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Lowering Diver Max Nohl into Lake Michigan in Preparation for a Record Deep Dive

Date: 04 10 1937
Description: On April 10th, 1937, Max Nohl (shown in the dive suit) along with John Craig made a dive on the shipwreck Norland in order to perform another early ...
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E.B. Fred Hall

Date: 1954
Description: E.B. Fred Hall, the first home of the bacteriology department, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A person is shoveling dirt in front of the bu...
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Lincoln Monument Construction

Date: 1918
Description: Lincoln Monument construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Workmen are standing around the perimeter of a large hole while others are dig...
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Group of Farmers on "Romance of the Reaper" Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Men with Scythes in "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Men Using Cradles in Harvester Re-Enactment

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Man Using Cradle to Harvest Grain in Film

Date: 1929
Description: A production still from the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Rea...
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Men Working with Cradles in Film Re-Enactment

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Man in Period Costume for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Woman Doing Laundry in Alabama

Date: 04 29 1935
Description: A woman outdoors next to a house standing over a large, black pot, possibly doing laundry. Four children are playing around the woman near the entrance.
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Jessie Thwaites Wiping Dishes

Date: 05 13 1894
Description: Jessie Thwaites seated outdoors near a tent wiping dishes.
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New York City Snow Removal

Date: 1939
Description: A man plows snow with an International I-30(?) tractor on a New York City street. Men with shovels are standing on the sidewalk.
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Two Men on McCormick Reaper of 1849

Date: 02 06 1932
Description: Two men use horses and a rake to demonstrate a McCormick reaper of 1849 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A building and trees are in the background.
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Unloading a Coal Barge

Date: 06 11 1894
Description: Several men unload coal from barges with shovels. A row of buildings is in the background.
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Two Men Converse on a Construction Site

Date: 1942
Description: Two men talking on a construction site, probably at International Harvester's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal (factory). A pile of bricks is in the foreground alon...
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T-20 and Sideboom

Date: 1937
Description: Workers lay a pipeline in a field using an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) and sideboom. Original caption states: "Jones & Hannahan."
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Fishermen on Boat

Date: 1938
Description: Two men lifting a net full of fish over the side of a boat. The original caption reads: "Shrimp fleet."
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Horse-Drawn Milwaukee Grain Binder

Date: 1915
Description: Two men and a child, all wearing hats, are at the back of a Milwaukee grain binder. One man is standing with a cradle in his hands. An older man with a bea...
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Brownie Day Camp

Date: 06 28 1949
Description: Four girls are gathered at a picnic table while making stew at Brownie Day Camp at Burrows Park. A lake is in the background. Left to right: Gloria Branden...
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Planting Sisal in Cuba

Date: 1949
Description: Workers plant sisal on an International Harvester plantation in Cuba. Original caption reads: "Getting ready to set out the young plants. This operation co...

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