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Raftsman's Series No. 1433: A Cold Morning

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Description: Stereograph of five people huddled under blankets on a raft. The shadow of a camera and the photographer are in the foreground.
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: View of the State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction, from Lake Monona. The photographer's shadow and railroad tracks are in the foreg...
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Photo Copy Service and Madison Film Productions, Inc.

Date: 08 10 1954
Description: Exterior view from street at night of the Photo Copy Service and Madison Film Productions, Inc., building at 211 West Mifflin Street.
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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...
Poster

Signboard Showing Factory Safety Measures

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard showing seven different mechanical safeguards on machines in International Harvester factories. The poster is one of a series illustr...
Poster

Safety Poster on Shop Lighting

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard describing lighting specifications at International Harvester factories and their contribution to employee health and safety. Four fa...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster on Cleanliness

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard titled: "Clean Surroundings - Helps to Make Good Citizens and a Healthful City." Seven images illustrate cleanliness at different Inter...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster Showing Employee Education

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard describing educational classes and apprenticeship opportunities for International Harvester employees. The poster includes images of an...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster Illustrating Employee Lunch Rooms

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Lunch Rooms - A Clean and Neat Place to Eat: Makes Food More Palatable." Includes images of lunch rooms or cafeterias ...
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Theodatus Garlick, Sculptor and Plastic Surgeon

Date: 1872
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Theodatus Garlick (1805-1884), American surgeon and sculptor. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Garlick was one of th...
Postcard

Two Men Looking at Document

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men looking at document that Mel Esser, sitting, is holding in his hand. Charlie "Breaky" Brendler, w...
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Photographer at Work near a River

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Description: A photographer is setting up for a shot of a man by a river. Across the river are buildings with advertisements and signs. A large log transport is on the ...
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Men Posing Outside Wooden Buildings

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Description: Three men are posing sitting on a woodpile near some wooden buildings. The man in the center is wearing a vest and hat and is holding a platter with a glas...
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Manhattan Branch General Offices

Date: 05 25 1937
Description: Reception room and general offices on the second floor of International Harvester's New York Manhattan truck branch. Large photographs of men at work in In...
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Lee Petroleum Corporation Wells

Date: 06 21 1938
Description: A photographer in the foreground takes a picture of two oil wells powered by an International PA-50 power unit and owned by Lee Petroleum Corporation.
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Identifying Union Activists

Date: 1948
Description: James Newman, public relations director of the Rath packing company, takes photographs of striking workers from a window of the company's factory.
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Men with Movie Camera

Date: 1961
Description: A man looks through a movie camera as another looks on in a studio at International Harvester's Hickory Hill Farm.
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Man with Motion Picture Camera

Date: 1961
Description: A man uses a motion picture camera while filming in a studio at International Harvester's Hickory Hill Farm.
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Logging Camp, Black River Falls, Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of men posed standing in a logging camp, displaying six teams of two oxen. One man is posed seated in a buggy pulled by a single horse, and a...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Elevated view of men posed standing in a snow-covered logging camp. One man is holding a cat, and there is a dog standing nearby. The photographers wagon i...

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