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Nagle-Hart Co. Machine Shop

Date: 08 18 1943
Description: A workman grinds a cylinder head at Nagle-Hart Tractor & Equipment Company, 754 East Washington Avenue.
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Madison-Kipp Corporation Receives Safety Award

Date: 04 18 1950
Description: Homer Vorel (right), safety engineer for Employer's Mutual Insurance Company presents an award to Victor Gruendler, safety director for the Madison-Kipp Co...
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Gisholt Employees Donate to Good Neighbor Fund

Date: 09 16 1950
Description: Caroline Genske, an office worker at Gisholt Machine Company, starts the process of check writing for the nearly one hundred percent participation of the c...
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Stan Prideaux

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Indoor portrait of Stanley Prideaux, president of the Dane County CIO Council and president of Local 1404 United Steel Workers at Gisholt, the second large...
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Gisholt Sight-Saving Program

Date: 02 25 1954
Description: William Farrell (left), Ida Holman, and Robert George at the opening of Gisholt's sight-safety program.
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Employees with Disabilities

Date: 03 22 1954
Description: Portrait of Donald Fornasiere sitting at his drafting table in the special tools engineering department at Gisholt Machine Company. Mr. Fornasiere is part ...
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Air-Lec Button

Date: 1922
Description: Air-Lec automatic door opening button, which reads: "Schoelkopf Mfg. Co. Madison, Wis. AIR-LEC Opens or Closes Doors Automatically PRESS."
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The Schoelkopf Air-Lec Manufacturing Facility

Date: 1922
Description: Interior view of the Schoelkopf Air-Lec Manufacturing facility at 320 N. Third Street. A number of signs on the back wall describe the Air-Lec's features.
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Sound Horn!

Date: 1922
Description: Framed display of a photograph or illustration of double doors with the Air-Lec automatic door opener system. The sign on the door reads: "Sound Horn! Air-...
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Young Girl Pushing the Air-Lec Automatic Door Opener Button

Date: 1922
Description: A young girl is standing in front of a curtain while reaching up a hand to push a button that will open Air-Lec automatic doors. Equipment is on the left.
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Air-Lec Automatic Sliding Door Opener

Date: 1922
Description: Air-Lec automatic door opener indoors. This device, which was pneumatic, is installed on a garage door.
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Air-Lec Automatic Sliding Door Opener

Date: 1922
Description: Indoor view of an Air-Lec automatic door opener on a sliding garage door. There is a Ford car in the garage stall. The license plate on the car is 30-033.
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Air-Lec Automatic Door Opener

Date: 1922
Description: Air-Lec pneumatic automatic door opener with button and wire set up on a board. The manufacturing plant on N. Third Street began operation in 1922.
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Interior View of Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Interior view of Gisholt Machine Company. A man is standing on metal parts and pouring, what is probably molten metal, from a vat into a mold or industrial...
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Gisholt Machine Company Employee Pouring Molten Metal

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Description: A Gisholt Machine Company factory worker, wearing protective glasses, is using a wheel to position a large cauldron for pouring molten metal into a mold to...
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Gisholt Machine Company Employees Working with Molten Metal

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Description: Two employees of Gisholt Machine Company are pouring molten metal from large cauldrons into molds as another worker looks on. A company supervisor is stand...
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Grinding Wheel at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Close-up of an industrial grinding wheel throwing sparks at the Gisholt Machine Company.
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Gisholt Milling Machine

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Description: Elevated view of a milling machine inside the Gisholt Machine Company. A male employee on the left is working with the machine.
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Sid Boyum in Printing Room at Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: Sid sitting and posing by the print dryer near the darkroom at Gisholt with a cigar in his mouth.
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Gisholt Balancing Machine

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Description: Gisholt Dyanetric Type U Balancing Machine? Label pasted in bottom right corner reads "Type U Between Center Checking Machine."

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