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Turner House

Date: 1875
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...
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Information Cabin

Date: 1940
Description: Four people outside of the information cabin at Copper Falls State Park.
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Ho-Chunk Ceremonial Performers

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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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Woman on Motor Scooter

Date: 1958
Description: A motor scooter in an advertisement with female model sitting on a Cushman Road King motor scooter.
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Suffragists Wearing Bloomers

Date: 1903
Description: Ada James (kneeling, far right), of Richland Center, Wisconsin, with friends Mrs. Lucille Tappan Moreland of Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. G.B. Longan, autho...
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Farm Wife Brings Lunch to Her Husband in the Field

Date: 1970
Description: Ingrid Bengtson bringing lunch to the field to help her husband, Norman, get the planting done faster. They are having lunch on top of the McCormick Intern...
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A&W Root Beer Stand

Date: 09 12 1931
Description: A&W Root Beer Stand at 900 South Park Street, with employees in uniforms posing inside and in front of the building.
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Delivery Man with International Truck Outside Diner

Date: 1941
Description: Truck driver talking with a woman outside a roadside diner in front of an International heavy duty truck (tractor-trailer).
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Andreas Dahl's Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Andrew Dahl's wagon is on the side of a two-story log house in Blue Mounds. On one side of the wagon cover is "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." On the ba...
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 1944
Description: George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her ...
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Garment Workers Strike

Date: 1972
Description: Members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) on strike against the Kellwood Company.
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Seybold Baking Company Truck

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: View from under an awning of a man standing next to an International Model C-20 truck used by the Seybold Baking Company. He is handing a loaf of "O Boy" b...
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C-1 Station Wagon

Date: 06 15 1936
Description: A group of women sit in an International C-1 station wagon parked in front of a building marked: "Macklin Grinding Wheels." A male driver wearing a hat is ...
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Worker's Unity House

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Description: View over fence and lawn toward the Unity House. Four women are sitting in the covered walkway that leads to the covered, wraparound veranda. There are tr...
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Workers' Unity House Post Office

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Description: A view of the post office, which has a stone foundation, horizontal siding, and a gable roof. Men and women are posing on and in front of the porch.
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Workers' Unity House Boathouse

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Description: View toward shoreline with a covered pier and a pavilion on the end on the left. To the right of the pier are men and women in rowboats. A sign on a tree i...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View toward a small log cabin on the left, with three women further down on the trail along the right. Above this trail are steps leading up a steep hill. ...
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Workers on Strike

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: A group portrait near a railroad crossing of striking workers who hold signs with messages, including: "Higher Wages, Not Higher Prices".
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Striking Workers with Signs

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: Striking workers near a railroad crossing march in a circle holding handmade signs.
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Marching Workers on Strike

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Description: A group of striking workers march together carrying signs near a railroad crossing.

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