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Woman Pumping Water from Farmhouse Well

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Description: Woman pumping water from a well near the porch of her farmhouse.
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Stairway Construction

Date: 10 30 1946
Description: Close-up view from the top of an open stairway construction area showing steps and other materials at the Four Lakes Sports Company. Taken for the Continen...
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Galloway House Museum Carriage House

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Description: View of the exterior of the carriage house in the spring or summer, with miscellaneous tools and other items littered throughout the yard. A wooden stairwa...
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Locks at Power Dam

Date: 1913
Description: Looking across water and through the locks to a shoreline with a large hill in the background. A building is on the left, a wall and pilings are in the wat...
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Schlitz Brew House

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Description: View of the brew house of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. A man is standing in the background.
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Six P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoists

Date: 1912
Description: Six Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoists at a lumber mill (probably Pacific Lumber Co.). There are men on the ground as well as operating the cran...
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Syl Raking Lawn

Date: 1900
Description: Syl raking a lawn wearing a sailor suit with a cap. In the background are steps leading up to a small porch. A small tent or open-sided awning is pitched i...
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United States Army General Hospital Nurses' Recreation House

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Description: Exterior view looking down toward the Nurses' Recreation House at the United States Army General Hospital. A flag on a flagpole is on the roof, and a man i...
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Staircase Danger

Date: 07 1927
Description: A girl holding a long coat or blanket, a broom, and a dustpan while descending a flight of stairs at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Woman Washing Wooden Porch

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: A woman wearing a dress, hat, and stockings uses a mop and bucket to wash a damaged wooden porch attached to a farmhouse.
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Young Woman Sweeping Steps

Date: 02 1915
Description: Young African American woman sweeping front steps of a residence. Original caption reads: "the 'sedge brush' broom is used a great deal for light sweeping ...
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Cellar Entrance

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron and holding a bowl is posing on the stairs of a cellar bulkhead on the side of a farmhouse. A bell on a wooden pole is next to the...
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Cleaning Supply Closet

Date: 07 1923
Description: A broom, dustpan, and a duster hanging in a cleaning supply closet at the top of a staircase in the house of Adolph Betz.
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Outdoor Wash Stand

Date: 1923
Description: A boy using a pitcher and bowl set on a table outdoors to wash up after doing farm chores.
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Justinger Building

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Description: View across unpaved street of a storefront.
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View of Pine Gable's on Lake Owen

Date: 1931
Description: View from the water of three boys on the dock at the foot of a steep stairway. There is a large roofed landing with benches half way up the hill, and many ...
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Float at Island View Resort on Lake Owen

Date: 1930
Description: View across water of seven people wearing bathing suits on the float or wooden raft in Lake Owen at the Island View Resort. There is a large umbrella on th...
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Pine Gables on Lake Owen

Date: 1931
Description: View from lake of a few boys on a dock as well as four wooden boats pulled up along the dock or the shoreline. There is a diving platform at the end of the...
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Mr. Kincaid on Stairs

Date: 02 1924
Description: The caretaker, carrying a lantern, poses on stairs leading up from the log outhouse at the Hotz Europe Lake compound. There is hoar frost on the trees and ...
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Panorama of Labor Union 802 of Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Local Unions 154, 182 and 802 posed in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Includes Madison Locals of Brewery Workmen, Carpenters & Joiners, Cigar Makers...

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