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| Description: | Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas... |
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| Description: | Helen Farnsworth Mears sitting on a ladder and resting her head against her hand. |
| Date: | 09 1908 |
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| Description: | Carpenter standing with his hand on a C. Parker bench vise attached to a work bench at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was b... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Employee standing at a work bench with his hand on a hammer, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works. |
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| Description: | Portrait of sculptor Adolph Weinman. He sculpted the South Pediment at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and the seated figure of Abraham Lincoln that sits in f... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition. |
| Date: | 10 23 1930 |
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| Description: | Repairmen at Kidder's Radio repair department posing next to their workbench. |
| Date: | 09 09 1895 |
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| Description: | Two men with scythes stand in front of a sorghum patch planted on May 20th, 1895. The view was taken near Osceola. |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of Charles Edward Shepard posing with an axe. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of a lumberjack wearing a hat, fringed shirt, trousers, suspenders, and what appear to be spiked boots. He is holding a peavey and is posin... |
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| Description: | A police officer sitting on a stool in a woodshop. |
| Date: | 09 08 1948 |
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| Description: | The repair and conditioning committee of the West Side Business Men's Association that was in charge of preparing the auction site for the sale to benefit ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Robert E. Clough, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an inventor, using a large drill press. Part of a yearbook created by clas... |
| Date: | 02 20 1949 |
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| Description: | Dorothea Schon, Sun Prairie artist, at work in her studio on her sculpture of Christ the King. When it is completed, the four and a half by three foot wood... |
| Date: | 04 19 1950 |
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| Description: | "Cully" Schlict, manager at the Blackhawk Country Club, re-winding the shaft of a driver in the clubhouse. |
| Date: | 06 14 1950 |
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| Description: | Hildur Hanson, receptionist in the "Wisconsin State Journal" editorial rooms, looks over the 25-piece tool kit which will be awarded for the best construct... |
| Date: | 07 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Madison Soap Box Derby racer John Bock of 19 Paget Road, right, is shown prizes to be awarded to the top racers by Jean Behling, staff writer for the "Wisc... |
| Date: | 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Roddy Botts with the tool set he won for best constructed car in the 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | John Groeschel, a member of the Theresa Fire Dept, is restoring this old 1924 Boyer fire truck. He has spent 400 hours on this project. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | Greg Hunt has converted this barn into a fine workshop for making high quality harnesses. He has two full-time employees. His harnesses are shipped to some... |
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