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Exposition Building

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Description: Elevated view of the Exposition Building.
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Libby Prison, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Libby Prison at the Columbian Exposition. Several carts, horses in front of the building.
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Milwaukee Public Museum

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Description: View of natural history objects at Milwaukee Public Museum, including skeletons, stuffed birds and fish. There are two cuspidors on the floor in front of e...
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Public Museum Natural History Exhibit

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Description: Interior view of Public Museum. Focuses on display area in center of room that contains skeletal remains and tortoise shells.
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Smithsonian Apothecary Shop

Date: 07 22 1946
Description: Members of the American Pharmaceutical Association Council visit the old Apothecary Shop exhibit at the Smithsonian.
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Antique Cars on Display

Date: 08 18 1987
Description: At a Hartford antique show, a man looks over a well-maintained Model T Ford. In the background other people inspect more vintage automobiles.
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McCormick Auto-Mower at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Man sitting in a McCormick Auto-Mower in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company building at the Paris Exposition in France. Several men, a woman...
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McCormick Building at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company building at the Paris Exposition in France.
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Workers at a Refreshment Stand

Date: 1911
Description: Three workers with barrels of drinks inside a refreshment booth decorated with stars and stripes. The men were preparing to serve drinks at an Internationa...
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German McCormick Agricultural Exhibition

Date: 1900
Description: A crowd of people gathered at the entrance to a German exhibition of McCormick agricultural equipment. To the right is a small theatrical stage depicting a...
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Swedish Exhibition of McCormick Farm Machinery

Date: 1899
Description: Employees of a McCormick dealership and family members standing in a pavilion with a display of McCormick farm machinery. A crowd is pressed up against the...
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Schwister — Ready for the Start

Date: 1911
Description: John Schwister and his home-built airplane, "the Minnesota Badger," at the Langlade County Fairgrounds.
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Crowd Gathered to Watch International Harvester Film

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Rural farming crowd gathered to watch an International Harvester film on the side of a barn. The event was staged by J.H. Matthews, an International Harves...
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War Products Exhibit at Indianapolis Works

Date: 1942
Description: Storefront war products exhibit at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. A sign on the window reads: "Mud pies. Today is serious business! This fou...
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Herring-Curtiss Flying Machine

Date: 1909
Description: Advertising card from an exhibition of the Herring-Curtiss "Golden Flyer" in which Glenn Curtiss had won the first Gordon Bennett trophy at Rheims. The exh...
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Unveiling a Painting of Governor Schmedeman

Date: 01 05 1935
Description: Portrait of Governor Albert G. Schmedeman, painted by Merton Grenhagen, in the gallery of governors at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Mary and Shurley, daugh...
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Armstrong Products, Home Show

Date: 05 06 1934
Description: Woman, in costume, standing in Hassett Linoleum Co. display booth featuring Armstrong Products: carpet, linoleum, Armstrong Quaker rugs, at the Home Show.
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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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Hassett Linoleum Co. Exhibit Booth

Date: 05 06 1934
Description: Close-up of Hassett Linoleum Co. display booth featuring Armstrong Products: carpet, linoleum, Armstrong Quaker rugs, at the Home Show.
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American Optical Co. Exhibit

Date: 10 09 1931
Description: American Optical Co. exhibit of welding goggles, helmets and shields at the 2nd welding conference in the U.W. engineering building.

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