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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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McKay Nursery Branch Office

Date: 05 07 1937
Description: Three men holding up bare root trees at the McKay Nursery Branch Office, 911 University Avenue.
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International RDF-402 Logging Truck

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Description: Workers loading logs onto an International RF-230 logging truck owned by George M. Pierson. A man is in a forklift behind the truck, and another man is sta...
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Farmer and Workers Harvest Grain with McCormick Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field, while workers are gathering sheaves of grain. The farmer is holding a raised switch.
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Preparing Shipment of M-5-6 Trucks

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers move crates containing International M-5-6 trucks onto rail cars, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption r...
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Packing International M-5-6 Trucks in Crates

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers pack an International M-5-6 truck into a crate, possibly at International Harvester's Ft. Wayne Works. Original caption reads: "The trucks ...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory worker producing artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. In this o...
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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Factory workers producing artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufacture. In this ...
Book or Pamphlet

The Eclipse Wind Engine

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Description: Engraving of a farm with an Eclipse windmill. There is a cutaway view of the building beneath showing a man inside working at a saw. Another man is working...
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International Garbage Truck

Date: 05 17 1938
Description: Three men load garbage onto the back of an International DS-35 truck owned by the City of Louisville, while two men sit in the truck's cab. The truck is on...
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Fox River Lock Tender

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ...
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Yard

Date: 06 02 1936
Description: Slightly elevated view of men loading the bed of an International Model C-35 truck parked behind a railroad car. The men are standing on a platform at the ...
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Sidewalk Crew Portrait

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Description: A group of manual laborers posing for a portrait in front of a tailor's shop. The men apparently work pouring concrete to make sidewalks and are posing wit...
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Head Quarters 18th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Camp Trowbridge, Milwaukee

Date: 1860
Description: The state seal of Wisconsin appears in the upper left corner. To the right reads: "Head Quarters 18th Reg. Wis. Vol, Camp Trowbridge, Milwaukee" On t...
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WPA at Work

Date: 1937
Description: National Youth Administration workers cutting stone in the quarry near the Grignon House. A sign behind the group of boys says: USA Work Program."
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Old Bridge and Construction Gang

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Workers pose at the entrance of the old bridge. There are railroad tracks in the foreground with signs that read, "free bridge," "men working," and "cautio...
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Three Men in a Shoeshine Shop

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Description: Two African American men working in a shoeshine shop. The younger man is shining the shoes of a white customer who is sitting in one of the chairs on the e...
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Loading Lumber onto D-35 Truck

Date: 07 23 1937
Description: Two men from the Alliance Lumber Company Limited load lumber onto the bed of an International D-35 truck. The truck features a 179-inch wheelbase.
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Cream City Sash & Door Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Cream City Sash & Door Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "Manufacturers of Glazed Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings & Interior Work," with fo...

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