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Tall-tale Postcard: Men Riding a Cow

Date: 1916
Description: Three men ride a dairy cow on a dirt road, while a fourth pulls at the cow's tail. Of the three men, one is holding a tennis racket, one is holding a golf ...
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Man Outdoors Taking Photograph

Date: 1912
Description: A man prepares a camera to take a photograph, while two other men stand behind him. The man is likely an International Harvester company photographer. The ...
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Man with Camera Near McCormick Works

Date: 08 08 1914
Description: A photographer is standing near a camera on the bank of the Chicago River. He likely works for International Harvester Company and appears to be photograph...
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International Model F Truck Loaded with Large Sacks of Goods

Date: 1916
Description: International Model F (or 31) truck with its bed piled high with massive sacks of goods. The photographer's shadow is on the road in front of the truck.
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Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr.

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr., a Waupun photographer best known for his "tall-tale" or "freak" postcards.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Who Cares for an Auto

Date: 1916
Description: Three men ride a dairy cow on a dirt road, while a fourth pulls at the cow's tail. Of the three men, one is holding a tennis racket, one is holding a golf ...
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Man Sitting in a Field Near a Camera

Date: 10 14 1927
Description: A young man is sitting on a stack of hay or grain in a field near a movie camera on a tripod.
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Three International Harvester Tractors in Photography Studio

Date: 1975
Description: Elevated view of three International Harvester tractors in a photo studio. Groups of three people surround each tractor talking; the lights used for the ph...
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NBC Cameramen

Date: 02 1960
Description: NBC television cameramen (Fred Rheinstein and Dexter Allen) preparing to film in Indonesia. They were covering a meeting between President Sukarno and Niki...
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Field Photographer

Date: 1921
Description: A photographer, likely an employee of International Harvester, and his hand-crank motion picture camera standing in a field in front of man on top of a wag...
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Photographer at Cotton Harvest

Date: 1921
Description: A cameraman films a man stooping to pick cotton while other people are looking on from the background.
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University of Wisconsin-Michigan Football Game

Date: 11 15 1947
Description: Michigan halfback, Gene Derricette, intercepting a pass intended for Wisconsin's Clarence Self, during their football game at Camp Randall Stadium.
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Valve Photography

Date: 12 20 1943
Description: R.G. Hill taking photographs in the engine testing laboratory. The original caption reads: "R.G. Hill, chief photographer at Gas Power Engineering Departme...
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Photographers Shadow near Street Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A shadow of the photographer, Richard Quinney, is visible on the street near the construction site. On the curb are cement blocks and sawhorses.
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International Harvester Photographer

Date: 1931
Description: A company photographer sets up his camera on top of a car to take a photograph in a field.
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Child Riding a Pony

Date: 06 05 1946
Description: Billy Leiser posing for a photographer on a pony on the sidewalk outside of 1026 Williamson Street. In the background is Berkan's Grocery Store located at ...
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Violence at Little Rock

Date: 09 28 1957
Description: Violence against African American journalists covering the Little Rock integration story. Here the crowd moves in on Jimmy Hicks (center, wearing a hat), t...
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Dreyfus "State of the State" Address

Date: 01 31 1979
Description: Framed by a window in the Assembly Chamber door, Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus addresses the Wisconsin Legislature.
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Cameramen at Train Station

Date: 1915
Description: Group of cameramen waiting at train station, with American flags and banners set up in the background.
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J. Robert Taylor with Motorcycle

Date: 1911
Description: The photographer J. Robert Taylor posing outdoors with his motorcycle in front of a large cannon. The cannon is mounted on a low pedestal and is enclosed b...

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