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| Date: | 04 01 1915 |
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| Description: | Old man wearing a suit and hat with his back against a brick wall. The man is likely an employee at International Harvester's Osborne Works. One of his leg... |
| Date: | 11 26 1952 |
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| Description: | Mary Hawkins, assisted by Thorwald Anderson, Checker Cab driver, arrives for a Thanksgiving dinner served by the Volunteers of America to 56 members of its... |
| Date: | 08 03 1916 |
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| Description: | A man in worn overalls and a dark cap is standing outside a brick building. The man is most likely a factory worker at International Harvester's McCormick ... |
| Date: | 01 27 1949 |
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| Description: | August F. Klitzman, elevator operator at the Dane County Courthouse, at the controls in the elevator. |
| Date: | 03 17 1951 |
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| Description: | Robert "Bob" Mahnke of 1155 Williamson Street admires a special birthday card signed by 127 of his fellow employees at the Gisholt Machine Company, where h... |
| Date: | 05 28 1956 |
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| Description: | Employment of older adults is one of the topics of discussion at the First Governor's Conference on an Aging Population. 76 year old James Jordan works on ... |
| Date: | 07 30 1913 |
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| Description: | An elderly factory worker dressed in pants, a striped shirt, suspenders and a hat is posing with a large push cart at International Harvester's Osborne Wor... |
| Date: | 01 09 1913 |
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| Description: | A man is lying in bed, covered to his chin in bedding and propped up by pillows. On the right side of the bed is a large bible and a rosary. The room is ri... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of room in which several women sitting and sewing machines are sewing pieces of material for couches or sofas. A man is standing in the aisle... |
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| Description: | Everybody was wonderful Stars kept rising, pink and gold Trailing threads of breathless music barely out of reach Hand to hand around the n... |
| Date: | 07 19 1916 |
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| Description: | Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a brick building. He is wearing a work apron and is holding a hat in his left hand. |
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| Description: | An elderly male employee is sitting up in bed. There is a wood burning stove on the left side of the bed. |
| Date: | 03 02 1912 |
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| Description: | An elderly male employee is sitting up in bed. |
| Date: | 03 27 1912 |
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| Description: | Elderly man posing standing, with his left hand on a delivery cart. Tools are hanging on the wall in the background. |
| Date: | 09 05 1912 |
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| Description: | Elderly man standing and posing beside stacks of parts molds. |
| Date: | 09 09 1912 |
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| Description: | An elderly man is standing and posing inside a factory room. Behind him on the left is a large tank, and on the right is a tank on a table with a barrel un... |
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