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Woman Sweeps Debris at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Woman sweeping up debris in a warehouse at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company until...
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Man Washing a 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Man washing the grime off a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor in the service department of an International Harvester dealership.
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Eight Capitol Scrubwomen

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Group portrait of eight Wisconsin State Capitol scrubwomen. Left to right: Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, Mrs. Elizabeth Weddig, Miss Mary McCloskey, Mrs. Ingeborg Sid...
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Men Greasing Cars

Date: 07 01 1927
Description: Men greasing cars in the Klean Rite Auto Laundry, located at 739 East Mifflin Street.
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Sign Bearing Safety Message

Date: 1921
Description: Industrial safety poster warning against carelessness around elevators. Includes an image of a woman scrubbing floors.
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Truck Washroom

Date: 1940
Description: Men in a washroom are cleaning an International truck used by Standard Freight Lines, Inc. The original caption reads: "Truck washroom. American Transporta...
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Three Men in a Shoeshine Shop

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Description: Two African American men working in a shoeshine shop. The younger man is shining the shoes of a white customer who is sitting in one of the chairs on the e...
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machine

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman with a broom is standing behind a large piece of twine machinery and is cleaning it with a broom. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind h...
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Woman Cleaning Twine Machinery

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: A woman is crouching next to a large piece of twine machinery cleaning it. The woman is dressed in a smock and hat. Behind her the room is filled with mach...
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Woman with Bucket and Broom

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Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype full-length portrait of an unidentified young woman standing, facing left, holding a broom partially inside a bucket draped w...
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Zoo Keeper Dale Coyier Washes a Cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Zookeeper Dale Coyier, 2239 Myrtle Street, washes down a monkey cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo. A sign on the cage states "Please help keep these animals heal...
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Tunnel Cleaner

Date: 04 25 1979
Description: A truck is moving along a tunnel, with a rotating scrub brush attached to its rear scrubbing the ceiling of the tunnel. A man is walking on the opposite si...

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