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Frank R. Dengel & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Frank R. Dengel & Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, dealer in lighting fixtures and sanitary plumbing. On the left is an illustration of a...
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McCormick Reaper Works Bathroom

Date: 1900
Description: View of a bathroom at the McCormick factory. A row of sinks are standing in the foreground, and several toilet stalls with overhead tanks are along the bac...
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W.E. Goodman Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of W.E. Goodman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, dealer in gas and electric lighting fixtures and sanitary plumbing, with a wall-mounted lighting fixtur...
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H. Mooers Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the H. Mooers Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a steam and hot water heating supplier, with a pipe and valve, the name of the company printed...
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Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Globe Automatic Sprinkler Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a globe within the "O" of the company name, a sprinkler releasing water o...
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Bathroom

Date: 03 13 1956
Description: Interior view of a bathroom installed in former bedroom closet at the Thomas Lyman residence, 149 North Butler Street. It is an example of the ease of conv...
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Powder Room in a Living Room Closet

Date: 03 13 1956
Description: Interior view of a powder room installed in a former closet off the living room in a Nakoma house. It is an example of the ease of converting a closet or p...
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Interior of Communal Shower for Migrant Workers

Date: 1969
Description: The interior of a floorless tin communal shower hut with shower heads and sinks for migrant farm workers in a labor camp.

This photograph is a part of Wi...

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Osbourne Works Employee Bathroom

Date: 02 19 1912
Description: This photograph may be of the men's bathroom at the International Harvester Osbourne branch in Auburn, New York. To the right are several urinals, while on...
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Bathroom with Sinks and Showers at Osborne Works

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A large factory washroom is equipped with a double row of sinks, and along a wall, four showers at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as ...
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Mt. Victory Service Plaza Restroom

Date: 1962
Description: A man shaves his face in the mirror of the Mt. Victory truck stop restroom. The caption on a similar photograph reads: "Long, lonely hours on the road give...
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Barbershop in State Capitol Basement

Date: 07 05 1961
Description: A man is bending over to drink from a metal water fixture. Water from the fixture spouted up and back onto the fixture, supposedly making it "sterile." The...
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Wash Room at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View of wash room at McCormick Works. In the middle of the room is a double row of wash sinks. In the background are lockers. On either side of the sinks a...
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Gisholt Factory on East Washington Avenue

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Description: View from corner of East Washington Avenue at Baldwin Street towards the Gisholt factory. In the foreground is a water fountain (bubbler) on the sidewalk. ...
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"Our Rest Rooms Are Clean!"

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Description: Cartoon drawing of a man flushing himself down the toilet. The drawing is in black outline, with red hair and beard, and blue water drops. Lettering in bla...
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Stuart in the Tub

Date: 03 1899
Description: Sunlight through a window highlights the head and shoulders of Stuart Fargo, age 18 months, in a sitz bathtub in the bathroom of the family home. There is ...
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Bathroom

Date: 1900
Description: A wicker rocker and bentwood side chair flank the bathtub in a bathroom of the Frank Brown Fargo house. There is a hot water heater above the tub in the co...
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair. In the background is a female stylist.
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: The last week of business at the College Barber Shop. The owner Larry Cobb is cutting employee Don Fine's hair.

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