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Men Moving Bust of "Mr. Musselman"

Date: 1963
Description: Five men preparing to lift a bust of "Mr. Musselman" with an International TD-6 crawler tractor and Drott high-lift bucket loader. The "Mr. Musselman" bust...
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International Truck Adorned for 4th of July

Date: 07 04 1927
Description: International truck owned by the Vandermeulen Company adorned with starred banners and advertisements for McCormick-Deering cream separators. The truck lik...
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"McCormick Day"

Date: 1916
Description: Farmers in the street of a rural town with their International Harvester horse-drawn mowers and binders on "McCormick Day." The event was organized by the ...
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International Harvester Spreader Delivery Day

Date: 05 08 1914
Description: Farmers and their families lined up in the street of a rural town for a "spreader delivery" day organized by International Harvester dealer, P.J. Welter. T...
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International Harvester Spreader Delivery Day

Date: 04 25 1914
Description: Farmers posing with their new International horse-drawn manure spreaders in the streets of a rural town. The "spreader delivery" day was organized for publ...
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Model Posing with International Spirit of '76 Cadet Tractor

Date: 1976
Description: Color advertising photograph of a female model posing with a Spirit of '76 Cadet lawn tractor. The tractor was meant to commemorate the bicentennial of the...
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"Betsy Ross" and International Spirit of '76 Cadet Tractor

Date: 1976
Description: Color advertising photograph for International Spirit of '76 Cadet lawn tractor featuring a model dressed as Betsy Ross sewing stars onto a U.S. flag. The ...
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Acacia Fraternity Bowery Party

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Acacia fraternity "Bowery" party, with couples in costume. There are many commercial posters and advertising on the wall in the background.
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Acacia Fraternity Nut Party

Date: 03 23 1935
Description: Group portrait of Acacia fraternity members and their dates, at 108 Langdon Street, at a nut party. The group is posing with many advertisement posters whi...
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'Buster Brown' Party

Date: 09 15 1934
Description: Group portrait of more than 40 children with Buster Brown at 'Buster Brown' party at Burdick and Murray Department Store.
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Dodge 8 Marathon Car

Date: 08 13 1930
Description: Two men shaking hands in front of Dodge Brothers Trucks and Madison Motor Car Company next to a Dodge 8 Marathon automobile. The mounted spare tire has a s...
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Little Oscar Shaking Hands with Boy

Date: 02 23 1940
Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, is sitting in a Speed-o-Racer and shaking hands with Billy Marble. Behind them is the Wienermobile.
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Wisconsin Central Airlines Dedication

Date: 08 03 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, at left, christens the "Northliner Alice in Dairyland" with a bottle of milk at the Madison municipal airport, with N...
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Who's New Club - Barn Dance

Date: 11 19 1948
Description: Members of the Madison Who's New Club at a barn dance at the YWCA gymnasium. Three women wearing bonnets pose next to a statue of Borden's "Elsie the Cow."...
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East Washington Avenue at Pinckney Street

Date: 12 04 1948
Description: Elevated view of street scene at East Washington Avenue and Pinckney streets with pedestrians crossing the street. Advertisement on the side of a parked Ra...
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Bosses Night Dinner for Madison Advertising Club

Date: 05 16 1950
Description: Six of the people at the speakers table for the Madison Advertising Club's "Bosses Night" dinner at the Hotel Loraine. From left are Karl Eisele, club pres...
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Madison Advertising Club Bosses' Dinner

Date: 05 21 1952
Description: Left to right at the head table of the Madison Advertising Club Bosses' dinner are: Ralph O'Connor, WISC manager and club president; Burton Bigelow, sales ...
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Santa Claus with a Commercial Message

Date: 1986
Description: A plastic statue of Santa Claus is standing in front of a store window display advertising a Christmas sale. The statue has a sign hanging around Santa's n...
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Newspaper Greeting from Want-ad Department

Date: 12 11 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Want-ad Department of Madison Newspapers, Inc. that appeared in a Christmas greeting.
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Madison Advertising Club

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Group portrait at the Madison Advertising Club dinner.

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