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Dining Room at Lumber Camp

Date: 1885
Description: Dining room, probably at D. Sullivan's lumber camp.
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Manchester's Department Store Photo Studio

Date: 11 29 1944
Description: The photo studio department in Manchester's Department Store. A man is assisting a female customer, while female employees do their work.
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on step stool wearing hat and gloves, with fur collar coat, dress shoes, and carrying a purse. Part of the fashion series from Kessenich's R...
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Kessenich's Clothing Model

Date: 08 10 1938
Description: Model standing on step stool wearing hat and gloves, with fur collar coat, dress shoes, and carrying a purse. Part of a fashion series from Kessenich's Rea...
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Woman Modeling Fur Coat

Date: 08 12 1937
Description: Woman modeling full-length fur coat at Simpson's women's clothing store, 23 N. Pinckney Street.
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Savidusky's Cleaners

Date: 05 14 1937
Description: Clerk and customer at Savidusky's cleaners, located at 113 Monona Avenue.
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Women with Governor Schemedeman

Date: 02 23 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schemedeman with Frieda Mooney, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War Auxiliary, and Nina Westbury, Nati...
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Mayor Schmedeman Getting Theater Pass

Date: 02 27 1931
Description: Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman getting a theater pass from Charles Loewenberg, manager of the Strand Theatre.
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Madison War Housing Center Staff

Date: 09 21 1944
Description: Mrs. E.R. Meacham, Director of the Madison War Housing Center, talking with Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Lloyd Miller, Jr.
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Sleeping Clerk at Loraine Hotel

Date: 01 19 1945
Description: A man, possibly Ray Gryphan, clerk at Loraine Hotel, seen sleeping in restaurant booth.
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Red Cross Liaison Agent Mrs. Kenneth (Rachel) Shiels

Date: 02 12 1945
Description: Mrs. Kenneth (Rachel) Shiels, a Red Cross liaison agent who works with servicemen and their families, is shown with Mrs. Elvin (Edna) Olson, whose husband,...
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International Model F Moving Truck

Date: 1918
Description: A man is standing in front of an International Model F (or 31) truck loaded with a variety of household items, including a metal washtub and wooden sled.
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Studio Portrait of Two Lumberjacks

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Description: A studio portrait of two men, possibly lumberjacks, wearing wool jackets and heavy boots in front of a painted backdrop. The man sitting is smoking a cigar...
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Job Applicant at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: A job applicant interviews at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. H.E. Palmer, ind...
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Milt Polland at Desk

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Description: Milt Polland wearing eyeglasses and a bow tie sits at a cluttered desk with framed photographs visible on the wall in the background. Gauer worked for Poll...
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1912
Description: The photographer, Ephraim Burt Trimpey, and his wife, Alice Kent Trimpey, seated at a table with a tea kettle on a stand, cups and saucers. Both wear vinta...
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Merriman Smith and Dayton Moore

Date: 1953
Description: Merriman Smith, perched on a table with Dayton Moore in the press lounge. They are two correspondents who covered the White House.
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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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Lithographers' Strike Vote

Date: 01 10 1949
Description: Women casting ballots at the Lithographers' Local #7 Strike vote. The ballot box is on a stage at the front of a large crowded room.
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Theresa Library

Date: 02 28 1978
Description: "Library. Situated above the firehouse. Librarians Nancy Koll and Judy Scheirer estimate that they have about 5,000 books and periodicals."

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