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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. Family Portrait

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., his wife, and their two sons. McCormick was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from...
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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
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Nettie Fowler McCormick

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Description: Portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), wife of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), done by W. Kurtz.
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Mary Ann Hall McCormick

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Mary Ann Hall McCormick (1780-1853), wife of Robert McCormick (1780-1846). Mary Ann and Robert McCormick were the parents of inventor and indus...
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Assembly Work

Date: 1950
Description: A woman looks over parts used as bases for miniature Christmas trees.
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Group of People near Waterfall

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Description: Group of four men and a girl standing on the opposite shoreline by the falls, with probably the Charter Oak Mill on the right on Squaw Creek.
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Man Holding Wooden Board

Date: 1921
Description: A man holds a wooden board reading "WIS" against a white backdrop. The "WIS" may stand for Wisconsin Lumber Company, a subsidiary of International Harveste...
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Tailoring at Madison Vocational and Adult Education School

Date: 01 10 1948
Description: Helen Johnson, tailoring instructor, and Mrs. Edwin (Gertrude) Johnson, student, at Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, 211-213 North Carroll St...
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Operating Machinery Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: A young boy in overalls operates a machine, perhaps a pump for water, underneath a windmill. There are overturned buckets in the foreground. An elderly man...
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P&H 5-Ton Auxiliary Type "M" Hoist

Date: 02 10 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton type "M" auxiliary hoist at the Belmont Iron Works. A man wearing a hat is in the cab. The monorail hoist crane, used in stee...
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Women Tire Builders

Date: 04 20 1954
Description: Women work in a row on machinery building tires.
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IH Polka Dot Scout

Date: 1967
Description: Two women pose with an International Scout decorated in polka dots. The Scout is parked outdoors near a pool at what appears to be a motel or hotel.
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Picnic by a River

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Description: Four men and seven women are posing sitting and standing around a picnic on the edge of a river, with a man standing on a bridge in the background. The fir...
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Man Sitting on a Cart in a Factory

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is sitting on a cart on at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Behind him are stacked pieces of lumber. Hooks hang from the ceiling. ...
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Worker on Carpet Loom

Date: 1970
Description: A woman is working on a tufting carpet loom. She is leaning into the loom which has a large number of individual strands of yarn on top, and gray material,...
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Woman in a Warehouse Full of Sofas

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of a blonde haired woman in a warehouse full of sofas or couches at Mastercraft Furniture. She is sitting on the arm of one of the sofas and ...
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Cheese Tour

Date: 1976
Description: John J. Widmer gives "Alice in Dairyland," Janice (Findlay) Aiken, a tour of the Widmer Cheese Factory.
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Woman Sitting in Scout

Date: 1976
Description: Interior view of woman sitting in passenger seat of Scout. Grey seats with plaid fabric.
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Woman Driving Scout with Canvas Topper

Date: 1961
Description: Woman driving a Scout with canvas topper along a driveway. She is wearing a string of pearls and is wearing gloves. A young boy is sitting in the passenger...
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Crazy Mary

Date: 1982
Description: Close-up of a woman working on a strap of leather in a shop.

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