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Canning Demonstration

Date: 1914
Description: A group of men and women surround O.H. Benson as he gives a canning demonstration in the office of County Superintendent Tobin. Canning equipment stands on...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1951
Description: Elevated view of citizens of Akron welcoming city champions and visiting celebrities to the All-American Soap Box Derby in front of the Mayflower Hotel. A ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Champion

Date: 07 1951
Description: 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street.
Poster

International Harvester Centennial Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the invention of the reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick (reaper centennial). The poster features a color repro...
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Farm Equipment Workers Union Mass Meeting

Date: 11 05 1945
Description: Elevated view of members of the Farm Equipment Workers Union meeting in a parking lot of the McCormick Works factory located at the corner of Oakley and Bl...
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Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
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May Day Rally

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: May Day rally with a crowd of Union members on the steps of a large stone building. Banners read "United Labor 51st May Day: 1886-1937" "German-American W...
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Striking Workers Confront Police near McCormick Works

Date: 07 31 1952
Description: View from above of police officers forming a line through striking workers near International Harvester's McCormick Works. Original caption reads: "Harvest...
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Off to the Trenches

Date: 05 05 1918
Description: Send off for World War I recruits at the railroad station. The man leaning out of the train window is Ben Bergor, a professional magician and vaudeville pe...
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Under Water Packing Crate Escape

Date: 1914
Description: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary and raised as Erich Weiss in Appleton, Wisconsin, preparing to do one of his famous escapes, this time from a sub...
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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from street of Madison magician Ben Bergor being raised feet first (upside down) and in a straightjacket to perform an escape act outside a LaCrosse, ...
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Straightjacketed Escape

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Description: View from window looking down at the escape act of Madison magician Ben Bergor. He is beginning to make the escape from the straightjacket while the crowd ...
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International Diesel Demothon

Date: 08 21 1967
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of farmers and businessmen gathered to attend International Harvester's "Diesel Demothon." In the foreground two men and a young g...
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Havana Parade, Cuban Revolution

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Description: Parade celebrating Fidel Casto's arrival in Havana at the end of the Cuban Revolution. 26th of July Movement soldiers are riding on top of a captured Sher...
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Allis-Chalmers Rally

Date: 10 20 1946
Description: Outdoor rally of Allis-Chalmers workers. A man is speaking into a microphone in the front and people stand on the sidewalk and the grassy rise in the backg...
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Lithographers' Strike Vote

Date: 01 10 1949
Description: Women casting ballots at the Lithographers' Local #7 Strike vote. The ballot box is on a stage at the front of a large crowded room.
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Lithographers' Strike Vote Meeting

Date: 01 11 1949
Description: Lithographers' Local #7 strike vote meeting held in a large auditorium. A man is standing speaking and every seat in the house is filled.
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Run on the First National Bank

Date: 04 1905
Description: Elevated view of street scene of a run on the First National Bank. The sidewalk is crowded with people, spilling into the street. A horse-drawn buggy is dr...
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Russ Murder-Suicide

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: James Quinn, witness of the events leading to the murder and suicide of Doris Russ and Guy Russ, talks to either police investigator John Henry or newspape...
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Campaign at Widmer Cheese

Date: 1972
Description: "As Mayor John Lindsay leaves the bus, he is mobbed by onlookers, and greeted by John Widmer."

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