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Women Sewing for Civil Works Administration Project

Date: 1934
Description: A group of Fond du Lac women sews clothes for a Civil Works Administration project in 1934. The CWA was an emergency program that lasted from November 1933...
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Mural in Assembly Chamber

Date: 1934
Description: Interior of the Assembly Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol showing the mural painted by Edwin H. Blashfild. The painting depicts the "State of Wiscons...
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Grocery Display

Date: 1934
Description: Cans and boxes of Hershey's chocolate products arranged in pyramids on the grocery floor.
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Storage Room at International Harvester Branch in Germany

Date: 1934
Description: Implement parts stacked in a storage room at an International Harvester branch in Germany. Caption below photograph reads: "International Harvester Company...
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International Harvester Tractor Service Station in Germany

Date: 1934
Description: Mechanics working with Deering tractors at a service station in Breslau, Germany. Original caption reads: "International Harvester Company m.b.H., Breslau...
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International Harvester Branch in Breslau, Germany

Date: 1934
Description: Men working with spare parts at an International Harvester branch in Breslau, Germany. Original caption reads: "International Harvester Company m.b. H., Br...
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International Harvester Branch in Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany

Date: 1934
Description: International Harvester machinery in a branch house at Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany. Original caption reads: "International Harvester Company m. b. H., Berli...
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Hough Loader on I-12 Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: Factory worker operating a McCormick-Deering I-12 industrial tractor with an attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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I-12 Tractor with Hough Loader

Date: 1934
Description: McCormick-Deering I-12 tractor with an attached loader in a studio. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company of Chicago, Illinois.
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Progressive Party Returns

Date: 1934
Description: In 1934 the La Follette brothers, the sons of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., broke with the Republican Party and founded the Progressive Party of Wisc...
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Portrait of the Goldberg Family

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Goldberg family (from left): Sara (mother), Rosa Goldberg Katz, Uncle Hirsch, Moishe (brother), Abraha...
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Binder Twine Demonstration at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1934
Description: Two women demonstrate the process of making binder twine at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair as a small crowd looks on. The demonstration was part ...
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"A Century of Progress" Display

Date: 1934
Description: Interior of the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. A world map, engine components, and trucks are on display.
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Office Workers

Date: 1934
Description: A man looks through papers at a desk while a woman, most likely a secretary, takes notes. The man and woman may have worked for an International Harvester ...
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Office Workers

Date: 1934
Description: A woman at an office desk reads a pamphlet entitled, "What is Quality in a Motor Truck?" A male worker speaks on the telephone in the background. The two m...
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Office Scene

Date: 1934
Description: A man holding a cigar is sitting at a desk looking at an International Harvester trucks booklet. A copy of International Trail magazine is on the de...
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Women at McCormick Works

Date: 1934
Description: Female factory workers balling twine in a room full of machinery at the McCormick Works Twine Mill.
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Parts Storage at McCormick Works

Date: 1934
Description: Storage room at the McCormick Works (factory) housing racks full of hanging gears and machinery parts.
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Welding at McCormick Works

Date: 1934
Description: Factory worker wearing a protective mask while welding metal at the McCormick Works.
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International Harvester Office

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated view of a man presenting an illustrated placard of an International Harvester motor truck to two other men sitting behind a desk. There is a large...

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