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General Plow, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1964
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon depicts four men in a semi-circle looking at a personified wrench standing on a rais...
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Service Procedures Household Refrigerators Cartoon

Date: 1949
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester technical manual. The cartoon depicts a repair man dropping a pair of pliers on the shelf of an open, personified r...
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"Kearsarge and Alabama: Hauling Down the Flag"

Date: 1887
Description: "Kearsarge and Alabama: Hauling Down the Flag." A color lithograph published by L. Prang & Co. of Boston.
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The Downfall of Secession Treas-on!

Date: 1860
Description: General Winfield Scott is chopping down a tall tree with an ax. Eight frightened men cling to the upper limbs. Caption below reads, "The downfall of Secess...
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International Trucks Advertisement

Date: 1938
Description: International Truck advertisement featuring a color illustration of several International trucks, and the International Triple Diamond logo. Includes the t...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 02 1946
Description: Advertising proof for "rugged" International trucks, featuring a color illustration of men log driving timber down a river with an International truck bear...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 03 1949
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring color illustrations of a man checking and fixing various parts of a truck. Includes the text: "check ...
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Exhibit Room

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of the exhibit room in the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Machinist and Tool Making Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working in the machinist and tool making shop at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Carpentry and Wood Working Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Students at work in the carpentry and woodworking shop at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Mechanical Drawing and Workshop Mathematics Class

Date: 1910
Description: Students are seated at desks in a mechanical drawing and workshop mathematics class at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Northwestern Lumber Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Northwestern Lumber Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, manufacturer of "Lath Shingles & Pickets," with two men in the woods, one poised with a...
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Cream City Sash & Door Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Cream City Sash & Door Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "Manufacturers of Glazed Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings & Interior Work," with fo...
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International Truck Techinical Training Center Pamphlet

Date: 1957
Description: Cover of a pamphlet describing IH Motor Truck Technical Training Centers.
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Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin

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Description: Black and white drawing of the great seal of the state of Wisconsin. A mariner and a miner stand on either side of a quartered shield topped by a badger an...
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Neverslip Tractors

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for Neverslip tractors with a headline reading: "Neverslip Tractors lay their own Steel 'railroad track'." Two illustrations show men posing ...
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Six O'Clock Club Dinner Menu/Program

Date: 11 19 1900
Description: Front cover of the program for a Six O'Clock Club dinner, with a man in a pastoral setting wearing a chef's hat and an apron, reading a Thanksgiving procla...
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Dynamiters

Date: 05 11 1938
Description: Lithograph of two men using dynamite to break rock. One man is prying at a crevasse with a pole.
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Miners

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Description: An illustration of miners at the bottom of a mine filling a bucket to be lifted to the surface. One man is calling upwards.
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Troy Laundry Machinery Co. Ltd. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Troy Laundry Machinery Company, with a classical figure of a man wearing a work apron and caligae, holding in his right hand a hammer, an...

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