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Home-Built Airplane in the Attic

Date: 1928
Description: Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father...
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Lumber Railroad Crew

Date: 1903
Description: A work crew of the Upham Lumber and Manufacturing Company near Athens, Wisconsin. The men are riding on a flatbed car of the Abbottsford and Northeastern R...
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Mogul Tractor and Binder

Date: 07 30 1917
Description: View across field towards a man sitting on a grain binder pulled by a Mogul tractor.
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Chattanooga Plow Works Employee

Date: 1930
Description: Factory worker at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Construction of Bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts

Date: 08 10 1973
Description: View across water of early construction of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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International Trucks with Flags

Date: 1915
Description: Large group of men and children posing in International trucks parked in a row on the side of a road. An American flag is held by one of the men in every t...
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Czechoslovak Relief Committee

Date: 1941
Description: A group of men from the Chicago Czechoslovak Relief Committee are standing against an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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Czechoslovak Relief Committee

Date: 1941
Description: A group of men from the Chicago Czechoslovak Relief Committee are standing against an International D-15-M (Metro) truck sold to Czechoslovakian Relief for...
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Tilling the Soil with an International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Man pulling a disc harrow in an orchard with an International 8-16 tractor. The original caption reads, "used in 'Battle the Bugs'."
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Mercer Transfer Company

Date: 1930
Description: A group of men stand outside the Burlington Farm Machinery Company storefront where an International H-5 truck owned by the Mercer Transfer Company is park...
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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day

Date: 1940
Description: Publicity photo of Joel McCrea and Laraine Day for the film "Foreign Correspondent." McCrea wears a suit and sits with his arms around his legs. Day wears ...
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Joel McCrea and Robert Benchley

Date: 1940
Description: Joel McCrea and Robert Benchley greet each other at Waterloo Station in a scene still for the film "Foreign Correspondent." There are many men wearing bowl...
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Governor Kohler Sr. with Fifteen Representatives of Rotary International

Date: 06 02 1930
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. stands for a group portrait with several men and women on a lawn with trees and foliage. He is the fifth person from the righ...
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Sound Storm Rock Festival

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Group of people outdoors behind a fence at a rock festival.
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Family Style Christmas Dinner

Date: 12 22 1960
Description: Group portrait of several people sitting or standing around a table with a meal displayed on it. All the women, and one man, are folding their hands as if ...
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"1865 Military Ball" at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 06 01 1989
Description: A costumed couple is dancing while four women in costumes are clapping their hands. Caption reads: "Dancers strutted their stuff at an '1865 Military Ball'...
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U.S. National Park Ranger Jim Mack and Fresnel Lens

Date: 07 21 1985
Description: Portrait of a uniformed man leaning on a large lighthouse lens. Caption reads: "US National Park Ranger Jim Mack (above), leaning on a giant fresnel lens t...
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Mosinee Goes Communist for a Day: Rationing

Date: 05 01 1950
Description: Caption on back reads: "All foodstuffs is confiscated by Red authorities and rationed to the citizens. Mrs. Delbert Bauer is shown as she gets her cup of P...
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Combined Choruses

Date: 04 26 1958
Description: A man is pointing to sheet music on a stand, as a young man and two young women are looking on. Caption reads: "The veteran Arion Musical club choru...

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