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Methylene Blue Milk Test

Date: 1928
Description: Dairyman conducting Methylene blue test on a can of milk. Notice in background reads: "For all milk which passes the quality requirements of this factory, ...
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Farmall Works Assembly Line

Date: 1952
Description: Factory workers on the assembly line at International Harvester's Farmall Works. The men are working on Farmall tractors.
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Grocery Store

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Description: A woman is being waited on by a man standing behind the counter of a grocery store. Canned goods are stacked on shelves along the wall behind the counter.
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Flipping Pancakes

Date: 06 11 1989
Description: Man flipping pancakes at "farm breakfast" as part of "June is Dairy Month" promotion in Washington County.
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Female Worker at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female worker posing in protective apron and sleeves in front of a painted backdrop at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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Baker and Bread

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: A baker removes multiple loaves of bread from the oven for consumption in both bakery and restaurant.
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Factory Worker Standing at Work Bench

Date: 1907
Description: Employee standing at a work bench with his hand on a hammer, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Header and Header Binder Catalog Cover

Date: 1904
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Deering line of headers and header binders. Features a color chromolithograph illustrat...
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Women Peeling Apples

Date: 1944
Description: Three seated women with bowls on their laps peel apples outdoors while two men stand in the background.
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Johnson's Bakery

Date: 1941
Description: A male worker wearing a hat and apron at Johnson's Bakery removING a pan from an International reach-in cooler.
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Machine Shop Worker

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Description: A man wearing safety goggles and an apron while working in a machine shop. He may be part of a safety program.
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Two Men Sitting Underneath a Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Two factory workers dressed in dark work clothes, light aprons, and dark hats sit on a crate below a numbered display of parts, most likely at Internationa...
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Four Workers Seated Below Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers sit on a wooden bench with a large wheel or gear resting on their legs below a display of implement parts, most likely at International Har...
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Factory Workers at Osbourne Works

Date: 1909
Description: A man dressed in a vest, tie and a long apron stands near a vise at a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works)...
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Factory Worker at Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: A man wearing work clothes, a hat, and a long apron is standing and posing in front of a work station at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later kno...
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Man Working at Powell Metal Forming Machine

Date: 11 24 1913
Description: A man is standing and working at a Powell metal forming machine. He is dressed in an apron and hat. Behind him are other pieces of machinery. The man may b...
Book or Pamphlet

Buckeye Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1898
Description: Back cover with a color illustration of a man using a Buckeye binder in a field drawn by a team of two horses. On the left a woman wearing a dress and apro...
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Exterior of Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across street towards a group of about twenty men, many wearing bowler hats, standing in front of the three-story stone building.
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Tommy Thompson and Darleen Tennessen

Date: 08 31 1999
Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson folding a kringle. This image appeared in The Chippewa Herald on August 31, 1999. The caption read: "Darleen Tenne...
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Male Employee Posing at Workbench

Date: 02 23 1910
Description: Portrait of a male employee standing in front of a workbench. He is wearing an apron and a hat.

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