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Children Working In Vegetable Cannery

Date: 1912
Description: Children working in a vegetable cannery as the supervisor with pipe in his mouth stands over them.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1421: On A Sandbar. Working A Jack

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of raftsmen on a sandbar working a jack.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1422: On A Sandbar. Working A Jack

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of several raftsmen working a jack on a sandbar.
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Zinc Mining

Date: 1915
Description: Two men work in a zinc mine near Platteville, Wisconsin.
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The Buna Campaign

Date: 1942
Description: Male Papuan carriers help members of the 32nd Division construct a road through the jungle of New Guinea.
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Cream City Sash & Door Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Cream City Sash & Door Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, "Manufacturers of Glazed Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings & Interior Work," with fo...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posed holding logging tools. They are standing and sitting in front of wooden buildings. Two men display two teams of horses. Behind the group...
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Logging Clean-Up Crew

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Description: Group of men and a boy posed holding logging tools and standing in front of tents on the banks of a river, probably just south of Black River Falls. A man ...
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Group of Men Posed at Construction Site

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Description: Men posed standing at the construction site. They are probably laying the foundation of a building. A small wooden building in the background has a poster ...
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Ice Cutters

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Description: A large group of ice cutters posing for a portrait. They are holding a variety of implements and are sitting and standing on blocks of ice. Fence and build...
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Art the Window Washer

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Description: A window washer named Art holding a cigarette and posing with his squeegee. He was a familiar sight on State Street.

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