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Klein Dickert House Painters

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row.
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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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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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Nu-Enamel Paint Promotion

Date: 05 14 1934
Description: Man standing next to an automobile outfitted with signs advertising Nu-Enamel paint.
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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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Painters on Scaffold

Date: 10 17 1945
Description: Two Capital Decorating Company employees on a scaffold painting window frames in the Park Hotel, 22 South Carroll Street. A man can be seen looking out of ...
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Painters on Safway Steel Scaffolds

Date: 06 05 1946
Description: Two painters, shown on a Company scaffold from Safway Steel Scaffolds, at Villa Maria, 615 Howard Place. Safway Steel Scaffolds Company, offices at 940 Wil...
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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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Petersen-Lund Paint Company Truck

Date: 1947
Description: An International KB-3 truck used by the Petersen-Lund Paint Company is parked along the curb in front of a block of commercial buildings. A man on the side...
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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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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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Painter

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Description: A painter standing and posing outdoors with his brush in his hand.
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Tractor Pulling Industrial Paint Sprayer

Date: 10 05 1923
Description: View across yard towards a man driving a tractor pulling an industrial paint sprayer. Two men are standing behind the sprayer holding two hoses with the no...

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