-sided building. The photograph's caption reads: "Milwaukee Works, Work Horses, Morit... |
| Date: | 05 12 1939 |
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| Description: | Men stand around a fish hanging from the ceiling inside the wholesale and retail fish store owned by the Mirabella Ice Company. The original caption reads:... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Large Mogul tractor pulling a grader along a dirt road. Two men ride in the tractor, while three others supervise from behind the tractor. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Two men fill the packs of mules lined up outside a building which has a tiled mission roof. The side of the building is labeled: "Fabrica de Aguas Minerale... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | A zoo keeper is standing beside Winkie, the Vilas Zoo elephant, as she is eating her "birthday cake" to celebrate her birthday and second anniversary at th... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | A group of men are standing with three or four teams of oxen pulling wagons at what appears to be a mill. Several buildings and a chute are in the backgrou... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of workmen and young boys posing with horses and hand tools. They are working on an excavating project near Boscobel. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Boilermakers and their helpers pose on and around a horse-drawn wagon that bears a sign that reads "Boiler-makers and Helpers," perhaps for a parade. Man o... |
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| Description: | View down unpaved street with a grocery/post office at the corner. Horses are tied at the side of the store, near a group of men and women. A man stands on... |
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| Description: | Horses and wagons carrying aluminum barrels are standing outside the cheese factory. Workers pause from work to pose. Each worker wears overalls and a hat. |
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| Description: | View of four men of the U.S. Signal Crew out on a dogsled to repair a break in a telegraph line. There are cabins in the background. Copyright by A.J. John... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of snow-covered road with two men shoveling snow. A dog is standing in the road near the men. The road is lined with fenced fields and telepho... |
| Date: | 10 01 1912 |
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| Description: | An African American man dressed in work clothes, a long apron, and a hat is standing next to a cart drawn by two horses. The cart is loaded with goods and ... |
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