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Plano Manufacturing Company Catalog

Date: 1897
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Plano Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of grain binders, mowers, headers, reapers, and hay rakes. The cover fea...
Photograph

Hardware Sales

Date: 12 19 1962
Description: Hilgendorf's Hardware store clerk showing a saw to a customer.
Photograph

St. Joseph's Computer

Date: 12 14 1967
Description: A secretary in the pathology department at St. Joseph's Hospital working at a new computer.
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Polo Players

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Description: Polo horses take graceful strides as two players vie to hit the ball at Joy Farms.
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At Grandfather's House

Date: 1955
Description: A young boy helps his grandfather unload a cart of split logs.
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Fresh Bread from the Oven

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Description: A baker, clad in apron, pulls a tray of freshly-baked rolls from the oven.
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Fighting the Fire

Date: 09 19 1959
Description: View towards a firefighter standing with his back to the camera as he is aiming a fire hose towards the flames.
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Veteran Butcher

Date: 09 08 1956
Description: Butcher Herman Nimmer positions his hand saw to cut a slab of meat.
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F-12 Tractors Ready for Shipment at Neuss Works

Date: 09 08 1937
Description: Men standing with Farmall 12 tractors ready for shipment at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany.
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Sun Dip

Date: 07 08 1988
Description: Two women lifeguards sun themselves at the edge of Horeb Park pool during a rotation break.
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Girder Climbing

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Description: Construction workers sitting atop a steel girder placed by a crane, bolting it together at the corners.
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The Fix-it Man

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Description: Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence.
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Cut Fence

Date: 09 10 1963
Description: A boy repairing the fence at the Golden Guernsey Dairy cooperative McKerrow Farms.
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Shy Guy

Date: 02
Description: Crowned queen and king of Valentine's Day celebrate over a card.
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Oiling the Machine

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Description: A man uses an oil can to lubricate equipment in a machine shop.
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Enjoying the Sound System

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Description: A little girl stands at the built-in home entertainment system consisting of a phonograph turntable, radio, and single speaker.
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Home Workshop

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Description: A man cuts a block of wood on a table saw in his workshop.
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Rural Telephone Operator

Date: 11 1954
Description: Henry Anderson runs a switchboard on his 90th birthday, with his smoking paraphernalia and a photograph of him at the switchboard on a table nearby.
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Working the Linotype

Date: 1950
Description: A woman types text into a linotype machine.
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Snow Cones for the Kids

Date: 1950
Description: Children enjoy cold treats while being entertained, as nuns and an adult male look on.

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