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Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1880
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936). Mr. McCormick was the oldest son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was ...
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Harold F. McCormick and his Wife Edith Rockefeller

Date: 1895
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Harold Fowler McCormick with his first wife Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
Photograph

Woman in Man's Suit

Date: 03 17 1963
Description: A woman modeling a men's suit, while holding an umbrella and wearing a top hat. She is reflected by a mirror in the background.
Poster

The Dawn of Plenty

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising poster for speaker Ralph Bedford and his program: "An Illustrated Story, the Dawn of Plenty." The program is described as a "Vital Entertaining...
Poster

The Dawn of Plenty

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising poster for speaker Royce Hamilton and his program: "An Illustrated Story, the Dawn of Plenty." The program is described as a "Vital Entertainin...
Photograph

Buy Bonds!

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Description: Display that advertises the sale of U.S. Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan or the Bond-a-Month-Plan. Wisconsin State Governor Walter J. Kohler...
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Cyrus Hall McCormick and his Wife Nettie

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884) with his wife Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 ...
Photograph

Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 11 1932
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), son of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). He was president of the McCormick Ha...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Assembly of 1881

Date: 1881
Description: Composite of photographic portraits of men in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Along the bottom a numbered list of names identifies each man.
Photograph

Zoot Suit

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Description: Man posing in a Zoot suit.
Photograph

One-Armed International Harvester Factory Worker

Date: 10 12 1910
Description: One-armed factory worker in a suit and bowler hat posing against a brick wall. The man likely worked at International Harvester's Osborne Works.
Photograph

International Harvester Manager

Date: 10 28 1935
Description: International Harvester employee standing outside a building in suit and overcoat. The man was likely a manager (possibly even superintendent) at Internati...
Photograph

International Harvester Employee

Date: 04 01 1915
Description: Old man wearing a suit and hat with his back against a brick wall. The man is likely an employee at International Harvester's Osborne Works. One of his leg...
Photograph

Harry S. Truman

Date: 1947
Description: Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk.
Painting

Solomon Juneau

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Solomon Juneau. He was born in Lower Canada on August 9th, 1793, Juneau came to Michigan (then), now Wisconsin, in Septembe...
Photograph

Byron Kilbourn

Date: 1855
Description: Portrait of Byron Kilbourn, Milwaukee businessman.
Photograph

Henry Ford

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Henry Ford.
Photograph

George H. Walker

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of George H. Walker, who was born in Lynchburgh, Campbell County, Virginia, October 5th, 1812. He emigrated to Wisconsin in Oc...
Photograph

Thomas A. Edison

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a young Thomas Alva Edison.
Photograph

Thomas Alva Edison, Mechanical Genius

Date: 02 17 1913
Description: Portrait of Thomas Alva Edison in his lab where he worked on his "talking moving machine."

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