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Man Posing in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: A man poses behind the wheel of a car in the foreground. In the background on the left two women are on the porch of a building with a false front. In the ...
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Men in Front of Brown Corliss Engine Company Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Several men posing in front of the newly constructed Brown Corliss Engine Co. machine factory. Caption reads: "Corliss, Wis. About 1901. Men in front of ma...
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Herbert Krueger

Date: 06 27 1910
Description: A young boy with bare feet and wearing overalls is sitting on a chair in front of a porch enclosure or support with decorative latticework on the sides. Th...
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Billings Station

Date: 1922
Description: Angled view across two sets of railroad tracks toward a depot, which has numerous carts lined up on the platform. On the far right a man is standing next t...
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First Artesian Well in DePere

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde...
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This Train For Racine

Date: 1900
Description: Several men pose on a station platform in front of a locomotive and railroad car at the end of the railroad tracks. A man standing in the center is wearing...
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Greenwood Mills and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1879
Description: Slightly elevated view across a river toward a large building with Greenwood Mills written on the side. The mill is reflected in the river in the foregroun...
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Dixie Story

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a man speaking at a podium and groups of people sitting at tables around the room. A banner suspended from a balcony reads: "Industrial Re...
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Wheels in Storage Area

Date: 05 19 1922
Description: Wheels stacked in a storage area. Men (blurred by movement) are working in the background.
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Railroad Yard near Factory

Date: 09 18 1916
Description: View down railroad tracks in a railroad yard. Factory buildings are in the distance. A man is sitting near a small building near the tracks.
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a man standing in front of a railroad car. There are commercial buildings along the street on the left. A train is on ano...
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Dump Rake at McCormick Works

Date: 08 31 1910
Description: Dump rake in the yard at McCormick Works. There are pallets and other parts of agricultural machinery near a small building behind the dump rake. On the ri...
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Loading Railroad Cars

Date: 04 17 1929
Description: Elevated view of a railroad yard. A large, brick building has a date stone of "1908" and railroad tracks and railroad cars are along the building on the le...
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Man with Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 10 04 1916
Description: A man is standing and holding onto a part of a Thresher outdoors in the factory yard. Part numbers are written in chalk on the machine. A brick building is...
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Digging Potatoes

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of two men working in a field. One man is driving a Farmall tractor which is pulling another man who is sitting on a pot...
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Portrait of Man

Date: 03 02 1912
Description: Portrait of a man standing in the snow against a wood-sided building. He is warmly dressed in a coat, hat, shoes and gloves.
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View towards multiple sets of railroad tracks running between buildings. Three men are standing next to a large brick building on the left, and another man...
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Construction Completed at Plant

Date: 11 10 1913
Description: View looking up at factory buildings. Men are standing on the roof.
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Twine Manufacturing Area

Date: 1910
Description: Men are standing inside what may be International Harvester's Osborne Works. Belt-driven machinery is attached to the ceiling.
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Plant Workers on High Beams Inside McCormick Works

Date: 08 1908
Description: View from below looking up at plant workers on high beams inside a factory building.

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