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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1885
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Minneapolis Harvester Works, manufacturers of twine binders and other agricultural implements, featuring a chromol...
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Railroad Station, Store and Hotel in Boulder Junction

Date: 1915
Description: View looking towards railroad tracks and a station on the left, with a store and hotel on the right. A man is standing near the railroad tracks on the far ...
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Tonyawatha House

Date: 1879
Description: A group of men pose in the yard of the Tonyawatha House, later the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel with paddles and carpentry tools. The hotel is a frame bracket s...
Print

Cottage Inn

Date: 1835
Description: Two-story home with sloping roof. One man is whipping a team of eight cattle while another man drives the plow behind them. To the left stands a man near a...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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International Model G Truck Carrying Wooden Boxes

Date: 1917
Description: A man in an International model "G" truck with wooden boxes in the bed is parked outside of a vine-covered building. The building is most likely Internatio...
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International A Tractor with AI Mower

Date: 1945
Description: Man mowing the shoulder of a highway or country road with an International A tractor. Original caption reads: "International A industrial wheel tractor wit...
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Man Drinking Outdoors in Field

Date: 1949
Description: A worker in a hat stands and takes a drink out of a clear glass jug on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Original caption states: "One o...
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Truck Parked at City Hall

Date: 12 05 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck parked in front of an old "City Hall" building. There is a cannon displayed on the front lawn.
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Brennan Paving Company Truck

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: A man driving an International dump truck loaded with dirt is parked in front of a park area in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The sign on the door of the...
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Wisconsin Dells With Excursion Boat

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River shoreline in the Wisconsin Dells. There is an excursion boat, The Dell Queen, visible in the lower le...
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Absorbing the Scenery

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew stands on the railroad tracks that run between Tunnel City and Lake Flora Dell. The tracks run into a tunnel in the background. A decorative bor...
Postcard

Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
Photograph

Halfway House

Date: 1924
Description: A copy of an old photograph of the W. McAuley Halfway House, an inn between Prairie du Chien and Viroqua. Mr. McAuley sits on a chair while a granddaughter...
Photograph

Muller's Milk Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man carrying a crate of milk bottles and wearing a hat and overalls walks toward an International truck owned by Muller's Union Dairy. The truck is parke...
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Loading Brewery Barrels

Date: 07 18 1934
Description: Men loading barrels from Wagner Brewing Company onto the bed of an International truck. They are standing near a doorway to a brick building with an electr...
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Men with International C-1 Truck

Date: 1935
Description: Two men stand near the rear of an International C-1 truck recently delivered to a Puget Sound Light and Power Company branch. Piles of wire and other equip...
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Bell Systems Truck

Date: 1934
Description: An International truck owned by Bell Systems is parked in a gravel driveway. A man wearing a hat is perched halfway up an electric pole with a coil of wire...
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International Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man in a work uniform and hat is placing a wooden tray of tools into the back of an International pickup truck. The truck is parked along the side of a r...

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