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Drawing

Barman — Bill

Date: 1932
Description: Bill bartending at Jack and Charlie's.
Photograph

Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 09 09 1928
Description: Group portrait of Orpheum Theatre ushers in uniform.
Photograph

International Model C-40 1935 Fire Truck

Date: 04 25 1935
Description: International Model C-40 1935 fire truck with floodlights. The truck was owned by the Memphis, Tennessee fire department. A man stands on top of the truck ...
Magazine or Periodical

Memphis Fire Department Floodlight Truck Model C-50 1935 on International Trail Cover

Date: 06 1935
Description: Cover of International Trail magazine featuring an International Model C-50 1935 truck owned by the Memphis fire department and equipped with floodl...
Photograph

Core Room at Osborne Works

Date: 1912
Description: Workers in the core room of the "malleable shop" at Osborne Works. Large lamps with white shades are hanging from the tall ceiling over the work tables.
Photograph

Boy Scouts

Date: 1946
Description: Three young men in uniform, most likely boy scouts, standing with a model airplane. The men are being filmed for television at the Iowa State Fair.
Photograph

American Express Delivery Truck

Date: 1912
Description: International Model F (or 31) truck owned by the American Express Company. The truck is parked in the snow outside the company office. A man wearing a hat ...
Photograph

State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Reading Room

Date: 1914
Description: View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room with people studying at tables.
Photograph

Marine Barracks

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Description: A large group of men looking at the camera, standing near their cots in a squad room of a marine barracks. A staircase leads upward on the left.
Photograph

Men's Infirmary at White Haven Sanatorium

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Description: Interior of the men's infirmary at White Haven Sanatorium, established in 1901. A group of men sit at a table and a nurse stands beside them. Patient beds ...
Photograph

Bedford Springs Hotel

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Description: A view of the magnesium spring at Bedford Springs Hotel, founded in 1806. A man pours water said to cure stomach ailments from the magnesium spring into a ...
Photograph

Reading Room of the First Church of Christ Scientist

Date: 1900
Description: View of the reading room of the First Church of Christ Scientist, built in 1903. A man and a woman are sitting at a table surrounded by chairs and wooden b...
Photograph

Glacier Park Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Glacier Park Hotel lobby. View features the large rustic lobby with log beams and columns, Japanese lanterns, animal skins hanging from the bal...
Photograph

Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
Photograph

Young Men's Commercial Club Recreation Room

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Description: Several young men dressed in formal attire sit or play billiards at the Young Men's Commercial Club Recreation Room. The club room features three billiard...
Photograph

Lithographers' Strike Vote

Date: 01 10 1949
Description: Women casting ballots at the Lithographers' Local #7 Strike vote. The ballot box is on a stage at the front of a large crowded room.
Photograph

Lithographers' Strike Vote Meeting

Date: 01 11 1949
Description: Lithographers' Local #7 strike vote meeting held in a large auditorium. A man is standing speaking and every seat in the house is filled.
Photograph

Russ Bandlow Hardware

Date: 02 01 1978
Description: "Russ Bandlow Hardware. Russ purchased the building in 1950 and has operated the store since that time. His uncle, Arthur H. Bandlow, operated the store fr...
Photograph

Guelig's Corner Bar

Date: 02 23 1978
Description: "Guelig's Corner Bar in downtown Theresa. Edgar 'Jr.' Guelig, proprietor."
Photograph

Booths on the Midway

Date: 08 1948
Description: Crowded midway at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Signs above booths read "Circus Candy," "Cigarettes," "Snow Balls," "Souvenirs," "Guess?" and "Aqua ...

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