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George H. Walker

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of George H. Walker, who was born in Lynchburgh, Campbell County, Virginia, October 5th, 1812. He emigrated to Wisconsin in Oc...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of Robert E. Lee, seated, in his later years.
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Thomas Alva Edison, Mechanical Genius

Date: 02 17 1913
Description: Portrait of Thomas Alva Edison in his lab where he worked on his "talking moving machine."
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John D. Rockefeller

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Description: Head and shoulders profile portrait of a young John D. Rockefeller, taken around the time he began to make his mark as an oil baron.
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Richard M. Nixon, Age 4

Date: 1917
Description: Portrait of Richard M. Nixon, seated, at four years of age, wearing a sailor suit and Dutch-boy haircut.
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Woodrow Wilson

Date: 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Woodrow Wilson taken early in his first term as president.
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John D. Rockefeller

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up portrait of John D. Rockefeller.
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John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of banker and philanthropist, J.P. Morgan.
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Playing Chess

Date: 1898
Description: Reverend Henry Faville and his son, Ted, are seated around a small table playing chess in their home.
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Birthday Boy

Date: 1957
Description: A boy blowing out 9 candles on a birthday cake.
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James Duane Doty

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of James Duane Doty, who was a Wisconsin judge, territorial governor, congressman, and land speculator.
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McCormick Foreman's Banquet

Date: 04 17 1907
Description: Large group of men sitting and posing at long dining tables in the Club House of International Harvester's McCormick Works factory. The men are attending t...
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International Harvester Dealer and Boy

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer pointing out something in an open booklet to a young boy. Original caption appears to read: "dealer security."
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Employees of Alabama International Dealership

Date: 09 20 1938
Description: Employees lined up in the service entrance of Whiddon Implement and Truck Company, an International Harvester dealership. Left to right are Alvin Mount, tr...
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Sales Counter at International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1944
Description: Elevated view of two men standing behind the sales counter at an International Harvester dealership. The men are standing beneath a sign for "International...
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Daniel Chester French

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Description: Portrait of Daniel C. French, sculptor of the figure, "Wisconsin" which graces the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. French met George Post at the C...
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Adolf Weinman

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Description: Portrait of sculptor Adolph Weinman. He sculpted the South Pediment at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and the seated figure of Abraham Lincoln that sits in f...
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Customer at Parts Desk of International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Slightly elevated view of a customer at the service counter of an International Harvester dealership. A bin of oil filters, McCormick-Deering hammer mills,...
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Service Desk at International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1946
Description: Man standing at the service desk of an International Harvester dealership. A clerk is behind the counter. Advertising brochures are displayed on the left e...
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The Boardroom

Date: 1951
Description: Men in suits are sitting around an oval-shaped table while another man with his back to the camera gives a presentation.

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