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Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
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Nehru Visits Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people gathered on the University of Wisconsin Union Terrace to listen to a speech by Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Ne...
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"The Mud King"

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A bearded young man, Michael McCormick of Madison, was crowned the "The Mud King." He is covered in dark mud from the banks of nearby Rowan Creek holding a...
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Washington Square Park

Date: 1968
Description: A small crowd gathered around a slightly elevated speaker in Washington Square Park. A videographer recording the event is in the foreground, and park tree...
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey introduces a local resident (back to camera), to President Jimmy Carter. Many photographers stand around the edge of the group and a...
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Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin

Date: 1997
Description: Visitors at the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial of Wisconsin.
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a calliope and chariot riders in a circus parade, probably the Ringl...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered to watch elephants parade down Main Street. Probably the Ringling Brothers Circus.
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Earth Day Globe

Date: 1995
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people wearing hard hats gathered on the National Mall. They are building a huge model of the planet Earth for the 25th A...

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