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On Strike

Date: 11 05 1962
Description: Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
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325 - 329 State Street

Date: 11 14 1944
Description: Singer Sewing Machine Company store, 325 State Street, and Sherwin Williams Paint and Wallpaper Store, 327-329 State Street, with a billboard on top of the...
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Tractor-Truck at Mautz Paint Co.

Date: 01 20 1939
Description: Men loading cases of paint into tractor-truck at Mautz Paint Co., 939 E. Washington Avenue.
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Baron Brothers Department Store

Date: 04 16 1932
Description: Women walk past a display window featuring Sherwin Williams paint, at Baron Brothers Department Store, located at 12-18 W. Mifflin Street.
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Union Transfer and Storage Company

Date: 06 09 1931
Description: Union Transfer and Storage Company located at 155-303 East Wilson Street. Store fronts include Holland Furnace Co., Madison Paint and Varnish Co., Lipman S...
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Mautz Paint & Glass Co.

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: Mautz Paint & Glass Co. building, 939 E. Washington Avenue.
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Mautz Paint & Glass Company

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: Mautz Paint & Glass Company building located at 939 East Washington Avenue.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Maintenance

Date: 1878
Description: Painters working on the cornice of one of the four octagonal towers of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Also visible is the Italianate ornamentation of the iro...
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Man on a ladder painting around a window of the Jackson County Bank. Arch over the intersection partially visible on the right side, as are several people ...
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A.J. Automobile and Carriage Painting Building

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Description: A.J. Monday, automobile and carriage painting, located at N. 4th Street and W. Highland Avenue. Horse-drawn vehicles are being loaded.
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International Trucks

Date: 1921
Description: Truck on the left is a Model H or Model F, the truck on the right is an International Model G (Later known as a Model G-61) truck. There is a truck driver ...
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Two Painters Paint Side of Building

Date: 09 18 1961
Description: Two painters sit on an elevated, wooden plank suspended between two ladders. They are painting the side of the "County Power and Light Co" building. The bu...
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WM. C. Raue. Storefront

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Description: View from across street of storefront of Wm. C. Raue. at 202 Main Street. Signs on the building say: "Wallpaper, Paints, Oils."
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Four Painters Posing Outdoors

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Description: A portrait of four men posing standing in two pairs in front of a building. Each pair of men have their arms around each others shoulders, and all the men ...
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Water Tower

Date: 1955
Description: "Workers put the finishing touches on the new water tower."
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Pittsburgh Paint Products Truck

Date: 03 27 1937
Description: A man unloads buckets of paint from the back of an International D-30 truck owned by Pittsburgh Paint Products.
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New Water Tower

Date: 06 1997
Description: "Painting Theresa's new water tower."
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New Water Tower

Date: 07 24 1997
Description: "Painter Pat Calkins of Merrillan, WI poses on the top of the new water tank."
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New Water Tower

Date: 07 29 1997
Description: "Painter Casey Montroy of Monmouth, IL is nonchalant on top of the 200,000 gallon tank."
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New Water Tower

Date: 06 1997
Description: "Painting Theresa's new water tower."

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