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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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400 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 400 block of State Street. Businesses include: Giuseppe's Pizzeria, a record store, Meuer Photoart House,...
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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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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down middle of street towards central business section. On the left is a building with a belfry. Cars and businesses line both sides of the street, pe...
Postcard

Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
Postcard

Man in Horse-Drawn Buggy

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man sitting in a buggy drawn by a horse wearing a fly-net. Behind him is an automobile with two men leaning against the side. Al...
Postcard

Generator For Moving Pictures

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the generator used to power the "Frank H. Thompson Famous Moving Pictures." A belt from the generator stretches to the flywheel on...
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Vel Phillips and News Media

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips is on a podium wearing a dress. To the left are two members of the media holding recording equipment who are documenting the N Lindsay Street ...

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