Date: | 1906 |
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Description: | The monoplane glider built and flown by Carl S. Bates of Clear Lake, Iowa. During the previous year Bates had built a bi-plane glider. |
Date: | 04 02 1946 |
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Description: | Mr. Mullarkey (probably Leo R. Mullarkey) standing beside Glider Home Laundry and Dry Cleaning Agitator, Washer and steam garment press with Vel Colgate so... |
Date: | 09 29 1945 |
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Description: | Toddler sitting at child's training desk, with lid closed. |
Date: | 09 29 1945 |
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Description: | Little boy at child's training desk with bench seat. |
Date: | 09 29 1945 |
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Description: | Young girl seated at child's training desk with top open showing blackboard. |
Date: | 11 04 1943 |
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Description: | Closed ladder against trade shelves at Madison-Kipp Corp., 201-231 Waubesa Street. |
Date: | 10 19 1931 |
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Description: | Edison kinetascope, patented in 1897, one of the first motion picture projectors invented by Thomas A. Edison. It is hand cranked and chain driven. |
Date: | 07 02 1946 |
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Description: | Experimental model steam car, taken from left side, for the Keen Manufacturing Company, located at 2661 East Washington Avenue. |
Date: | 07 02 1946 |
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Description: | Experimental model steam car, taken from right side, for the Keen Manufacturing Company, 2661 East Washington Avenue. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | A man sets up a cone-shaped instrument designed to distill fresh water from salt water as he leans out of a small motor boat on the water. |
Date: | 05 14 1927 |
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Description: | Farmer and mechanic F.L. Zybach, 32, standing beside his invention -- a Fordson tractor with a front-mounted plow equipped for "driverless operation." Orig... |
Date: | 1850 |
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Description: | Quarter-length portrait of inventor Obed Hussey (1782?-1860) as it appeared in W.T. Hutchinson's biography of Cyrus Hall McCormick. He is wearing an eye pa... |
Date: | 1929 |
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Description: | Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playi... |
Date: | 1929 |
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Description: | Re-enactors demonstrating a replica of the first reaper built by Cyrus Hall McCormick in 1831. The man raking at the back of the reaper appears to be playi... |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Film crew setting up a scene in which actors playing the parts of Cyrus McCormick and his slave Jo Anderson operate a replica of McCormick's reaper of 183... |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Still from the feature length motion picuture "Romance of the Reaper" showing a recreation of the demonstration of Cyrus McCormick's reaper of 1831 at Waln... |
Date: | 03 24 1947 |
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Description: | Prototype of "Sure Grip" fishing pole holder for carrying fishing poles on the top or sides of a car. Shows device with an advertising card attached that i... |
Date: | 03 25 1947 |
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Description: | Metal baby high chair capable of disassembling and folding for easy transport. Close-up view of chair disassembled, with parts packed in a suitcase. View d... |
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