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| Description: | Quarter-length formal oval painting of Samuel Marshall, (1820-1907), banker, co-founder and President of the Marshall & Ilsley Bank. |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 of the first commercially successful reaper, a hor... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | A young woman dressed in a bathing suit and wading boots poses for a promotional photograph for the Wisconsin cranberry industry at Thunder Lake Marsh. Tw... |
| Date: | 10 17 1944 |
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| Description: | Donut queen posed for advertising campaign. The female model is holding a box of donuts and is sitting on a large clock bearing the slogan: "It's Always Do... |
| Date: | 06 25 1932 |
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| Description: | Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Magnus Swenson. He was a Norwegian immigrant who made his name in business and as an inventor. He served on the Wisconsin Capitol Buil... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Three men, including Governor Patrick J. Lucey, pose in front of a sign that reads: "Labor Works For Highway Safety. Make Labor Day Weekend A Safe, Pleasan... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Children working in a vegetable cannery as the supervisor with pipe in his mouth stands over them. |
| Date: | 05 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Olson and Veerhusen men's store and tailoring shop located at 7-9 North Pinckney Street. |
| Date: | 08 09 1934 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Employment Office, formerly the Capital City Bank, located on the corner of King and South Pinckney Streets. On the left is Liggett's ... |
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| Description: | A woman is being waited on by a man standing behind the counter of a grocery store. Canned goods are stacked on shelves along the wall behind the counter. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Buster Keaton (right) appraises a costume for a Seneca Grape Juice TV commercial with J. Wolcott, the company's Vice President. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Young girl wrapping or unwrapping produce from baskets on an urban street, possibly in Chicago, Illinois. The girl is likely offering the produce. A boy an... |
| Date: | 04 1925 |
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| Description: | Three employees of the Publicity Division of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Remley and Miss McNulty. |
| Date: | 05 20 1931 |
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| Description: | Interior of Joe's Place with bartender, possibly Joseph Puccio. The bar was located at 786 W. Washington Avenue in what was known as the Greenbush neighbor... |
| Date: | 09 15 1933 |
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| Description: | Interior of Urso's West Side Palm Tavern with two bartenders, cigar display, tin ceiling and palms. The tavern was located at 734 West Washington Avenue in... |
| Date: | 11 03 1934 |
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| Description: | Charles Palmeri, aka Pasquale, in an apron, receives a check from James Lewis, Special Deputy representing the street banking commission, to settle his acc... |
| Date: | 09 19 1958 |
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| Description: | County worker collects alimony payment from an ex-husband. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Procession of child laborers carrying bundles of twine fibre (fiber) down from the mountains in the Philippines. The fibre was likely used by International... |
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