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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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A Full Dozen

Date: 09 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger playfully hunting for eggs.
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Men in Woods

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Description: Two men sitting in front of an open-sided wooden shelter. One man is sitting on a barrel on a sled, and the other man is sitting on a log. The sled and hor...
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Beer Delivery

Date: 09 03 1955
Description: Miller delivery man carrying a keg of Miller Beer on his shoulder.
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Bakery Panorama

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Description: Wide angle view of the interior of a bakery, with one man standing by the oven on the right and another man standing near the center between racks of bread...
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Mabel Normand in "Peck's Bad Girl"

Date: 1918
Description: Minnie Penelope Peck (played by Mabel Normand) stands in the village street wearing a wooden barrel over the middle of her gingham dress. (Goldwyn 1918)
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Jackie Coogan in "Peck's Bad Boy"

Date: 1921
Description: Henry Peck, the "bad boy" played by Jackie Coogan, is caught with his hand in the apple barrel by a police officer in this scene still from the silent film...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Audience

Date: 07 25 1954
Description: Artie Luetke and Dick Michels sitting on top of a sand barrel to watch the 1954 Madison soap box derby races.
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Man with Drill

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Description: Man posed squatting on a wooden floor holding a drill in his hand. He is next to a piece of farm machinery, possibly a manure spreader or cranberry picker ...
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Milwaukee Grain Exchange New Year's Greeting

Date: 1929
Description: Group portrait of three men seated near beer casks, each holding a small glass. One man wears a funnel as a hat. The photograph is inscribed with the toast...
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Weber Brewery

Date: 07 1994
Description: "'Gebby' Weber, with daughter Karen, hoisted an empty beer keg on his shoulder to recreate the Journal photo on the opposite page [Page 48]."
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Factory Worker with Cart at Osborne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A man in overalls stands with a large cart filled with parts at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him is a wall...
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Blackhawk Ski Meet

Date: 02 03 1957
Description: Debbie Schorr, daughter of Madison ski jumper Werner Schorr, covers her head with a basket while watching final preparations for the Blackhawk Ski Club jum...
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A Turkey at Krueger's

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing a cap and apron holds a (likely taxidermied) Tom turkey while a second man offers the turkey a drink from a bottle. Wooden boxes labelled "Ol...
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Sitting in a Barn with a Watermelon

Date: 09 1904
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger sitting in hay barn, cutting up and eating a watermelon.
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Eating Watermelon in the Hay Barn

Date: 09 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger eating watermelon in the hay barn. The watermelon and a knife are sitting between them on a small wheelbarrow.
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Man with Pig Swill Cart

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing. He is holding a cart made of a barrel with two large metal wheels. Identified as probably a pig swill cart. A do...
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Two Fishermen from the Frank Braeger Fishing Tug

Date: 1931
Description: Two smiling fishermen stand before their fishing nets on Jones Island. There are floats attached to one net and a barrel with a jacket on top of it.
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Turvill Shop

Date: 1898
Description: View up dirt road towards a young man standing near the Turvill shop. The tree-lined road leads up a slope towards another building under trees.
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Frank J. Hess

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Description: A portrait of Frank Hess of Hess and Sons Cooperage. He is wearing a suit and posing with wooden barrels.

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