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Henry Mathews

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Description: Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas...
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Helen Farnsworth Mears

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Description: Helen Farnsworth Mears sitting on a ladder and resting her head against her hand.
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Painting "The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia"

Date: 1957
Description: Artist Robert Thom is seen here working on one of his paintings, this one titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia".
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"The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia" Painting

Date: 1957
Description: The artist Robert Thom pauses to pose with his new painting, "The Forming of the United States Pharmacopeia", which depicts the inaugural delegates to the ...
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International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Chart Room

Date: 1925
Description: Three graphic artists inside the Chart Room of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department at 616 S. Michigan Avenue. The men are illustrat...
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Scene from "Design for Life"

Date: 1955
Description: Friendly counsel on pharmaceutical salesmanship is offered a prospective pharmacy student Dale Saunders (David Bain) by Sales Representative Randall (Art G...
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Female Worker at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female worker posing in protective apron and sleeves in front of a painted backdrop at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
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McCormick Works Employee Posing with Mower Drivetrains

Date: 09 1908
Description: McCormick Works employee Peter Butzen with paint can and brush, applying pin-stripes to binder parts. He is posing with mower drivetrains hanging from hook...
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Carvers at Work

Date: 1911
Description: Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma...
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Mechanic Punches Time Clock at Service Station

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: Mechanic punching a ticket at a time clock for a service job at one of International Harvester's motor truck branch service stations. A poster warning of t...
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Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
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WWI Aerial Emblem

Date: 07 1917
Description: A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing.
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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Reri at Grace Beauty Shop

Date: 07 22 1932
Description: Ida Osthoff, manager of the Grace Beauty Shop, 130 State Street, does a manicure, and Pearl Holman gives a finger wave to Reri (Anne Chevalier). Chevalier ...
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Orpheum Theatre Stagehands

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: Group portrait of Orpheum Theatre stagehands.
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Harvester Press Typesetting Room

Date: 1947
Description: Workers setting type inside the Harvester Press typesetting room.
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Butcher with Tools of His Trade

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a butcher wearing an apron, and holding a cleaver and saw.
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Violin Maker in Dyckesville

Date: 1946
Description: Possibly Louis J. Ropson, a farmer and violin maker from Luxemburg who lived in Dyckesville.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica...

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