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Man with Boat on Pier

Date: 05 24 1945
Description: Bennie Berg standing on a lake shore dock next to a Hoover Boat Line boat. Also shows his invention to aid in launching, the Berg's Inc. Boat Roller.
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Cotton Picking Machine

Date: 05 17 1916
Description: Men gathered outdoors around a cotton picking machine exhibited at the National Implement and Vehicle Association Meeting.
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Refilling a Silo

Date: 02 22 1927
Description: Two men are refilling a silo using a silo filler at the IHC Experimental Farm.
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Madison Dairy Laboratory

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Two men performing a test in a laboratory at the Madison Dairy, 1018 East Washington Avenue.
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Experimental Tractor

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Description: A man sitting behind the wheel of an experimental tractor.
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Diver at Work at Power Dam

Date: 11 05 1911
Description: A diver and team working to inspect the coffer dam for underwater damage caused by flooding.
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Diver at Work at Power Dam

Date: 04 12 1912
Description: A diver posing with other workmen at the power dam construction site prior to assessing underwater damage.
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Packaging at West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers pack small metal parts into wooden crates using a conveyor belt and scale at West Pullman Works.
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Man with Large Scale

Date: 1924
Description: A factory worker makes an adjustment to a large weight on a scale in front of a cloth backdrop.
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Weighing Cotton

Date: 1920
Description: Men weigh(?) bales of cotton on a wooden platform, while other men load or unload bales onto a wagon drawn by mules.
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Men with Cotton Bales

Date: 1920
Description: Men lead two mules in hauling a wagon full of cotton bales near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform.
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Cotton Bales on Wagon

Date: 1920
Description: Two men place a bale of cotton on top of a pile on the back of a mule-drawn wagon. They are near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform...
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Babcock Ceremony

Date: 1928
Description: Crowd seated on the lawn of Agriculture Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a ceremony honoring S.M. Babcock, inventor of the butter test.
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Child on Scale

Date: 1897
Description: A young girl wearing a coat and hat is standing on a scale that is chained to a post near a building.
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Lowering Diver Max Nohl into Lake Michigan in Preparation for a Record Deep Dive

Date: 04 10 1937
Description: On April 10th, 1937, Max Nohl (shown in the dive suit) along with John Craig made a dive on the shipwreck Norland in order to perform another early ...
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Old Science Hall

Date: 1884
Description: View across Park Street of Science Hall building after the fire of December 1, 1884, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building's exterior...
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Science Hall

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Description: Front view of Science Hall, looking west down Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A horse-drawn laundry vehicle is visible at the...
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Old Science Hall

Date: 1884
Description: View from Bascom Hill towards the west facade of the original Science Hall building (1876-1884) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after the fir...
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Soil Conservation Project at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Men from the Illinois Soil Conservation Project stand for a photograph at International Harvester's experimental farm at Hinsdale. Original caption reads: ...
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Horse-Powered Saw

Date: 1925
Description: Photographic illustration of two men cutting wood with a saw powered by horses on a treadmill. The horses and treadmill were added by an artist's drawing.

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