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Willie Harradon

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Description: Cigarette Advertising Cards produced by Allen and Ginter. Depicted is Willie Harradon, a cyclist also known as "The Youthful Phenomenon."
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 08 01 1931
Description: State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. View from the left on Wilson Street with automobiles and a bicycle in the foreground. The si...
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Joys Building and Surrounding Construction

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Description: Elevated view of west side of N. Water Street between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets, featuring the Joys Building, with a contruction area in foreground...
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International G-61 Coal Truck

Date: 1921
Description: A man is driving an International Model G-61 truck with a bed full of coal for the Clyde Barber Coal Company. Bicycles are leaning against a stone building...
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Neuss Works Entrance

Date: 1945
Description: A man rides a bicycle down a road at International Harvester's Neuss Works, surrounded on either side by rubble and buildings. The factory was heavily dama...
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Madison — Parman's Super Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Built by Clayton "Clayt" Parman in 1941, the service station at 3502 Monroe Street looks almost identical to when it opened more than sixty-five years ago.
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Milwaukee Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: In 2001 the former Copeland Service Station reopened as a coffee shop in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. The restored building is located at 4924 We...
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Canal between Two Factories

Date: 09 30 1963
Description: View of a canal running between the Neenah Paper Company and the J.W. Hewitt Machine Company.
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WM. C. Raue. Storefront

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Description: View from across street of storefront of Wm. C. Raue. at 202 Main Street. Signs on the building say: "Wallpaper, Paints, Oils."
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Canada Packers Limited Trucks

Date: 10 13 1936
Description: Men working outside the Canada Packers Limited Warehouse. There are three trucks, including an International Metro parked in front of the warehouse near th...
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Youngsville Mfg. Co.'s Plant

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Description: A view of the Youngsville Mfg. Co.'s Plant. Caption reads: Youngsville M'F'G. Co's. Plant, Youngsville, PA.
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Curtis & Yale Plant 1 Workers

Date: 1884
Description: Men posed in front of and on top of a building at Plant One of the Curtis and Yale Co. Some of the men stand with bicycles.
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Curtis & Yale Plant 1 Workers

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Description: Group of men posing in front of Curtis and Yale Co. Plant one. A number of workers are looking out from windows in the building. Other workers pose on a wa...
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Former Fur Trading Post Building

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Description: The former Astor (American Fur Trading Company) post building, now a museum of local history and fur trading history. There is a sign reading: "The Riversi...
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South Side Manufacturing Company

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Description: Two buildings on the grounds of the South Side Manufacturing Company stand side-by-side in a furrowed dirt yard. The larger building has a large lean-to fi...
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High Dive

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a diver who has launched himself from a high ladder supported by guy wires. The railing around a small pool is visible on...
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Widmer Cheese

Date: 1972
Description: "Widmer Cheese was a campaign stop for New York Mayor John Lindsay as he looked for votes for president."
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Agency

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks of men and women standing in front of a McCormick Harvester Machine Company dealership or branch house on a dirt road in an uni...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers amid heavy machinery, most likely at the McCormick Reaper Works. A bicycle is hanging from the ceiling in the background.

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