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Smelt Wrestling

Date: 04 1939
Description: Two men smelt wrestling at the Smelt Carnival in Marinette.
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"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock

Date: 1904
Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. T...
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Army Balloon

Date: 1904
Description: The first dirigible purchased by the U.S. Army and its builder, Thomas A. Baldwin.
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Maitland's Fokker

Date: 06 1927
Description: The Fokker airplane in which Lt. Lester Maitland of Milwaukee and Lt. Albert Hegenberger made the first California to Hawaii trans-Pacific crossing.
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Important Potawatomi Men

Date: 1890
Description: A group of locally important Potawatomi Indians, apparently photographed in a government or law office at Escanaba, Michigan. Left to right standing are Fr...
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Dedication of Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in Wyalusing State Park. The two men ...
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Waters Motor Company Parts Department

Date: 04 27 1946
Description: Roy Riese, parts department manager, shown behind a service counter in the new parts department at Waters Motor Company, 802 East Washington Avenue.
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Harvester House

Date: 1947
Description: A female receptionist sits at a desk near a Farmall tractor in the entryway of "Harvester House" in Melbourne, Australia. Two large staircases are on the r...
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International Harvester Salesman George H. Kaelin

Date: 1935
Description: George H. Kaelin, in charge of farm machinery sales at Long Island Produce and Fertilizer Co., Inc., sits behind a desk. Long Island Produce and Fertlizer ...
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Man Working Machine at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: A factory worker is sitting with his back to the camera as he works at a machine at West Pullman Works. Coils of wire are lying on the floor.
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West Pullman Works Employees

Date: 1944
Description: Two factory workers use machinery mounted along a workspace counter at West Pullman Works.
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Woman at Machine at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: A female factory worker operating a machine at West Pullman Works.
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Woman Working at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Female factory worker at West Pullman Works.
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Woman with Metal Parts at West Pullman Works

Date: 1944
Description: Overhead view of a female factory worker surrounded by stacks of metal parts at West Pullman Works.
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West Pullman Works Factory Assembly Line

Date: 1944
Description: Factory workers work on an assembly line at West Pullman Works.
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Evans-Novak Political Forum

Date: 04 1990
Description: Subscribers to the newsletter issued by journalists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, the Evans-Novak Political Report, were able to attend regular forums at...
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Navy "E" Award Ceremony

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Factory workers from International Harvester's McCormick Works line up on a stage to receive the Army-Navy "E" award, given to manufacturing plants achievi...
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Badminton Game at Campsite

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Description: Four individuals, presumably the Jonas family, play badminton at their campsite. A horse grazes behind the individuals playing badminton.
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf Chapel

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Description: Interior view of the chapel at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Rows of empty, bow back chairs face a stage, where more chairs are set up under bunting a...
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Visitors at Camp Harvey

Date: 1898
Description: Women and children visit soldiers at Camp Harvey. A long building with other people on a long porch is in the background.

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