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Plano Works Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Buildings, a watertower, and smokestacks at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as "West Pullman Works."
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Farm Irrigation

Date: 1920
Description: A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower...
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International Harvester Demonstration Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View of a farmhouse, barn, water tower, and other buildings on an International Harvester Company demonstration farm. The IHC logo is on the water tower ta...
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Deerfield Creamery Company

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Deerfield Creamery Company. Two cars are parked in the lot in front of the factory. There are storage tanks in the background on the r...
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Theresa Village Marker

Date: 02 01 1978
Description: "In the early morning hours, a new month dawns on the small village of Theresa. The village is now in the 130th year of its existence." The village marke...
Document

Patek Brothers Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Patek Brothers, Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a paint company, with a halftone image of a hand dipping a brush into a can of Patek paint, el...
Postcard

Kissel Motor Car Company

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib...
Photograph

Theresa Street Scene

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Description: View of automobiles driving on a street, entering the city. The Theresa water tower can be seen on the left.
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Water Tower

Date: 07 1987
Description: "This workman is painting 'Theresa' on the water tower."
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the New Glarus train depot. In the background is a water tower and a windmill.
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 17 1997
Description: "Water tower construction in Theresa."
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Depot and Train

Date: 1925
Description: View along railroad tracks towards the Rewey railroad station. A locomotive spewing smoke into the air is approaching the depot, and passengers are standin...
Postcard

Milwaukee Vinegar Works And Red Star Yeast Company

Date: 1944
Description: Photographic postcard view down curving road and fields toward the works. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Vinegar Works And Red Star Yeast Company, Cudahy, Wis."
Postcard

Frank Holton & Co., Band Instruments

Date: 
Description: View across field towards a factory where band instruments are manufactured. A water tower with "Holton Band Instruments" painted on it is in the backgroun...
Photograph

Thresher Operation in Field

Date: 08 07 1926
Description: View across field towards demo of new machine(?) with a crowd of well-dressed men observing.
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Paper Mill

Date: 07 1936
Description: View across field towards a bus sitting in the driveway in front of a large factory complex, which has a water tower and three smokestacks. "Airport 2 Mi."...
Photograph

Tractor-Drawn Corn Picker

Date: 09 23 1927
Description: View towards a man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a corn picker in a cornfield. Another man is standing on a wagon pulling cornstalks out of the picker....
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Truck from Cloud County Farm Bureau

Date: 09 20 1928
Description: Two men standing near a truck from "Cloud County Farm Bureau" are watching two men using a Farmall tractor pulling a corn picker in a field. Farm buildings...
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International Harvester Company and Tractor Works

Date: 03 09 1911
Description: View across field towards the International Harvester Company and Tractor Works buildings.

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