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Description: | Homer Bigart, (1907-1991) award-winning journalist with the "New York Herald-Tribune" and the "New York Times" on far right in group portrait. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Four men from a logging crew posing standing in the snow with teams of horses and oxen. |
Date: | 1875 |
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Description: | Group portrait of a large logging crew posing outdoors in the snow at their camp in front of a log building. One of the men is playing a fiddle or a violin... |
Date: | 1875 |
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Description: | Slightly elevated group portrait of men and women gathered around the Turner House, which was erected by John Turner to house railroad men and construction... |
Date: | 12 23 1920 |
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Description: | Members of the Department of State in the Governor's office at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Seated, in the middle, is Secretary Fred R. Zimmerman. |
Date: | 02 04 1943 |
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Description: | Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxies) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Pur... |
Date: | 04 07 1933 |
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Description: | In an obvious publicity stunt, a Northwest Airways pilot delivers the first case of post-Prohibition Atlas Beer to Madison distributor Ira Chambers. The sh... |
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Description: | Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them... |
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: | 06 13 1944 |
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Description: | Employees of Rennebohm Drug Store #2, 204 State Street, photographed in front of the store. The majority of the employees are waitresses. War bond posters ... |
Date: | 02 22 1915 |
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Description: | African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing... |
Date: | 1917 |
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Description: | Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars. |
Date: | 10 30 1968 |
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Description: | Three children, dressed up in homemade astronaut costumes for Halloween. One clever parent has made good use of a football helmet! |
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Description: | Well-dressed railroad official with uniformed train workers. Conductors carry lanterns, ticket punches and tickets. |
Date: | 08 12 1984 |
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Description: | A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe... |
Date: | 1942 |
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Description: | Women assembled for a Tractorette School at Nodaway Co. Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership. Instructor and dealer John Schneider is condu... |
Date: | 1919 |
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Description: | Inventor, B.L. Boboroff, displays his vote recording device to members of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Date: | 05 05 1932 |
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Description: | Two airplane pilots and a third man are standing in front of a Northwest Airways air mail plane at Madison's Royal Airport. There are automobiles parked ne... |
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Description: | Female employees assembled in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was located at 5 Pulaski Street and was owned by the D.... |
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Description: | Ho-Chunk ceremonial performers posing on the sandy riverbank in front of a steamboat and rock formation. |
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