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Madison's First Radio Car

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Description: Madison's first radio car with its operators (l to r) Harry Tunstall, M.M. Littleton, and B.B. Jones, all from the State Department of Markets.
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Fairchild Parlor

Date: 1900
Description: The parlor of the Lucius Fairchild residence at 302 Monona Avenue in Madison, filled with artwork and furniture collected by the Fairchilds during their re...
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Rubin and Gompers in Atlantic City

Date: 06 1919
Description: William B. Rubin and Samuel Gompers pose together in Atlantic City. Text beneath the image reads, "Two Americans are thoroughgoing in their defense of huma...
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Robert Griene in his Cornfield

Date: 1930
Description: Farmer Robert Griene is standing and holding two stalks of corn in his field.
Print

Horse-Power Cartoon

Date: 1917
Description: Cartoon illustrating "the layman's idea of how horse-power is determined." The cartoon shows an automobile in a "tug-of-war" with a large number of horses.
Photograph

Kerosene and Gasoline Cans

Date: 07 1926
Description: Gasoline and kerosene cans stand side by side on a shelf at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Man Taking Medicine

Date: 07 1926
Description: A man holding a cork between his teeth is pouring a dose of medicine into a spoon from an unmarked bottle. The photograph was staged at International Harve...
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Man Near Oil Tank

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man is filling a metal pitcher with oil from a barrel stored in a garage with litter on the ground, illustrating a farm hazard.
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Taliesin II Complex

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Description: Distant view of Taliesin II.
Book or Pamphlet

Illustrations of Indian Life

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Description: An illustration depicting various aspects of Indian life, including dancing, a sweat lodge, cooking, and burial of the dead. Indians are referred to as "sa...

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