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Man at Desk

Date: 1895
Description: A man, possibly John Forbes, working at a roll-top desk in his office over the old Fire Hall. A dog is sitting on a chair in the lower left. Books on the s...
Postcard

Man at Hotel Reservation Desk

Date: 1909
Description: A man with a moustache stands smoking a cigar behind a hotel reservation desk. Behind him is a clock on the wall and a gramophone. A glass case on the coun...
Photograph

Street Gathering

Date: 1914
Description: Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography...
Photograph

Telephone Exchange in Laona

Date: 1920
Description: "This picture is of the first telephone exchange that I established in Laona. The girl standing is my youngest daughter. This exchange is still operated in...
Photograph

Production Line Worker

Date: 1935
Description: A woman factory worker sorting parts at Globe Union Manufacturing Company, maker of batteries, radio apparatus, and spark plugs.
Photograph

J. Robert Taylor at Desk

Date: 1938
Description: Informal portrait of J. Robert Taylor at his desk talking on the phone.
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Bathing Beauty Contest

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: Elevated view of crowd at E.H. Myrland's Farm's Sky Lodge at the bathing beauty contest at the dedication of a new swimming pool at the resort which opened...

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