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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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Greenwood Mills

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Description: Slightly elevated view toward several buildings. Fences run between them, marking yards. Caption reads: "River Falls, Wis. View showing Greenwood Mills and...
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Valley of the Minnesota (St. Peter's) River

Date: 1884
Description: Lithographic engraving depicting two people on a bluff overlooking a river. Several canoes are present on the river. Caption reads: "'Valley of the Minneso...
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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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Two Women in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: Two women are seated in a car in front of a house. A small fence and a board sidewalk is between the car and the house in the background on the left.
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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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Flying to Sweden

Date: 09 12 1962
Description: Two men stand outside the door to a Pan American airplane. Caption reads: "Leaving New York's Idlewild Airport on way to international conference in Sweden...
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Man Harvesting Beans

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Description: Rear view of a man harvesting beans in a field. In the background on the left is a horse-drawn buggy.
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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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Storage Area in Plant

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Description: Carts and tools in a storage area in plant.
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Wheel Storage in Factory Yard

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Description: Wheels are stacked in factory yard, and men are standing on a platform behind. There is a view of a neighborhood in the background.
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Wheel Storage

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Description: Elevated view over roofs of buildings of a factory. Wheels are stacked up in the yard. Includes a view of the neighborhood beyond.
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Lumberyard

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Description: Elevated view of lumberyard. Men are standing in the yard, and buildings and smokestacks are in the background.
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Machine Part

Date: 12 07 1917
Description: Machine part, with view of the studio beyond.
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 25 1917
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Corn Binder

Date: 05 15 1917
Description: Corn Binder in factory yard. In the background are railroad tracks, and a railroad platform.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 05 05 1917
Description: View down set of railroad tracks that cross a street through an open gate and head into a railroad yard. There is a man standing near a brick building on t...
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Railroad Yard near Factory

Date: 09 18 1916
Description: View down railroad tracks in a railroad yard. On the right railroad cars are on another set of tracks. Factory buildings are in the distance.

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