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Giant Elm at Intersection of Green Bay and Good Hope Roads

Date: 1939
Description: A man is posing with his left hand resting on the trunk of the General Grant Giant Elm, S.E. of intersection of Green Bay and Good Hope Roads. At site of P...
Poster

International "Red Baby" Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1923
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering service featuring a color illustration of a "Red Baby" farm truck. The company offered a $1,000 prize to the deale...
Poster

Advertising Calendar for McCormick-Deering Line

Date: 1924
Description: Advertising calendar for the McCormick-Deering line of farm machinery featuring an artistic rendition of man driving a "Red Baby" farm truck on a snowy roa...
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International Gas Truck Refueling Airplane

Date: 08 10 1929
Description: Workers refueling an airplane from an International gas truck as a small crowd is looking on. The airplane was owned by Western Canada Airways. The truck w...
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Refueling a Tri-Motor

Date: 1936
Description: Refueling a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. Because gasoline truck hoses did not have pumps, airplanes were refueled by filling 5-gallon cans and then lifting the...
Photograph

Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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The Koshkonong Hotel

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Koshkonong Hotel (later the Lakehouse Inn), a stone and brick hotel with a parapet roof on Maple Beach Road. People are in front of the inn. Ha...
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The Koshkonong Hotel

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Koshkonong Hotel (later the Lakehouse Inn), a stone and brick hotel with lots of windows, a parapet roof and a small structure on roof, on Mapl...
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International R-183 School Bus

Date: 1953
Description: Two children are exiting an International R-183 School Bus. The children are greeted by a woman, possibly their mother. A man, possibly the father of the c...
Photograph

Hill Crest Farm Auto Truck

Date: 1915
Description: A man is sitting behind the wheel of a truck used on Hill Crest Farm for carrying dairy and farm products to market. Farm buildings are in the background.
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International Truck on Rural Drive

Date: 04 19 1921
Description: A man drives an International truck down a dirt road near a fence. The truck is loaded with what appear to be coils of wire fencing. The truck is likely a ...
Photograph

Livestock Truck

Date: 1917
Description: An International livestock truck hauls several animals, possibly cows, along a dirt road. The truck may be a Model H or 21.
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Man Operating Mogul 15-30 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: A man is operating a Mogul 15-30 tractor with a belt attached to its power take-off. A cart is parked behind the tractor, and is carrying a barrel labeled:...
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Prisoners Working

Date: 1915
Description: View down road of a group of prisoners wearing striped jumpsuits doing road work while supervisors look on. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near a fence, and...
Photograph

Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...
Manuscript

Have Our Rural Schools Kept Pace?

Date: 07 1951
Description: Graphic from University of Wisconsin Extension Service Special Circular 20 showing progress in transportation and economics and posing the question "have o...
Photograph

Francis Shirbroun Delivers Mail in Farmall A Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: Francis Shirbroun delivers mail to a mailbox in a Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab for delivering mail. The cab has a "FARMALL" d...
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Theresa Waste Disposal System

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "Theresa Waste Disposal System. Village man, Jim Zillmer, checks out sprinkler system."

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