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Paul Bunyan statue

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Description: A man and boy pose in front of a giant Paul Bunyan statue.
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Weighing Guests

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left.
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La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. Family Portrait

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., his wife, and their two sons. McCormick was president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company from...
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Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1850
Description: Drawing of Chief Oshkosh rendered from a daguerreotype by J.F. Harrison. He is wearing a top hat wrapped with a ribbon. Also a suitcoat, bowtie, beaded nec...
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L.C. Bates

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of L.C. Bates, editor and publisher of the the "Arkansas State Press," a crusading Little Rock newspaper and the husband of the Ark...
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Frank P. Stanish

Date: 02 01 1947
Description: Druggist Frank Stanish of Hieber's Drugstore measures and compounds a prescription.
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Employees of International Harvester Dealership

Date: 07 01 1935
Description: Employees of a McCormick-Deering dealership posing at the service entrance with an International truck.
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Fischelis at War Memorial

Date: 1948
Description: Robert Fischelis and H.A.B. Dunning examine the War Memorial at the American Pharmaceutical Association Headquarters building.
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: Men posed on the front cowcatcher, or pilot, of a wood burning locomotive, with a few cars attached. Three other men pose on the locomotive.
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Andrew Carnegie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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Alexander Graham Bell

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Alexander Graham Bell.
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Toy Chimp Robot

Date: 06 06 1963
Description: Toy distributors for Ideal Toy Corporation introduce a new toy line to dealers.
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Leander J. McCormick

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Description: Engraved portrait of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900) by the Century Publishing and Engraving Company. Leander was a younger brother of Cyrus Hall McCor...
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Robert McCormick

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Description: Engraved portrait of Robert McCormick (1780-1846), father of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).
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Pharmacist

Date: 1950
Description: A pharmacist working in the lab area of a pharmacy.
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Graphic Artist in Office with Drawings

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester advertising artist sitting at his desk in a studio office with a wistful look on his face. Graphics from Deering brand advertisemen...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of Robert E. Lee, seated, in his later years.
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International Truck Dealer and Salesman

Date: 09 20 1938
Description: International dealer and a sales promotion man talking things over outside the Younger Motor Truck Company dealership building. The dealer, George Younger ...
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International Truck Dealership Grand Opening

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Original caption reads: "Congratulations are extended James Graham (center), the owner of Graham International, Inc., Sherman-Denison, Texas, one of the ne...

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