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Apollo 16 on the Moon

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Description: Astronaut Charles M Duke, Jr., collecting lunar samples using a rake and tongs. This photograph was taken on the moon by John W. Young, the crew commander....
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Apollo 17 Lunar Rover

Date: 09 1972
Description: Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt practice operating the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) in preparation for the Apollo 17 mission to the moon. They ...
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Dr. E.A. Birge Reading Sun Machine in Car

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge reading a sun machine inside a car. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remai...
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Dr. Birge on Trout Lake

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge paddling on a raft in Trout Lake. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remaine...
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Girl at Vegetable Stand

Date: 1917
Description: Girl selling vegetables to a customer at vegetable stand along Milwaukee pike. Original caption reads: "The little girl in charge sold over $800 worth of v...
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First Wisconsin Aviator

Date: 1910
Description: The Curtiss Pusher owned by Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, the first man to fly in Wisconsin and the first person to purchase an airplane. Slightly below ...
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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date: 10 10 1902
Description: Wilbur Wright gliding down the steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Much of the Wright Brothers' success derived from the fact...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl Bates in his airplane. The bottom half of the card shows the beginning of a race between Bates' invention and an automobile. Bates was from Clear Lake...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: The airplane invented by Carl S. Bates on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida. Coverage of this event by a local newspaper noted that the advantages of Bat...
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Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 1906
Description: The monoplane glider built and flown by Carl S. Bates of Clear Lake, Iowa. During the previous year Bates had built a bi-plane glider.
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Experimental No. 20 TracTracTor

Date: 06 02 1930
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental No. 20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor). Left side view.
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Experimental 15/30 TracTracTor

Date: 12 16 1929
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering 15-30 TracTracTor (crawler tractor). Right side view.
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Experimental 10-20 McCormick-Deering TracTracTor

Date: 04 30 1928
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental 10-20 McCormick-Deering TracTracTor (crawler tractor). Side view, right.
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Experimental F-15 Tractor

Date: 01 24 1938
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental Farmall tractor designated as model "F-15". Right side view.
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Experimental F-22 Tractor

Date: 05 19 1937
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental Farmall tractor designated as model "F-22".
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Experimental I-20 Tractor

Date: 09 19 1930
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental Increased Power Model 10-20 industrial tractor. Right side view.
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Experimental Slonniger "Tructor"

Date: 06 30 1930
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental tractor or "shop mule" identified as a "Slonniger tructor." Right side view.
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Experimental Farmall Tractor

Date: 05 03 1930
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental, redesigned Farmall tractor with 4 1/4" x 5" engine. Left side view.
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Experimental 10-20 Tractor

Date: 02 13 1930
Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental 10-20 tractor with electric power take-off. Right side view.
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Experimental McCormick-Deering Tractor

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Description: Engineering photograph of an experimental McCormick-Deering industrial winch tractor. Right side view.

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