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AAA Driver's Education Class and Instructor

Date: 10 27 1938
Description: AAA driver's training instructor with group of students, posing with dual control driver's education car, in front of Madison East High School.
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People on Sled

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Description: Elevated view of a group of people posing on and around horse-drawn sleds. There is a man on the porch of the building in the background.
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Americanization Pageant

Date: 05 18 1919
Description: Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee's new citizens.
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Visitors Enter Diesel Engine Exhibit Trailer

Date: 05 25 1938
Description: Visitors entering the trailer of International Harvester's touring diesel engine exhibit.
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Couples Square Dancing near International Truck

Date: 1972
Description: Color advertising photograph of men and women square dancing as viewed through the cab of an International pickup.
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Kiss for a Soldier

Date: 08 25 1944
Description: An American soldier receives a kiss in gratitude for the liberation of Paris during World War II.
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AAA Driver Training Car

Date: 10 27 1938
Description: AAA dual-control training car parked at East High School, 2222 East Washington Avenue. Several students are in the car, a Pontiac, with a man standing next...
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German Farmers

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Description: German farm couple returning from the fields, crossing railroad tracks.
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International 1210 Wagonmaster Pickup Introduction

Date: 1973
Description: Musical performers, including a band and a female singer, introducing the new International 1210 Wagonmaster pickup truck. The truck was a special edition ...
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"Madison Girls" on International Harvester Manure Spreader

Date: 1910
Description: Four women are sitting on an International Harvester manure spreader. The women are identified as "Madison Girls," most likely employees at International H...
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Loading Boxcars at Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A group of men and women load wooden crates onto a boxcar at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
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First Attempt to Enter Central High School by the Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 04 1957
Description: First attempt of the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High School. They were denied entrance by the Arkansas National Guard who had been called up by Gove...
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Group Posing Near Motorcycle

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Description: Four people posing in front of a storefront with an advertisement for Schreier beer. A woman in the group is holding two flags. There is a motorcycle on th...
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Motorcycle Crowd

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Description: A group of motorcyclists and enthusiasts gathering outside of a barn.
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100,000 Red Carpet Series Scout Advertisement

Date: 1964
Description: Front cover of an advertising booklet for the 100,000 Red Carpet Series Scout. The color photograph features a man and woman loading a paper bag into the v...
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European Tour Group

Date: 05 02 1950
Description: Group portrait of young people from the Madison area who will travel together in Europe this summer. Standing, left to right: Helen Olson, Charles Sharpe, ...
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JCC Safety Contest

Date: 04 29 1951
Description: Top prize winners in the JCC safety slogan contest posing with a new bicycle and contest officials. Left to right: Harry Tobias, chairman of the contest; S...
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Scrap Metal Parade

Date: 11 20 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler and Sonja Iverson, Cambridge High School drum majorette, standing on West Mifflin Street during the Cambridge scrap metal parade aro...
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Women's Marching Band

Date: 1878
Description: Elevated view of the women's marching band from John Wanamaker Commercial Institute performing, with children walking beside them and standing on the side ...
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Boy in Buggy Pulled by Miniature Horse with Parrot and Dog

Date: 10 1906
Description: A boy dressed in a light suit and dark socks is sitting in a buggy pulled by a miniature horse. In the boy's arm is a small dog, and a parrot is perched on...

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