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The Milwaukee Mile Racetrack

Date: 1951
Description: A photographer stands close to the Milwaukee Mile racetrack with camera poised to capture the action as the stock cars competing in the race speed by him. ...
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition.
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: A crane is used in the demolition of City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
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Construction of City-County Building

Date: 10 24 1955
Description: Elevated view of the City County Building under construction. Automobiles are parked in the street and a truck with a semi-trailer is parked in front of a ...
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Franz Haas at his Standard Gas Station

Date: 11 11 1952
Description: Franz Haas, sheriff elect, washing the windshield of a car at his Standard Gas Station, 318 South Park Street.
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Wilson Boycott Parade

Date: 1959
Description: As part of a statewide boycott of Wilson products, delegates to the State Federation of Labor in Cedar Rapids participate in an automobile parade. One car-...
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Johnson Wax Administration Building & Research Tower

Date: 1951
Description: Elevated view of the Johnson Wax administration building and research tower.
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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the Johnson Wax research tower.
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Mobil Station Employee

Date: 06 11 1956
Description: Cliff VandenBush, an employee of a Green Bay Mobil station.
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International Engine Advertising Proof

Date: 11 1950
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features a color illustration of a lawyer "questioning" an Internat...
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Striking Sugar Workers

Date: 1955
Description: Striking members of the United Packinghouse Workers employed by the Colonial Sugar Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, distribute literature to passers-by u...
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Swift Workers on Strike

Date: 09 1959
Description: Striking members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 167 on strike outside the Swift & Co. plant in St. Paul.
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Strikers' Message

Date: 1959
Description: Paul Spencer, a member of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 in Memphis, reminds citizens of his locals' strike against Wilson & Co.
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State Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
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Looking Northwest Down Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 09 1954
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol balcony. At the lower left, the demolition of old City Hall is in progress, which began ...
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Installing Chrome Bumper on A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck

Date: 1957
Description: Harlan Riegel installs a chrome bumper on an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck while holding a tool in his mouth at International Harvester's Spri...
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Employees with A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck Hood

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers remove an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at Springfield Works. The hoods took shape from flat sheets of...
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Employees with Hood Press at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers remove an International A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at Springfield Works. The hoods took shape from flat sheets of s...
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A-100 "Golden Jubilee" Truck Hood at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Factory workers take an Internatioanl A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at International Harvester's Springfield Works. The hoods took shape...
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Hood Press at Springfield Works

Date: 1957
Description: Two factory workers remove an A-100 "Golden Jubilee" truck hood from a press at International Harvester's Springfield Works. The hoods took shape from fla...

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