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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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Cameraman Filming Tractor in Action

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: Cameraman riding on a platform pulled by a McCormick-Deering tractor. The man appears to be filming the tractor while it is in motion.
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Milwaukee Journal Pathfinder Car

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of Robert Taylor's car, which he used for his work as the Milwaukee Journal's first photographer. A sign displayed across the spare tire r...
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State Street Looking Towards Campus

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Description: View of the left side of the 400 block of State Street, between Gilman and Gorham Streets, looking towards Bascom Hill and the University of Wisconsin camp...
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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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International Harvester Seattle Branch House Interior

Date: 1949
Description: Interior view of International Harvester's Seattle branch house. In the foreground are shelves displaying products, and in the background is a service coun...
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Long Beach Branch Interior

Date: 1947
Description: Showroom of the Long Beach branch house featuring International trucks and parts on the showroom floor. There is an enlarged photograph or mural displayed ...
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McVicar Photo Service Sign on Ford Coupe

Date: 1930
Description: A McVicar Photo Service sign on the spare tire cover on the back of a Ford coupe. The full text of the sign reads, "McVICAR PHOTO SERVICE, Specialists in C...
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Robert Gibbs

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: Press Secretary Robert Gibbs posing outside the Barack Obama rally. An American flag is in the background.
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Photographing International Metro Mite Truck

Date: 1961
Description: Two men set up a photography shot of an International Metro Mite truck in a studio at International Harvester's Hickory Hill Farm.
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Paul Vanderbilt and his Camera

Date: 1963
Description: A candid portrait of Paul Vanderbilt in the field with his large format camera set up. He is standing next to a State Historical Society of Wisconsin vehic...
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Photographers on Roof of Barn

Date: 09 02 1923
Description: Two men are on top of a barn at an orchard, taking a panoramic photograph of an orchard.
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Capitol Square Panorama

Date: 10 28 1956
Description: Close-up of Tenney Building at the corner of South Pinckney and East Main Street on the Capitol Square. Businesses pictured on South Pinckney Street includ...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 08 1995
Description: "Jean Howarth, photographer for 'Country Weekly,' prepared to photograph the Theresa State Bank groundbreaking in Lomira."
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Walleye Fish on a Stake

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Description: A Walleye fish has been propped onto the top of a stake in the ground. A car is parked along the side of a road in the background on the right. The shadow ...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Sid Holding Fishing Pole in his Backyard

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Description: Sid standing with a fishing pole in his backyard. He is wearing folded down hip waders and he has a cigar in his mouth. He is standing with his foot proppe...
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Yahara River

Date: 03 27 1937
Description: View across water towards a well-dressed man and woman posing in front of a car while another man takes their photograph. A woman and young girl are lookin...
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Right Side of Mae Woldenberg Building, and the Copper Rivet

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Copper Rivet and the right side of the Mae Woldenberg Building. The stores on the ground floor of the Mae Woldenberg B...

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