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International Harvester Office Workers

Date: 1909
Description: Men and women at work in the office of an International Harvester branch house(?). Advertising posters for Columbus wagons, Bluebell cream separators and I...
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First African American International Truck Dealer

Date: 05 29 1974
Description: Original caption reads: "Bob Ross, president of Bob Ross Buick, Richmond, Indiana, is the first black International truck dealer in the United States. Twen...
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People Wait in International Harvester Office

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Description: Men and women wait in an International Harvester company office among desks, typewriters, and other office equipment.
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Man Delivering Lumber with International Model H Truck

Date: 1918
Description: African American driver delivering a load of lumber with an International Model H semi-truck. The truck was owned by Farrar Lumber Company. The company was...
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Daisy Bates Entering NAACP Office

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Description: Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas NAACP chapters, at the door of the organization's office. She headed the integration effort during the crisis at Cen...
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Samuel S. Pierce at Executive Offices of Governor

Date: 1930
Description: Samuel Pierce is seated at a desk in the executive offices of the Governor.
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Governor Philipp Signing the Dry Amendment

Date: 01 17 1919
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp ratifying the 18th Amendment which made Prohibition law. From left to right: Executive Messenger, Samuel Banks; Senator George B....
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Governor Philipp with Chippewa Indian Delegation

Date: 02 23 1920
Description: Wisconsin Governor Emmanuel Philipp in the Governor's Office during a conference with a delegation of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians. Executive Messenger Samuel...
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Tractor Works Office

Date: 1950
Description: A woman at International Harvester's Tractor Works is looking through a filing cabinet or a card catalog. Other people are working in the background.
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Man in Suit Talking on a Phone

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Description: An African American man wearing a suit making a telephone call.
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James Forman

Date: 06 1962
Description: James Forman in a SNCC (Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee) office.
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Governor Rennebohm Signing Anti-Segregation Law

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated at his desk in the foreground, signs a bill into law ending segregation in the Wisconsin National Guard because of race, c...
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Job Applicants at St. Paul Works

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: A group of men and women who have applied for employment at the new St. Paul Works sit around a table. They are being interviewed by representatives of Int...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Curlee Seals, Jr. discussing plans for his 1949 Soap Box Derby racer with three members of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce, Curlee's sponsor for the...
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Strike Vote

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Description: Members of United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 25 voting to authorize a strike against the Wilson Packing Company. The authorization passed 10 to ...
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Union Contract Signing

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Description: S. Dillon Foss and L. McDonald of the United Packinghouse Workers of America signing a contract with the Nichols-Foss Packaging Company.
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Wilson Meatcutters Local

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Description: Exterior view of men walking into the Chicago headquarters of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers Local 594, all employees of the Wilson Packin...
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Hanna Swears in Milwaukee Labor Leaders

Date: 04 1974
Description: Hilton Hanna (left), a national leader in the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers union, swears in the new officers of Local 248 in Milwaukee.
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Daisy Bates

Date: 04 1963
Description: Daisy Bates seated at a desk in the NAACP office.
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Vito Marcantonio

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Description: Vito Marcantonio, New York congressman, with some future voters. He is standing outdoors with a group of young boys in front of his office, which is in a t...

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