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Dickey Chapelle in Vietnam

Date: 11 1964
Description: Dickey Chapelle on the Don Phuc command post, in front of a stack of sandbags, on the Vietnam-Cambodia frontier. Chapelle resided at this post for 34 days,...
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Pedestrians on Bascom Hill

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hill and lower campus vicinity from the roof of the Wisconsin Historical Society, which was then under construction. A large group ...
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Surrender of Black Hawk

Date: 1940
Description: Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting the surrender of Black Hawk at Fort Crawford in 1832.
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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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Boy with Rifle

Date: 05 1928
Description: Boy idling away time with a rifle under a tree on the grounds of a rural school.
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Moving Airplane Engine with I-30 Tractor

Date: 08 24 1937
Description: Slightly elevated view of a worker moving an airplane engine with an International I-30 industrial tractor and trailer inside the Municipal Airport hangar....
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Kewanee Boiler and Anchor Stoker

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Kewaunee boiler and Anchor stoker in the basement of the Women's Building.
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Oscar Mayer Ice Exhibit

Date: 05 02 1934
Description: Oscar Mayer ice exhibit at Madison Home Show featuring iceboxes, signs: "Ice Made of pure artesian well water," "This will always keep baby's milk pure no ...
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Wrecked Safety Island

Date: 12 17 1931
Description: Wrecked pedestrian safety island, University Avenue and Francis Street, struck by the Rev. George E. Hunt.
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Jepertinger Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 10 1929
Description: Richard C. Jepertinger, plumbing and heating booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. Featuring Kohler Plumbing fixtures and Cl...
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Steinhauer Garage Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Henry C. Steinhauer Radio Company booth at ESBMA fall festival. The booth is featuring Sparton, Temple, Philco, and Crosley radios.
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Brickson Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 11 1929
Description: Obert H. Brickson, Jeweler, booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. The booth is featuring Sangamo, Hamilton watches and clock...
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French Battery Company Booth

Date: 09 12 1929
Description: French Battery Co. booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. "Manufacturers of Ray-O-Vac batteries and flashlights." Featuring ...
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Men Making Telephone Switchboard Cables

Date: 08 14 1946
Description: Eleven male workers and one supervisor making telephone switchboard cables in the basement of the Wisconsin Telephone Company building.
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Experimental Tractor with Attached Cultivator

Date: 1920
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental, reversible, early Farmall (?) tractor with attached cultivator.
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Couple with Three Children outside of Home

Date: 1874
Description: A couple with three children posing in a yard. The woman has a sewing machine, the man has a table saw and lathe. The two-story frame house has a glass pan...
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International Armored Truck

Date: 1933
Description: International armored truck built for Brinks Express Company parked in front of a building with armed guards. Two of the guards are holding firearms. A man...
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View of Bascom Hall

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hill and lower campus vicinity from the roof of the Wisconsin Historical Society, which was then under construction. A large group ...
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Bridge in Darlington

Date: 1935
Description: View toward bridge and hill. The bridge has lampposts. Buildings are on a hill in the background. Caption reads: "Bridge and Hill, Darlington, Wis."
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Antenna

Date: 04 13 1948
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company, 122 West Main Street, showing an antenna on top of the building for use with mobile telephone service.

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