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The Sherlock Hotel

Date: 1934
Description: Exterior view of the Sherlock Hotel, 124 King Street at the corner of Doty Street. Snow is on the ground.
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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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Madison Railways Company Bus

Date: 1934
Description: Bus of the Madison Railways Company parked in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Filming of McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: Cameraman and sound operator from Paramount Sound News on top of a truck filming a demonstration of the McCormick-Deering O-12 radio-controlled tractor and...
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International Harvester Company Parade Float for "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1934
Description: International Harvester Company parade float for the "A Century of Progress" Worlds Fair. The two-section float is parked in front of the Field Museum and ...
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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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International Harvester Branch in Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany

Date: 1934
Description: Businessmen standing in front of a McCormick-Deering showroom building in Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany. Caption below photograph reads: "International Harvest...
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International C-30 Armored Brinks Truck

Date: 1934
Description: International C-30 armored truck built for Brinks, Incorporated. The truck is parked at the "Irish Village" exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's ...
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International C-30 Armored Brinks Truck

Date: 1934
Description: Armored C-30 truck built for Brinks Incorporated parked in front of a castle in the "Irish Village" exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in ...
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Covered Bridge over Cedar Creek

Date: 1934
Description: Southwest view of a covered bridge over Cedar Creek, with a man walking in the snow nearby.
Poster

Century of Progress World's Fair Poster

Date: 1934
Description: Poster for the 1934 "Century of Progress" World's Fair in Chicago showing a woman surrounded by abstract representations of the sights and sounds of the fa...
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Issuing Hunting License

Date: 1934
Description: Man at the counter of office in Dane County where clerk, Selma Fjelstad, is issuing a hunting license.
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Geo. J. Seeger & Son Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man speaks to the driver of an International truck labeled "Geo. J. Seeger & Son; Fern Ridge, MO."
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Gonigam - Bass Company

Date: 1934
Description: Employees stand in a line outside the Gonigam - Bass Company, possibly an International Harvester dealership.
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The Tenney Building

Date: 1934
Description: An exterior view of the Tenney Building, located at the corner of Pinckney and Main Streets on Capitol Square. Liggett's Drugstore occupies the first floor...
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Assembly Committee in Session

Date: 1934
Description: Assembly members seated around a table at a committee meeting.
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Knickerbocker Hotel

Date: 1934
Description: Front of hotel from park across the street. Several cars are parked along the street, and a large building is visible to the left of the hotel.
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One Hundred Block of Pittsburg Avenue

Date: 1934
Description: A man is walking on the raised sidewalk in front of the building near a fence. On the windows is written "Lakehouse Lunch Room".
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Ornamental Street Lights

Date: 1934
Description: Ornamental street lighting system along a street in a local business district. House on corner is near a sign that says "Lot for Sale."
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Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th...

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