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Assembling Farm Wagons at Weber Works

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Description: Workers assembling wagon chassis at International Harvester's Weber Works in Auburn Park. The factory was owned by the Weber Wagon Company until 1904 when ...
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Side Wall of Country Home

Date: 10 18 1964
Description: View of a side wall and rear entrance of a small country home owned by Mrs. Kay Curtis. A collection of yard tools hang from the siding near a screen door,...
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Bakery Panorama

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Description: Wide angle view of the interior of a bakery, with one man standing by the oven on the right and another man standing near the center between racks of bread...
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Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view from railroad tracks of the Depot. Four men are standing alongside the depot building near a wheeled cart. The building features two signs, o...
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Man Standing on Barrel

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man is standing on a wooden barrel which is resting on a wooden box on concrete entrance steps near a door. He is using a hammer to fix a window frame. T...
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McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers stand at tables while working to assemble farm equipment at the McCormick Reaper Works factory.
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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Locomotive at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A locomotive is backed into a loading area at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). The locomotive has a large light on th...
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Sauk City Brewery

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Description: View from unpaved road of workers gathered in front of the brewery building, which has numerous chimneys, and one very tall chimney pipe. One of the men is...
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Auditorium Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: The Auditorium Hotel, a three-story building with a turret and stairs to the main floor entrances. A wrap-around balcony is on the main floor. Barrels unde...
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1911
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is a storefront with large display windows and a barrel near the entrance. In front is a horse and buggy hitch...
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Waterloo Canning Factory

Date: 1912
Description: View across road towards a canning factory. A group of workers are standing at the top of a round structure, and a conveyor belt coming out of a shed leads...
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East Main Street Looking West

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street, with a railroad crossing at the far end of the street. On the left is a shoe repair store, lumber business, and a lunch room with a ...
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Bank

Date: 1909
Description: View from the unpaved street of the Bank of Wauzeka, which is a small wood frame building with a large plate glass window. The sidewalk in front paved, and...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: A view of the central business district from the end of a bridge. The post office on the right with a small group of men and children in front. An automobi...
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Barbecue Restaurant

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Description: Roadside restaurant with painted lettering in the windows promoting sandwiches, bakery, ice cream and cold drinks. The brick building next door is unidenti...
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Portrait at Fauerbach Brewery

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Description: A group of men posing together at Fauerbach Brewing Company. They are probably brewery employees. The man seated front and center on a barrel, holding a be...
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Drill in Work Area at McCormick Works

Date: 1906
Description: View of a drill in a work area near two large, open windows. A large pile of metal nuts are on the floor on the right, and more metal nuts are in barrels u...
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Manufacturing Area at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1918
Description: Men in factory constructing shipping crates.
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View of side of slave cabin with a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of the cabin on ...

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