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Samson Passes Away

Date: 11 28 1981
Description: Veterinarians examining Samson, the Milwaukee Zoo's star 32-year-old gorilla, after attempting to revive him after he had collapsed while feeding in the zo...
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Rhudra Gets Surgery

Date: 12 13 1985
Description: Overhead view of Rhudra, an Indian rhinoceros, receiving surgery for a non-healing wound on the sole of his right, rear foot at the Milwaukee County Zoo. T...
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The Medicine Shop

Date: 08 15 1981
Description: Michael Persten standing behind the prescription counter of The Medicine Shop, a pharmacy he opened in Wauwatosa.
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Pabst Beer Kettle

Date: 08 15 1984
Description: Richard A. Schulz is checking a kettle of beer brewing at the Pabst Brewery.
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Cemetery Maintenance

Date: 08 27 1980
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man mowing the lawn at the Veterans' Administration Wood National Cemetery.
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Farmer's Birthday

Date: 07 07 1983
Description: John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion.
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Filling Potholes

Date: 04 27 1987
Description: A city worker fills in holes in the road in mild spring weather.
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Milwaukee Road Repair Crew

Date: 09 1980
Description: View down tracks of a repair crew working on Milwaukee Road tracks, near Rothschild, using a crane to help lift a rail. An unidentified highway bridge over...
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International Cargostar S-Series Semi Truck

Date: 1980
Description: Men working on an International Cargostar S-series low-front-entry medium truck on a factory floor at International Harvester's Chatham Works in Ontario, C...
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Finishing a Concrete Job on Interstate

Date: 1985
Description: A cement finisher corrects surface imperfections left by the mechanical finisher during a resurfacing project on I90/94.
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1989
Description: Cranberry harvest at Manitowish Waters.
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Dan's Hair Center with Political Posters

Date: 11 05 1984
Description: Barber Guy Marty poses in front of Dan's Hair Center, which has both Democrat and Republican posters in the windows.
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3688 Tractor with Salesman and Customer Family

Date: 1981
Description: Color photograph of a salesman meeting with a customer's family next to an International Harvester 3688 tractor at a dealership. The photo appears to be st...
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Maintaining International Harvester 5488 Tractor

Date: 1981
Description: Color photograph of a man working on an International Harvester 5488 tractor with maintenance doors open on farmstead. There are silos in the background.
Painting

Silo Filling

Date: 1980
Description: Farmers work cooperatively with their horse teams on silo-filling activities early in autumn. Rows of green forage are created in the fields and carried to...
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Cleaning Cow Barn

Date: 12 11 1983
Description: Delmer Staus of Waukesha County shoveling contents of one of his cow barns into a manure spreader.
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Employee Working on a Computer

Date: 08 28 1984
Description: Mary Beaudry, a temporary employee at International Business Machines, works on word-processing and computer equipment.
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Cooking Class in the Kitchen

Date: 11 08 1984
Description: Students prepare a curried beef dinner in a Waukesha County Technical Institute cooking class led by Juanita Decker (right, in chef's hat).
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Dead Alligator

Date: 03 23 1981
Description: An animal control officer with a dead alligator that has been pulled out of the water.
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Capitol Train

Date: 03 03 1980
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin riding on the underground train that connects the Capitol with the legislative office buildings. A man in work cloth...

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