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Eight Capitol Scrubwomen

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Group portrait of eight Wisconsin State Capitol scrubwomen. Left to right: Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, Mrs. Elizabeth Weddig, Miss Mary McCloskey, Mrs. Ingeborg Sid...
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: A man weighing a milk can on an old scale at the Pet Milk Company.
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Women Workers

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of three female International Harvester factory workers posing for the camera. The women may have worked at one of the company's twine mill...
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Beer on Tap at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: Elevated view of employees and patrons gathered around a beer and sandwich concession stand on the midway at the Wisconsin State Fair, where Gettelman On T...
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Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange

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Description: Studio portrait of two telephone linemen with some of their equipment in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing work clothes and hats, and hold ciga...
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Portrait of Lumberjack

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of a lumberjack wearing a hat, fringed shirt, trousers, suspenders, and what appear to be spiked boots. He is holding a peavey and is posin...
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Studio Portrait of Two Lumberjacks

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Description: A studio portrait of two men, possibly lumberjacks, wearing wool jackets and heavy boots in front of a painted backdrop. The man sitting is smoking a cigar...
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Portrait of Three Men

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Description: A studio portrait of three men in front of a painted backdrop. Two sitting men, possibly lumberjacks, wear wool clothes with suspenders and heavy boots, wh...
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Portrait of Four Workmen

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Description: Four workmen, two sitting and two standing, pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing hats, and there is a wood rusti...
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Joan Hebrink with Safety Shoes

Date: 05 25 1942
Description: Factory worker Joan Hebrink with safety shoes. Original caption states: "Closed-toe safety shoes are required wear by all women employees of the plant. All...
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Johnson's Bakery

Date: 1941
Description: A male worker wearing a hat and apron at Johnson's Bakery removING a pan from an International reach-in cooler.
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Man Working on Load-Brake Ratch

Date: 1915
Description: Man assembling a load-brake ratch on a type "A" trolley, possibly at the Pawling and Henry plant. The man is leaning over, and behind him is a drop cloth.
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Women Riding on Torpedo at IH Factory

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of six women sitting on a torpedo placed on a rolling cart at an International Harvester factory. Another woman woman stands to the side with her...
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Women Sitting On Torpedo at IH Factory

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of six women sitting on a torpedo placed on a rolling cart at an International Harvester factory. Another woman woman stands to the side with her...
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Man Entering Walk-In Cooler

Date: 1940
Description: A man carrying milk bottles stands at the doorway to a walk-in cooler at the Eubanks Dairy.
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Boy Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: A boy wearing a hat, boots, and overalls sits on a wooden stool to milk a cow by hand. The original caption reads: "Son of Thomas Ridgman, Dousman, Wis."
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Woman Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: Mrs. Harvey Schmidt sits on a stool in a barn to milk a cow by hand.
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Sweeping the Bunk House

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Description: A man is sweeping the bunk house at Hatton Lumber Company Camp. Caption reads: "Hatton Lbr. Co. Camp No 3."
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Man Washing International Truck

Date: 05 24 1937
Description: A man uses a hose to wash the tires of an International truck in the third floor wash rack at International Harvester's Manhattan truck branch.
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R.E. Cox Cotton Gin Interior

Date: 11 30 1937
Description: A worker stands at a machine inside a cotton gin owned by R.E. Cox.

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