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Cheese in Storage

Date: 1952
Description: Cheesemaker standing on ladder putting cheese on storage shelf, along with rows of other cheeses.
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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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McCormick Works' Parts Room

Date: 01 1911
Description: Elevated view of factory workers standing between rows of parts bins at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick H...
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Studio Shenanigans

Date: 1900
Description: Four men use a ladder to pose on top of each other. There is a painted backdrop behind them. They are wearing suit jackets, vests with watch fobs, and trou...
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Farmer Milking Cow

Date: 03 1924
Description: Man sitting on a crate milking a cow by hand inside a barn on the farm of Hal Ament.
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Hardware Sales

Date: 12 19 1962
Description: Hilgendorf's Hardware store clerk showing a saw to a customer.
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Man Standing on Ladder

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Man standing on folding ladder in Madison-Kipp Corp., with scene of factory floor in the background.
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Woman with Ladder at Madison-Kipp Corp.

Date: 11 11 1943
Description: A woman carrying a folding ladder on the Madison-Kipp Corporation factory floor.
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Man on Ladder at Strauss Printing Company

Date: 11 04 1943
Description: Man using collapsible ladder at Strauss Printing Company.
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Klein-Dickert Employees

Date: 10 05 1937
Description: Three Klein-Dickert paperhangers and painters at work in a house.
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Jean Randolph and Mural at West High School

Date: 06 01 1934
Description: Jean Randolph, with bandaged ankle, which she sprained when she fell from the ladder on which she is standing, drawing an 8' x 12' crayon mural of a knight...
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Worker at City Water Works

Date: 11 20 1933
Description: John Hines dismantling one of two out-of-date pumps at the Madison Water Works, 311 N. Hancock Street, a job he obtained through the CWA (Civil Works Admin...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 01 02 1929
Description: Interior view of first floor lobby with construction debris and some tile work completed on the floor. In the background a man is standing on a ladder near...
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Nilles Hardware and Paints Co.

Date: 07 03 1929
Description: Nilles Hardware and Paints Co., 2330 Atwood Avenue, interior.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, from upper balcony. A man looking up at the ceiling rafters is standing on top of scaffolding in the ...
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Carnes Company Testing Room

Date: 11 05 1954
Description: Man standing on a platform ladder adjusting a ceiling ventilator in the testing room at W.R. Carnes Company, wide angle view.
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Madison Community Center Craft Class

Date: 01 04 1955
Description: Lydia MacKenzie, Helen Burkhart, the instructor, and Lucille Harks participate in a class on textile handicrafts at the Madison Community Center.
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West High School Production "Our Town"

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: West High School student production of "Our Town" showing a family scene at breakfast, left to right: Mary Snee, Virginia Baldwin, Barbara Burrell, and Erw...
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West High School Production of "Our Town"

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: West High School student production of "Our Town" with two actresses and one actor on a ladder. Left to right: Virginia Baldwin, Joel Salter, and Jerry Eri...
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International Pickup Truck Brochure

Date: 1972
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the 1972 International pickup truck. Features an elevated view color photograph of men dressed as a carpenter, garden...

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