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Hamilton Twine Mills Employees Eating Lunch

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female workers eating lunch inside the cafeteria at International Harvester's Hamilton Twine Mills, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Women's Lunch Room at IHC Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of female workers gathered in the women's lunch room at the International Harvester's Osborne Works twine mill. The factory was owne...
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Women Working in Canvas Department of McCormick Works

Date: 07 22 1936
Description: Slightly elevated view of women workers measuring, cutting and sewing sections of canvas for binder back curtains, combine hoods and curtains, burlap bags,...
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Madison Cafeteria Interior

Date: 10 30 1935
Description: Interior view of Madison Cafeteria, 215 W. Washington Avenue. There are seven servers behind the counter, and two customers are sitting at tables.
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Kessenich's Gift Shop

Date: 07 18 1927
Description: View of the Kessenich's Gift Shop, located at 201 State Street, with a woman customer standing among the display shelves.
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female factory workers at West Pullman Works sitting at tables in a large room to work with metal parts.
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Women Sitting On Torpedo at IH Factory

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of six women sitting on a torpedo placed on a rolling cart at an International Harvester factory. Another woman woman stands to the side with her...
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Carson Gulley, Caterer

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Description: Carson Gulley, the well-known University of Wisconsin-Madison chef, serving a catered meal at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed First Unitarian Society Meeti...
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President Lyndon Johnson Meets the Press

Date: 04 04 1964
Description: President Lyndon Johnson meets with the press in the Cabinet meeting room.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Reading Room

Date: 1914
Description: View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room with people studying at tables.
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Unity House Kitchen Workers

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Description: Kitchen workers in the Unity House Kitchen, a large room with long wooden tables and exposed rafters. The workers are lounging around the tables.
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Playland, Westchester Co. Park Casino

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Description: Interior view of the casino at Playland, part of the Westchester Co. Park System. Crowds of people gather inside the room, which features an elaborate ceil...
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State Normal School Gymnasium

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Description: Composite image including children performing exercises inside a gymnasium and an inset drawing of the exterior of the State Normal School. Text at bottom...
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Deering Works Canvas Department

Date: 1910
Description: Female and male factory workers operating machines in the canvas department at International Harvester's Deering Works. The canvas was likely used for grai...
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Ice Cream Shop Interior

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Description: The interior of an ice cream shop, possibly Farmdale ice Cream Shop. Employees pose behind the long counters in uniform and several customers are seated at...
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Interior Factory View of Twine Production

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Description: A view down the center aisle of what is most likely the International Harvester Osbourne factory in Auburn, New York. On either side of the aisle are men a...
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Women Workers in Osborne Works Cafeteria

Date: 03 25 1914
Description: Elevated view of a large group of female factory workers sitting at tables in a cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The women likely work...
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Time Keeping Department at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 1929
Description: A large office full of male and female clerks at desks, working on papers and talking on the phone in the Time Keeping Department at International Harveste...
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Joseph Gundry Family House in Mineral Point

Date: 09 28 2014
Description: View of a woman (facing away) standing indoors in front of an ornate doorway at the Joseph Gundry House. A white lace curtain is covering the large window ...

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