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McCormick Works Employee Posing with Mower Drivetrains

Date: 09 1908
Description: McCormick Works employee Peter Butzen with paint can and brush, applying pin-stripes to binder parts. He is posing with mower drivetrains hanging from hook...
Postcard

Stevens Point Railroad Bridge

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Description: Colorized view depicting the Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge at Stevens Point, with several men standing on top of the bridge painting the structure. Cap...
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WIBA-FM Tower

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital...
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Royal Crown Cola Company

Date: 1940
Description: Workers standing near bottling equipment at the Royal Crown Cola Company. Advertising signs for Royal Crown and Nehi soda are in the background.
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War Movie Advertisement

Date: 07 1942
Description: Photographic copy of an advertisement featuring two film strips with scenes from the movies "The Strong Shall be Free" and "The Marines Have Landed." The m...
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PD-80 Diesel Power Units on Oil Drill Rig

Date: 1939
Description: Four International PD-80 Diesel power units compounded on a drill rig owned by Taubert & McKee of Fort Worth, Texas, drilling a 4,500 foot hole two miles f...
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Wallace Poster Advertising Company Truck

Date: 03 21 1925
Description: International Model S truck owned by the Wallace Poster Advertising Company is parked along the side of a road in front of two billboards. Two men on the r...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down road towards three workers standing on the porch of an auto repair shop. The shop offers Red Crown Gasoline, Peerless Motor Oil, and Firestone ti...
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Car Ferry Barges No. 1

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Description: View from shoreline of a barge with four men standing on the deck. The ferry is carrying a large load.
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Preparing a New Art Exhibit

Date: 12 02 1965
Description: Crated art works for the Madison Art Center's new exhibit "Romantic Art" are taken out of their moving van at 720 E. Gorham Street.
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New Paint, Same Color

Date: 05 31 1979
Description: Two men in protective suits are using hoses to spray paint onto a bridge grating. Caption reads: "NEW PAINT, SAME COLOR — The State St. bridge over ...

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