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Two Construction Workers on Break

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers wearing hardhats stand outside a storefront while on a break.
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Meat Packers Parade

Date: 1931
Description: A group of men wave American flags while riding in an International Harvester truck as part of the Meat Packers Parade. The parade is moving down a city st...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
Description: 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street.
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: Part of a United Public Workers parade/demonstration on a downtown city street. A horse-drawn wagon carries some participants. Parade signs read "No Swivel...
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: A United Public Workers parade/demonstration from an adjacent sidewalk. The line of participants including a horse-drawn wagon stretches into the distance....
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United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1946
Description: View from sidewalk of horse-drawn wagon on a tree-lined city street in a United Public Workers parade/demonstration. The wagon has a number of boys in it w...
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Children with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man or young boy is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Two young boys are standing near the grain binder, and another boy is on h...
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Pronto-Dog Stand

Date: 08 1948
Description: Exterior view of a "Pronto-Dog" stand at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition staffed by three people. Behind the stand is an amusement park ride.
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Schlitz Park Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Schlitz Park Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with halftone views of the park gateway and a two-story open-air pavilion with an overlook,...
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Large Group of People Posing Outdoors

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Description: View down slope towards a large group of men, women, and children posing sitting and standing in a wooded field in front of a traveling photographer's wago...
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Truck Towing Sesame Street Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A black and white International Harvester Scout 4x4 truck is towing a Sesame Street themed parade float. Muppe...
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Truck Towing Motorcycle Daredevil Themed Parade Float

Date: 11 25 1976
Description: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Macy's storefront can be seen in the background. A white and brown International Harvester Scout 4x4 is pulling a float...
Postcard

John Hahn Piano and Furniture Moving

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Description: View from the street of John Hahn standing on the right with a horse hitched to a passenger wagon. In the center is the furniture moving wagon he owns, in ...
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Twelve Annual World Championship Rodeo

Date: 07 28 1961
Description: Ray Risch, Edgerton, participates in the bareback bronco competition at the 12th annual World Championship Rodeo at the Holmes No-Oaks Ranch on Syene Rd.
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Men Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards two men and a young boy standing in a field near two men using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. One of the men is riding one of the h...
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Man Using Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view looking down at a man using a Farmall Cub tractor to belt-drive a corn sheller. The man is inside the open doorway of a farm building bent ov...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...
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17th-Century Plow

Date: 01 1960
Description: A man in hat and glasses is unpacking boxes. In the foreground on top of a box is a sculpture of a plowing scene. Original caption reads: "17th-century plo...

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