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Tractor-Truck at Mautz Paint Co.

Date: 01 20 1939
Description: Men loading cases of paint into tractor-truck at Mautz Paint Co., 939 E. Washington Avenue.
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Fauerbach Brewing Co. Buildings

Date: 04 01 1938
Description: Two men standing against a wall, behind the Fauerbach Brewing Co. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and Lake Monona is in the background.
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International Harvester Dealership in Russia

Date: 1911
Description: Men, women and children posing among agricultural machinery outside an International Harvester dealership in Russia owned by E.E. Bukin. The machines inclu...
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Roy Storage Building

Date: 1933
Description: View of a Vincent Roy storage building, with a man standing to the right of the structure.
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International Model F Oil Truck

Date: 1916
Description: A man stands in front of an International Model F (or 31) truck advertising Standard Oil Company's Polarine, "Burn Perfect Oil." American flags are mounted...
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Men Stacking Twine Fiber

Date: 01 27 1925
Description: Three men use a lift to stack bales of bound fiber in a storage area, possibly at the McCormick Works twine mill. The company used sisal and hemp fiber to ...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist in Lumber Storage Racks

Date: 1911
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist in lumber storage racks. There's a man in the cab, and another man standing at the bottom of one of the stac...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist Lowering Lumber

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist crane with lumber unit lowering its load at American Lumberman. There is an operator in the cab, and men on th...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit operated by a man. There is a small shed in the background. The I-beam is stamped "P...
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P&H Monorail Hoist with Lumber Handling Unit

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger monorail hoist with lumber unit. The sign on the cab reads "Pawling & Harnischfeger Co., Milwaukee, Wis." and there is a man in the...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane with Dual Hooks

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Description: A Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane with dual hooks, one standard, and the other a magnetic unit, used for unloading train cars...
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McCormick Reaper Delivery

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers are guiding a crated McCormick reaper on pulley ropes through an opening in the floor, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works. The text ...
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Community Canning Kitchen

Date: 09 1926
Description: Man searching through cans of food piled in a wooden basket on a shelf in the distributing room of a community canning kitchen.
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Receiving Crops for Community Kitchen

Date: 09 1928
Description: Man carrying baskets of field crops in to the receiving room of a community kitchen. A woman wearing an apron is standing near the door.
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Group Working in Garden

Date: 1920
Description: Children and two women, possibly a school group, work with hand tools in an urban garden. An elevated railroad is in the background, along with the Acme St...
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Packaging Onions

Date: 1965
Description: Farmers package onions for shipping. Two women and a man pack and sew closed mesh bags of onions. Another man hoists full bags onto a conveyor belt, while ...
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Men Loading Kawartha Lumber Company Truck

Date: 1938
Description: A group of men load bundles of lumber onto the bed of an International D-30 truck owned by the Kawartha Lumber Company. The truck is parked in front of a b...
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Coyle Brothers Incorporated Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man stands on the bed of an International DR-500 truck while shoveling coal onto a conveyor operated by another man on the ground. The truck was owned by...
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Beverly Coal Truck

Date: 04 28 1939
Description: Men loading large chunks of coal onto the bed of an International D5-40 truck owned by E.I. Clarke Sand and Gravel Company. A storage building is in the ba...
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Men with Lumber Delivery Truck

Date: 10 17 1938
Description: Two men load a piece of lumber onto the bed of an International D-35 truck owned by McDonell and Conyers Lumber Company of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additio...

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