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Farmer Making Soap

Date: 1910
Description: The farmer and his wife are making soap outdoors. Lye is made by letting rain water seep through wood ashes for several months. Lye and fat produce soap. T...
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P&H Type "O" Bridge with a Type "G" Trolley

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: View near crane operator looking down on coal car near exterior of building. Pawling & Harnischfeger type "O" bridge crane with a type "G" trolley in a fou...
Photograph

Lappley Bros. Lumberyard

Date: 
Description: Winter view of exterior of Lappley Bros. Lumberyard and Feed Mill.
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W.J. Hyland Plumbing Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Ford truck of Madison plumber W.J. Hyland parked outdoors.
Photograph

Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Bell Center Depot

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of a locomotive at the Bell Center depot. Men stand on the platform.
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Arrival of the "Spirit of St. Louis"

Date: 1928
Description: The landing of the "Spirit of St. Louis," carrying Charles Lindbergh.
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IH Industrial Power Division

Date: 10 06 1946
Description: Branch managers tour Melrose Park Works.
Photograph

Rockdale Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys with wagonloads of milk at the Rockdale Creamery.
Photograph

Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
Photograph

Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 03 01 1927
Description: Early view of the construction of the Capitol Theatre revealing the steel frame of the building. Two men are working on the right.
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Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 05 02 1927
Description: Side view from the roof of Kruse's store, towards the Capitol Theatre under construction, of steel frame of structure.
Photograph

Building of Model House

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Capital Times model home under construction at 2318 Monroe Street.
Poster

Manure Spreader Advertising Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering manure spreaders showing color and black and white illustrations of various features.
Poster

McCormick-Deering Fairway Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1929
Description: Advertising poster for the Farmall Regular version of the McCormick-Deering Fairway tractor. Includes photographs of the machine in use. The Fairway was de...
Poster

McCormick-Deering Corn Picker Advertising Poster

Date: 1925
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering corn pickers. Features a color illustration of the corn picker, and a photograph of a man using the corn picker in...
Poster

10-20 and 15-30 Tractors Advertising Poster

Date: 1925
Description: South American advertising poster for McCormick-Deering 10-20 and 15-30 tractors. Imprinted with "Gustavo Hinke & Co.; Oruro, La Paz, Cochabamba, Uyuni, Po...
Poster

Farmall Regular Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1925
Description: Advertising poster for the McCormick-Deering Farmall Regular tractor, featuring a color illustration of the tractor and descriptive text, and two photograp...
Poster

International 10-20 and 15-30 Tractors Advertising Poster

Date: 1923
Description: Advertising poster for International 10-20 and 15-30 tractors. Printed by Herman Litho. Co, Chicago, Illinois, for International Harvester Export Company. ...
Poster

Titan Tractor Advertising Poster (Argentina)

Date: 1916
Description: South American advertising poster for Titan tractors featuring color illustrations of Titan 10-20, 15-30 and 30-60 tractors. Imprinted with "Buenos Aires [...

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