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John J. Esch

Date: 1915
Description: U.S. Congressman of Wisconsin John J. Esch seated at his desk.
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Farmer and Computer

Date: 01 27 1960
Description: A farmer observes the processed results of the workings of an early computer or data machine. The machine was used to process and to organize data on a her...
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Counting Pennies at the Bank

Date: 11 09 1955
Description: A banker pours 12,320 pennies into a change maker. The man had saved the coins for over four years.
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Equipment at Trout Lake Station

Date: 1929
Description: Dr. E.A. Birge's equipment at his Trout Lake Station laboratory.
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State Board of Control Office

Date: 1893
Description: Office of the State Board of Control of Wisconsin Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Institutions in the third Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Stacks of the Historical Library

Date: 1898
Description: Cluttered work space of the librarian responsible for the Historical Society's newspaper collection during the period when the Society occupied rooms in th...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Board of Control

Date: 1893
Description: Office of the State Board of Control of Wisconsin Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Institutions, in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, showing details of ...
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First Ultrafax Transmission

Date: 10 21 1948
Description: A man and a woman stand by an Ultrafax machine as the first-ever transmission is received.
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U.S. Mint

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Description: A view of the Coining Room, where women sit at long tables, weighing out metal. Each woman has a balance and other tools at her station. A male supervisor ...
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Office at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Interior view of an office at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. Near the window on the left is a desk, in the center is a typew...
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Advertisement for H.C. Netherwood Printing Co.

Date: 1931
Description: An advertisement for H.C. Netherwood Printing Company (formerly) at 519 State Street in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Beatrice Orvold, Manager of the Western Union Office

Date: 1923
Description: Beatrice Orvold, the manager of the Western Union office. Beatrice later married Leon Lamoreux, and they both taught at the U.S. Naval Training School (Rad...
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Man Sits at Desk in Western Union Office

Date: 1930
Description: Leon Lamoreux sits at his desk in the Western Union office at 21 West Main Street. (This building no longer exists.) He and his wife, Beatrice, later taugh...
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Happy Holidays From Chappell's Ad Dept.

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card from Chappell's Ad Dept. The card has seven consecutive panels accordion folded. The front panel shows a bell hanging by a ribbon surrounded b...
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Brown and Telex

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Description: Journalist Cecil Brown reading communication being printed on a telex machine.
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Diamond Ink Company Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Diamond Ink Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with product images of a bottle of writing fluid and a jar of alpha paste with an attached wat...
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H.C. Miller Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the H.C. Miller Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturing stationers, with images of five types of loose leaf business ledger bindings a...
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Schwaab Stamp & Seal Co. Billhead

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Description: Billhead of the Schwaab Stamp & Seal Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an engraver and manufacturer of seals, stamps, and checks. In the center is a circula...
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A. Whittemore & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of A. Whittemore & Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bookseller, stationer, and manufacturer of blank books of various types. In the center is a ...
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Milwaukee Women's Suffrage Office

Date: 06 1912
Description: Two women seated at desks with typewriters in an office. A calendar on the wall indicates it is June 1912. Another poster advertises speakers in support of...

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