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Fall Festival Entertainers

Date: 09 08 1930
Description: Four women are playing banjos in the McVicar Photo Service Booth at the 1930 East Side Businessman's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival.
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Aerial Photography Business Card

Date: 1925
Description: The business card of Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien, a pioneer in aerial photography in Wisconsin. The illustration shows him sitting on the wing of ...
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Shooting a Refrigerator Advertisement

Date: 07 31 1950
Description: A woman wearing an apron posing with a refrigerator in a photography studio while a photographer takes a picture for advertising.
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International Scout II Pickup

Date: 1971
Description: Color advertising photograph of two men getting into a Scout II pickup truck in a studio.
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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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Studio at Hickory Hill Farm

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of mechanics working with a farm machinery at International Harvester's Hickory Hill Farm.
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Photographing Ball Bearing at Hickory Hill Farm

Date: 1961
Description: Overhead view of man adjusting lights and a camera as he prepares to photograph a ball bearing for an International Harvester catalog at the company's Hick...
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Photographing Metro Mite Truck

Date: 1961
Description: A man lifts the focusing cloth from the screen of a view camera while preparing to photograph an International Metro Mite truck inside a studio at Internat...
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Young Child and Bearded Man

Date: 1902
Description: A young girl is sitting on the seat of a farm implement and holding onto reins as an older bearded man is assisting her. The image was likely used as a mod...
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Two Children with Reaping Hook

Date: 1902
Description: A boy and girl gaze at one another in a haystack, one with a reaping hook and the other with a handful of straw. The children were models and the photograp...
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Young Girl in Native American Costume

Date: 1902
Description: A young girl posing in Native American costume with bow and arrow in a studio. The image was likely used as a model for an advertising artist.
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"Pigs in Clover"

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of a young woman posing wearing a dress and bonnet in a studio. She is holding two young pigs. The image was likely used by the McCormick Harvesti...
Manuscript

Earth Metal Advertisement

Date: 1981
Description: Back of a "Get The Red Edge" advertisement mailer for IH patented Earth Metal disk blades. Text highlights the "super hard and super tough" disk blades tha...
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James Roy Miller, Capital Times Photographer

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: James Roy Miller, photographer for The Capital Times, standing next to a white car advertising "Photography by Edwin Stein, 1417 University Ave." Wi...

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