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Tractorette Instruction

Date: 1942
Description: Women sitting on grass watching a lecture on maintenance of Farmall A and Farmall M tractors. The lecture was part of International Harvester's "Tractorett...
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Smokey Bear with Girl

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named.
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Smokey Bear with Poster

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub with a fire-prevention poster bearing his namesake. The poster has three bears, and the text reads: "Please Folks, be extra careful this ye...
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Outdoor Display at Dealership Headquarters

Date: 11 10 1927
Description: Signs nailed to trees advertise an assortment of agricultural equipment set up on outdoor display at the Schairer and Feyerherm farm machinery headquarters...
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McCormick Works Banquet Hall

Date: 1929
Description: A hall, possibly at the McCormick Works Club House, decorated with vases of flowers, long tables laid with place settings, and chairs set up for a banquet ...
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Muncie International Co.

Date: 1929
Description: Showroom of the Muncie International Company, an International Harvester dealership. The showroom includes a truck, furniture, a desk area, and farm equipm...
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Anti-War Demonstration at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1970
Description: A large crowd participating in a demonstration against the war in Vietnam, as seen from the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking down State Street ...
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Three men loading a trailer near an International Harvester dealership during the "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. There is a large pile of scrap on the groun...
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MacArthur Week Scrap Collection

Date: 1942
Description: Men working on a "MacArthur Week" scrap drive near an International Harvester dealership. Two men are on the flatbed of a truck, and there is also a horse-...
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Sperstad Hardware & Implement Company

Date: 1942
Description: Exterior of the Sperstad Hardware and Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. Two Deep Rock Gasoline pumps are near the front entrance. T...
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One Room Schoolhouse in Matteson

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view of the front of a one-room schoolhouse. There is a Red Cross poster hanging in the school entryway, and a smaller outbuilding behind the scho...
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Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory

Date: 1909
Description: Men with horses and wagons gathered outside the Faville Grove Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory. A poster advertising the State Fair is pasted to the wa...
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Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a science room at Putnam Catholic Academy, looking out over the desks toward the back of the classroom. In the back is a large gl...
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Diversified Farming Campaign

Date: 03 08 1915
Description: A group of men and women standing outside the New Home School to listen as Professor Clark is speaking on the subject of diversified farming. He uses a poi...
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School Meeting

Date: 03 06 1915
Description: A group of children and adults gathered on the steps at Western Alabama Agricultural School to listen as Miss Zella Wigent presents on the subject of lives...
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Children Near Tenements

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of five children walking in a field behind what appears to be tenement housing. Wooden fire escapes are attached to the rear of the buildings...
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Wallace Poster Advertising Company Truck

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: International Model S truck owned by the Wallace Poster Advertising Company is parked along the side of a road in front of two billboards. Two men on the r...
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The Gladstone Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of the two-story brick Gladstone Hotel. Two cars are parked on the side of the building. An advertisement for the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in...
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General Merchandise Store and Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Six people standing on the porch of L.J. Ryan Dry Goods and Groceries. A sign above the door says: Post Office North Andover." A team of two horses are pul...
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Group of Men Posed at Construction Site

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Description: Men posed standing at the construction site. They are probably laying the foundation of a building. A small wooden building in the background has a poster ...

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