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Madison Turnverein Acrobats

Date: 06 22 1933
Description: Twelve boys and girls, coached by J.C. Haberman, in an acrobatic/gymnastic pose at the Madison Turners Hall, 21 South Butler Street. They performed seven "...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Loading an Ambulance

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Description: Medical personnel load a wounded Prussian into an ambulance. Captioned: "A wounded Prussian being loaded in my car for evacuation. He was shot just under h...
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Charles Pfeifer, Deutsche Apotheke (German Apothecary)

Date: 1888
Description: Charles Pfeifer stands on the entrance steps to the drugstore with his wife Emma Pfeifer, who holds a baby. Other children and adults pose with them.
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J. Cunradi's Drugstore

Date: 1890
Description: Customers gathered outside the J. Cunradi Drugstore. A sign above the awning identifies the store as a Deutsche Apotheke, or German apothecary.
Manuscript

German Scientist with Test Tube

Date: 1880
Description: Illustration of a scientist in his lab gazing at a test tube, with a caption in German that translates to "Eureka! I have found it!".
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German Farmers Baling Hay in Alpine Country

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Description: German farmers baling hay in southern Germany's Alpine country. The men are using an International D-214 tractor with mower and wagon. Original caption rea...
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The Kaiser, Hindenburg, and Ludendorff planning "The Final Drive"

Date: 1916
Description: Kaiser Wilhelm II with Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, commanders on the World War I western front, planning military strategy.
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Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1901
Description: Cover of a German language advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company. The cover's color illustration features a woman with a rake watching a ...
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Baron Von Prittwitz, German Ambassador

Date: 03 22 1932
Description: German Ambassador to the United States, Baron Friedrich Von Prittwitz und Gaffron, standing outdoors next to a railroad passenger train car.
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Completion of 1st Tractor at Neuss Works, Germany

Date: 03 15 1937
Description: Several men, most likely factory and company managers gathered to celebrate the completion of the first tractor manufactured at International Harvester's N...
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German Farmers

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Description: German farm couple returning from the fields, crossing railroad tracks.
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German-Built International Farmall 624 Tractor

Date: 07 1970
Description: Color photograph of German farmers baling hay with an International 624 tractor built in Germany. The photograph was taken in the Grevenbroich area.
Book or Pamphlet

German International Industrial Tractor Catalog

Date: 1930
Description: Cover of a German advertising brochure for International industrial tractors featuring an illustration of the Graf Zeppelin landing at Los Angeles, Califor...
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McCormick 624 Tractor and Plow

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Description: Color photograph of a man plowing a field in Germany with a McCormick 624 tractor and disk plow.
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German International Tractor

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Description: Color photograph of a man operating an International tractor with in a field in Germany.
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
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Milwaukee Panorama Artists

Date: 11 1887
Description: Group portrait of German painters relaxing in the studio of the American Panorama Company, during a break from painting the Jerusalem cyclorama depicting t...
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Sigrid Schultz, William Dodd, and Joseph Goebbels

Date: 12 01 1934
Description: Sigrid Schultz, Ambassador William Dodd, and Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels seen together at the foreign press ball.
Print

Madison Turners

Date: 1863
Description: Black & white lithograph by Milwaukee lithographer Louis Kurz depicting the Madison Turners or Turnverein at a shooting party on the Madison lakefront. Th...

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