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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. at Exhibition

Date: 1900
Description: Close-up view of section of display at the booth for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co." In the center is a framed display with a sign below that reads: ...
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A Frog's Life Diorama

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a living room with doll-sized furniture. A frog is sitting in a wing-back chair next to a fireplace.
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Crayfish in Model of Living Room

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a crayfish wired into an upright position attached to a nail in a doll-sized living room.
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Frog Nailed to Stake in Diorama

Date: 1979
Description: Close-up of a frog nailed upright to a stake in front of a backdrop of a diorama. The mouth of the frog is propped open with a stick.
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Frog in Diorama of Living Room

Date: 1979
Description: View looking down at a diorama of a living room with doll-sized furniture. A frog is sitting in a wing-back chair next to a fireplace.
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Sid with Clay Model of Sambo

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Description: Sid posing with a clay model of Sambo, one of the Milwaukee County Zoo's gorillas during the 1950s. Sid is wearing a suit and has a cigar in his mouth. Beh...
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"Model Farm" Made of Corn

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Description: Display of a "Model Farm" made entirely of corn. Exhibited at Gage County Corn Show.
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Model Farm Display

Date: 09 30 1924
Description: Model farm display in a McCormick office. The display is set up on a table and there is a backdrop of hills and fences behind the model barn, outbuildings,...
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Outside the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1967
Description: Three children sitting outdoors around an elderly man. The man is wearing a ship captains hat and is holding a wooden model of a ship in his lap. The group...
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1969
Description: Three children and two adults are stand and sitting around an elderly man wearing a ship captains hat. He is holding a wooden model of a ship. The group of...
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Miniature Farm Display

Date: 01 23 1927
Description: Miniature farm display with fences, tractor, water tower, and farm buildings. Pennants on the front of the display read: "McCormick-Deering Farm Equipment,...
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Miniature Models of McCormick-Deering Company Products

Date: 06 27 1927
Description: Group of miniature models on a table. The models include a dump truck, tractor, wagon, and harvester-thresher.
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Miniature of Truck that Crossed the Sahara

Date: 08 10 1929
Description: Display of miniature of truck that crossed the Sahara. There are maps of part of Europe and the continent of Africa, and signs on the display read, in part...
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Pasture Display

Date: 1940
Description: A portable exhibit in a box with a hinged lid has been set up on a stand covered with corrugated paper. A sign inside the box lid describes the benefits of...
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Scale Model of Ox Pushing Cart

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Description: Scale model made to illustrate harvesting methods.
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Founders Day Dinner Committee

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Members of the decorating committee for the annual Founders' Day Dinner for the Wisconsin Alumni Club looking at a model of Bascom Hall. From left are Sara...
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Model Houses in Schoolyard

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Description: Group of small-scale model houses on the lawn in a school yard. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Miniature Model of the Truck that Crossed the Sahara Desert

Date: 04 05 1929
Description: A miniature model with a sign that reads, in part: "Miniature Model of the First Four-Wheeled Stock Truck to Cross the Sahara Desert."
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Miniature Model of the Truck that Crossed the Sahara Desert

Date: 04 05 1929
Description: A miniature model with a sign that reads, in part: "Miniature Model of the First Four-Wheeled Stock Model Motor Vehicle to Cross the Sahara Desert."
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Durst Rockshelter

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Description: A diorama in the museum galleries of the excavation of an Indian rockshelter, an archaeological site in Sauk County. This was part of an exhibit at the Wis...

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