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Packard Maintenance

Date: 06 29 1946
Description: An African American mechanic works on a car up on the rack for servicing at the gas station Meehan Motor Mart, 209 East Washington Avenue.
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Christmas Mail

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Fred Boyle, clerk at the post office, looks overwhelmed surrounded by a mountain of Christmas parcels to be sorted for shipment overseas to men and women i...
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Maple Sugaring

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: A man and woman driving their horse-drawn cart into the woods to collect buckets that are hanging from maple trees. The buckets catch sap that is used to m...
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Wendell Willkie Speaking with Ed Mergen

Date: 03 25 1944
Description: Wendell Willkie speaking with Ed Mergen, "Wisconsin State Journal" veteran typesetter in charge of page layout, in the composing room during Willkie's 194...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: A group of workmen posing in front of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. This is one of two "work days" the men donated to the ...
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Woman at Ammunition Plant

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Description: Woman working at the Badger Ammunition Plant.
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John Steuart Curry with "An All-American" Painting

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: John Steuart Curry standing next to an action painting of David N. Schreiner, an All-American end in 1942 who was killed in action on Okinawa in 1945, whil...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 01 14 1954
Description: Nancy Staudenraus, "Wisconsin State Journal" librarian and assistant Spelling Bee director, and Ernest P. Green, day foreman of the press room, looking at ...
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Man Working on Armature

Date: 1944
Description: A man works on an armature at Fuller & Johnson, 52 North Dickinson Street. Fuller&Johnson produced war material during World War II.
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War Chest Day's Pay Pledge

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Madison Building and Construction Trades workers on the job at the Hoofer Glass Co. take time out to sign their pledge cards for one day's pay to the Madis...
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Woman and Hemp Stalk Crusher

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: A woman is feeding hemp stalks into a crusher for rope production during World War II.
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Women Processing Hemp Fibers

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: Two women processing hemp fibers at the DeForest hemp mill during World War II.
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Women Combing Hemp Fibers

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: Lula Lawrence, lsft, and Esther Gunderson combing hemp fibers. In the background two women are sorting hemp fiber bundles for rope and cordage during Worl...
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Man Operating Drill Press

Date: 1944
Description: Man operating a drill press at Madison-Kipp Corporation, 201 Waubesa Street, producing war materiel during World War II.
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Woman Inspecting Hot Dogs

Date: 1944
Description: Female employee inspecting the quality of "Yellow Band" weiners at Oscar Mayer plant, 910 Mayer Avenue.
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Plucking Turkeys

Date: 11 1947
Description: Two girls, holding turkey feathers, are watching the production line at Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, where two women workers are plucking turkeys.
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Weighing a Turkey

Date: 11 1947
Description: A worker at Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, is weighing a turkey as two girls are looking on.
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Workers at Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: Female workers on the production line at Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, plucking turkeys.
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Men Processing Hemp Fibers

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: Two men processing hemp in a DeForest plant for use as cord and rope during World War II. The men are feeding hemp into a rolling machine which crushes the...
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Lyons Turkey Farm Maintenance Workers

Date: 11 1947
Description: Men scalding turkeys to remove feathers in the production area at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.

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