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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison.
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Carriage Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Horse-drawn carriage stuck in a rut on a muddy road near the Ohio River in Floyd County, Indiana. One man is holding the horse while another attempts to di...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior shot of the Blue River depot. Five men are standing outside the building. There is a Wells Fargo cart on the platform.
Manuscript

The First Paris Trip

Date: 1917
Description: A page of snapshots with handwritten captions of Paris scenes and friends visiting Paris. Part of a scrapbook of photographs from Stevenson's service in Wo...
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Apostle Islands

Date: 1913
Description: Mary Baldwin (Duluth), John Neimeyer (Duluth), and the bow of the "Zenya."
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International Special Delivery Truck on Snowy Street

Date: 1929
Description: International Special Delivery truck on a snowy street in the Midwestern United States. The truck bears a sign that reads "Here it is! The truck that cross...
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Mitchell Airport Farewell

Date: 06 1963
Description: Children, adults, and a Northwest Airlines Boeing 707 jetliner on the tarmac at General Mitchell International Airport. The children, all first graders fro...
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Scout Pickup Pulling Airstream Camper

Date: 1965
Description: Color advertising photograph of a couple sightseeing in a 1965 International Scout pickup pulling an Airstream camper in the Nevada hills.
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Balloon Ascension

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Description: An unidentified balloon ascension photographed by Milwaukee Journal news photographer J. Robert Taylor.
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"Wrong Way" Corrigan

Date: 08 09 1938
Description: Douglas Corrigan examining a compass with General Evan Humphreys after Corrigan "mistakenly" flew from New York to Ireland. Corrigan claimed that he had re...
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Philippine Commuters Board International Bus

Date: 06 16 1964
Description: Commuters boarding an International Loadstar 1700 bus owned by the Pangasinan Transportation Company (PANTRANCO), Quezon City terminal, Philippines.
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Train Passengers at Depot

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Description: View across railroad tracks of passengers standing on the platform as a locomotive pulls into the depot.
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Meeting the Train

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Description: A group of women, probably wearing their best dresses and hats, meeting a Green Bay & Western train. The photograph was probably taken near Black River Fal...
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Woman Exiting International Station Wagon

Date: 05 14 1936
Description: A woman is stepping out of an International station wagon while the driver is holding the vehicle's door open. The station wagon is parked near the tail se...
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Chicago Traveling Club: Trip Eight

Date: 1878
Description: Group of men outside tent with "The Boss" sign above door and labels on some of the fellows' shirts saying, "CTC," an abbreviation for the Chicago Travelin...
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Attilio Gatti and His Wife

Date: 03 30 1938
Description: Attilio Gatti and his wife pose for the camera during their expedition to the African Congo. International Harvester sponsored the expedition and Gatti use...
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"Jungle Yacht" Exterior

Date: 1938
Description: International "Jungle Yacht" parked at "Gould's" service station on the way from an International Harvester factory to New York City. Explorer Attilio Gatt...
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Mrs. Attilio Gatti

Date: 03 30 1938
Description: Mrs. Attilio Gatti carried by four Congolese men during her husband's expedition to the African Congo. The expedition was sponsored by the International Ha...
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Elephant Riders in the Congo

Date: 1938
Description: Four Congolese men ride elephants in the African Congo. An International "Jungle Yacht" is on the street in the background and an International Harvester a...
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Commander Attilio Gatti in Africa

Date: 1939
Description: Commander Attilio Gatti poses in front of a Congolese village during his tenth expedition to Africa. The expedition was sponsored by International Harveste...

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