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Female Kitchen Staff at Luther College - Anaglyph

Date: 1876
Description: Women kitchen staff posed by tables set for a meal at Luther College. "View of the Dining Hall" as identified in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Vie...
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"Harvey Harvester" in Iowa

Date: 10 31 1938
Description: Group of children and adults gathered around a "Harvey Harvester," a talking robot made out of International machine parts, including what appears to the b...
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Locomotive Engine No. 1213

Date: 08 19 1940
Description: Locomotive Engine No. 1213 of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.
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Houses on a Rural Road

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: View down center of rural dirt road with houses along both sides in Black Hawk County. A man and horse are in a field on the left, near a sign that says: "...
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Thor C. Thompson

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Description: Quarter-length cabinet card portrait of Thor C. Thompson, [name in the roster is Thomas C. Thompson] a sergeant in Company E, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The ...
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Iver O. Myhre

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Description: A vignetted quarter-length studio portrait of Iver O. Myhre, a corporal in Company G, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from ...
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Town Hall and Church

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of a town hall originally built in 1896 as a church in rural Orange Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa. There is a weather vane on top of the steep...
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View down a street featuring storefronts, horse-drawn carriages, and automobiles. The steeple of the First Congregational Church, a Gothic Revival building...
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Street Scene

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Description: View across intersection down South Dubuque Street featuring Hotel Jefferson, built in 1913 with a Classical Revival influence. Automobiles and horse-drawn...
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Street Scene of the Business District

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Description: View down a street in a business district. Automobiles are parked at the curb under trees on the left. Along the street are storefronts and the Hotel Jeffe...
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Street Scene in the Business District

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Description: View down South Dubuque Street featuring Hotel Jefferson in the distance at left, built in 1913 with a Classical Revival influence. Automobiles, cable cars...
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Interior of Church of Brethren

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: Interior view looking toward the altar across rows of pews inside the Church of Brethren in Orange Township, Black Hawk County. The church appears to consi...
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Corn Testing Station

Date: 1916
Description: Men work at tables in the Corn Testing Station conducted by Black Hawk County Crop Improvement Association. Corn cobs are held in wire storage racks along ...
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Delmar Van Horn with Wagons

Date: 12 04 1924
Description: Delmar Van Horn uses a McCormick-Deering tractor to pull three wagons full of corn across a cut field.
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J.C. Witmer Farm

Date: 07 13 1925
Description: A group of men use a tractor and horse-drawn manure spreaders in a barnyard on the farm of J.C. Witmer. The tractor appears to have a "Lessman" loader.
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Lessman Loader

Date: 07 13 1925
Description: A man using a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor outfitted with a Lessman loader to load a manure spreader. Another man is standing on the front of the loader...
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IH Des Moines Branch House

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Des Moines branch building. The structure features five stories and arched ceiling-height windows surround the ...
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IH Mason City Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from across street of the International Harvester Mason City branch building. Several automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon are parked outside;...
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IH Sioux City Branch House Showroom

Date: 12 15 1928
Description: Farm machinery and equipment is arranged on the floor of International Harvester's Sioux City branch showroom. A string of pendants hangs from the ceiling,...
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Locomotive Engine No. 2253

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Description: Left side view of locomotive engine no. 2253, a steam locomotive of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.

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