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The Medicine Shop

Date: 08 15 1981
Description: Michael Persten standing behind the prescription counter of The Medicine Shop, a pharmacy he opened in Wauwatosa.
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Nurse Bandaging Worker's Arm

Date: 10 12 1914
Description: View of a nurse applying a bandage to the arm of a worker at an International Harvester factory (possibly Osborne Works in Auburn, NY).
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A Family of Doctors

Date: 11 1917
Description: Doctor James A. Jackson, Sr., of Madison (center), with three of his four sons who became doctors: (left to right) Reginald H. Jackson, Sr., Arnold Jackson...
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Man in Winnebago County Asylum Kitchen

Date: 1930
Description: A man wearing an apron stands in a large kitchen located at the Winnebago County Asylum. Above him are pots and pans hanging from the ceiling. There is a l...
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J.A. Hines

Date: 1990
Description: J.A. "Doc" Hines, veterinarian and politician, on the phone at his office. Wording on cup reads: "Old Fart."
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Blind Man with White Cane

Date: 2013
Description: A blind man with a white cane waits on the corner of 7th & Cass Streets. He is wearing jeans, a denim jacket, blaze orange hat and boots. Snow is piled on ...
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Game Farm Laboratory

Date: 10 1935
Description: A man wearing a white surgical gown and gloves is standing at a surgical table. He is performing a necropsy on a small animal. There is a double basin stan...
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb up...
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb do...
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb up...
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Employee Health

Date: 11 22 1907
Description: View of a man standing with his arm outstretched in an examining room at McCormick Works. This was possibly to measure arm length. The man has his thumb th...
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Portrait of Man

Date: 07 17 1919
Description: Portrait of a man standing indoors wearing overalls and a hat. There are machine parts hanging from hooks behind him. The man is missing parts of his finge...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 09 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors wearing a hat and eyeglasses, and a business coat over work clothes and an apron. His left thumb is bandage...
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Employee Posing in Finishing Room

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: Male employee posing in finishing room near workbench. He is wearing overalls over a vest, shirt and necktie, as well as a hat. He is holding a hammer and ...

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