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Wells Printing Company

Date: 03 04 1937
Description: Wells Printing Company's new plant interior. There are many pieces of letterpress equipment; type cabinets, a composing stone with set type on it and a pro...
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Herman Straus and Son

Date: 10 13 1937
Description: Herman Straus and son standing in front of printing press at Straus Printing Co., 214 East Washington Avenue.
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CUNA Printing Department

Date: 02 26 1936
Description: Four men in CUNA (Credit Union National Association) Printing Department, Raiffeisen House, 142 East Gilman Street.
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International Harvester Press Truck

Date: 05 21 1935
Description: International C-15 truck used by Harvester Press, International Harvester's in-house print shop.
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Enterprise Building

Date: 1936
Description: The Palmyra Enterprise Building. Sign reads: "Printing of All Kinds" and "A Happy Advertising Medium."
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Man Operating Monotype Keyboard

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Man typing on a monotype keyboard, possibly in a Harvester Press production area.
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Man Compositing Metal Type

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Man in an apron, composing metal type to be printed. The man may have been a worker at the Harvester Press.
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Typesetter

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Man selecting metal type, possibly at Harvester Press.
Print

Advertisement for H.C. Netherwood Printing Co.

Date: 1931
Description: An advertisement for H.C. Netherwood Printing Company (formerly) at 519 State Street in Madison, Wisconsin.
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"Milwaukee Journal" Tour Group

Date: 12 08 1931
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of Oconomowoc High School students on a tour at the "Milwaukee Journal." They are viewing the newspaper's presses in oper...
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Inside the Daily Press

Date: 1938
Description: Workers at the Ashland Daily Press.
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Reviewing the Newspaper Print

Date: 1938
Description: Two newspaper pressmen reviewing the newspaper print at the Ashland Daily Press.
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Preparing the Press

Date: 1938
Description: Four men in the press room of the Ashland Daily Press.
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Typesetters

Date: 1938
Description: Two typesetters at work at the Daily Press.
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Wells Printing Company

Date: 03 14 1937
Description: Wells Printing Company's new plant interior. Many pieces of letterpress equipment can be seen; presses and wheeled carts.
Poster

Campaign Supplies

Date: 1938
Description: A poster promoting campaign supplies that could be ordered with a candidate's name printed on it. The items include: cloth signs, posters, window cards, kn...

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