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Schmidt and Glade Brewers

Date: 1870
Description: Group portrait of workers, a young boy and a dog outside the Schmidt and Glade Brewery posing with tools and barrels.
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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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Sharpening Tools from International C-5 truck

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Two men sharpening tools from the back of an International C-5 truck equipped with a special body and grinding equipment. The truck was owned by Pacific Sa...
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UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building at 1513 University Avenue under construction. Men are working on the steel framework. A mas...
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Ice Shanty on Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1898
Description: A boy dressed in knickers clears the ice in preparation to fish next to his family's ice shanty.
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Pond at Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1879
Description: A pond at the Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery (aka Nevin Fish Hatchery, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road) with a sign reading "Brook Trout 3 and 4 years old." Funds f...
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Railroad Crew and Boy on Handcar

Date: 1872
Description: Group portrait of a railroad crew on and around a handcar. A man and a young boy stand on the left near a track switch. In the background is a variety stor...
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Sheep Shearing Contest

Date: 1951
Description: Winner Melvin Walker at work during a sheep shearing competition.
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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International Harvester Dealership

Date: 04 1929
Description: Elevated view of a customer at the sales counter of O.T. Kercheval's International Harvester dealership. Advertising posters and a calender are on the wall...
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Workers and Foremen (?) Posing in Field with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men in suits, presumably foremen or supervisors, and several men in work clothes, are in a grain field. Most of the men in suits are either sitt...
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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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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane in Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of shop floor of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 20-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The crane is in machine sho...
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Decorating Fourth of July Float

Date: 07 04 1944
Description: Group of people decorating the Garden Queen float for a Fourth of July parade near a large garage. The float reads "Greendale-The Garden City," "Pop. 2800"...
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Man Boarding International Metro Truck

Date: 06 1949
Description: Man, possibly William E. Bahn, boarding International Metro truck.
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Man and Women Outside Tool Crib

Date: 05 28 1943
Description: Man and two women receiving tools at tool crib. A woman is sitting inside the window of the tool crib. Also pictured are timecards, and a "Canteen" vending...
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Farm Irrigation

Date: 1920
Description: A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower...
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Testing Soil for Acidity

Date: 1913
Description: Group of men gathered to test soil for acidity. Original caption reads: "This picture was taken in Dupage County during the Alfalfa Campaign in 1913, showi...
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Titan 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Rear view of a Titan 10-20 tractor mid-repair. A man wearing overalls and a hat is working on the tractor. Stencils and/or decals are visible on the tracto...

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