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| Description: | A farming man and woman holding a horse and feeding milk to a baby cow. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Artwork showing man with his feet up in front of a woodburning stove. A dog is sleeping on the floor at the farmer's feet. A woman uses a rolling pin in an... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery... |
| Date: | 10 01 1938 |
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| Description: | J. Robert Taylor cleaning a furnace. He has a broom and a small brush in hand, a pipe in his mouth, and a dirty rag placed on his head. He is reading a doc... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Baltes frying bacon for the children at Kiddie Camp, 3910 Mineral Point Rd. |
| Date: | 12 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of five seated members of the Madison branch of Letter Carriers (#508) being served a pot luck supper in their honor by seven women at the GA... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Fundraising booth of the United Temperance Movement of Wisconsin at the Wisconsin State Fair. At that booth one could purchase soft drinks, milk, and "fir... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of Alma and J. Robert Taylor. Alma is sitting in a chair holding a sock to be darned, while putting her hand over J. Robert's mouth. He i... |
| Date: | 01 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Carson Gulley, head chef at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is shown in the refectory of Van Hise Hall with his class of apprentice chefs. Left to rig... |
| Date: | 02 05 1949 |
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| Description: | Professors Vernon Carstensen (left) and Merle Curti, with their wives, cutting the ceremonial cake at the testimonial luncheon in their honor as authors of... |
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| Description: | Unidentified refugees learn the tailoring trade; Germany. |
| Date: | 02 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Seated at the speakers table at the Dane County Rural Letter Carriers' meeting (left to right), are: Earl Bagley, Cambridge, treasurer; R.C. Salisbury, Mad... |
| Date: | 04 01 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. William B. (Rachel) Fisher, 733 Copeland Avenue, assembling the cleaning products she will use during spring house cleaning. A new bride, this is her ... |
| Date: | 09 16 1935 |
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| Description: | Truck drivers eat at an outdoor lunch counter. Original caption reads: "Elliott Taylor (center) and 2 truck drivers." |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A woman is standing by a cooler with a beer bottle in her hand at Reed's Cafe near a stove and countertop. Original caption states: "McCormick-Deering 6 ca... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A woman in uniform standing by the open door of a walk-in-cooler in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory). A man is standing ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A farmer standing near a tractor amidst turkeys at Reif Turkey Farm. The original caption reads: "Mr. Glenn Reif uses Farmall H for general farm work, belt... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A woman in a dress, apron, heels, and earrings leaning over an open International Harvester freezer, smiling at a girl. The girl, in a dress, braided pigta... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A woman in an apron, dress, and heels, standing on one side of an open International Harvester freezer with a food package in her hand. On the other side, ... |
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