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Harwood, Brisbane, and Coffin

Date: 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of E. Harwood, Dr. William Brisbane, and Levi Coffin, sitting in a row.
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Signing Wisconsin Unemployment Law

Date: 01 28 1932
Description: Governor Philip La Follette signing Wisconsin's pioneer unemployment compensation law. From left to right are Henry Ohl, Elizabeth Brandeis, Paul A. Raushe...
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100,000th Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 12 1930
Description: Cyrus McCormick III riding the 100,000th Farmall tractor off the Farmall Works assembly line. The tractor was painted silver to mark the occasion. At the f...
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Orpheum Theatre Projector Operators

Date: 02 25 1939
Description: Group portrait of 10 male projection operators of Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street.
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Interior of North St. Market

Date: 04 08 1938
Description: Four employees behind the meat counter in the North St. Meat Market (Jacobson's), 227 North Street.
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Governor Schmedeman Signs the Beer Bill

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schmedeman signing the Beer Bill with 14 men observing.
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Morey Airplane Co. Personnel

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: Group portrait of Morey Airplane Co. personnel, with five people. Standing left to right: Winston Smith, mechanic, Frank McCormick, pilot and shop super, A...
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Ushers

Date: 12 18 1929
Description: Group portrait of ushers, all male, at the Capitol Theatre.
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Barber Science Class

Date: 08 27 1929
Description: Students in the first class in Barber Science with instructor, Chester Feavel, pointing at an anatomy chart.
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AFSCME Executve Board Witnessing Charter Signing

Date: 09 26 1946
Description: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees executive board witnessing the signing of a charter for the Atlantic City, New Jersey convention...
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Kohler Signing GI Housing Loan Bill

Date: 03 01 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. signs a bill that would liberalize state housing loans to veterans. The legislators grouped around him in the Governor's off...
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Frank P. Cockrell and Three Young Men

Date: 07 17 1945
Description: Group portrait of Frank P. Cockrell, secretary of young men at the Madison YMCA, and three young men. From left: John Farman, Nimmer Adamany, Frank Cockrel...
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Editorial Office Group Portrait

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Description: In the editorial offices of "Weird Tales" in Chicago. William R. Sprenger, secretary-treasurer of Weird Tales; Farnsworth Wright, editor; Henry Kuttner wri...
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Roundy Coughlin and Friends

Date: 12 01 1951
Description: Portrait of Roundy Coughlin with three friends.
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Madison Art Foundation

Date: 07 11 1953
Description: Three members of the advisory committee of the recently incorporated Madison Art Foundation pose for a portrait. Left to right: University of Wisconsin pro...
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Four Men in Warehouse Full of Sofas

Date: 1972
Description: Four men, all brothers, posing in a warehouse full of sofas at Mastercraft Furniture Corporation. Two of the men are sitting on a sofa or couch, while two ...
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Construction and General Laborers Union Banquet

Date: 01 12 1959
Description: Group portrait of five attendees at the Construction and General Laborers Local 464 Banquet. Left to right are Bernard Adler, Anthony Caruso, Mike (Michael...
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Robert Doyle Honored by Red Arrow Club

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: For contributing to the morale of state troops in the South Pacific by his work as a war correspondent, Robert Doyle (right), a Milwaukee Journal re...
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The People Speak

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Description: Fred Wertheimer, (fourth from the right) of Common Cause, delivers bags of citizen petitions to Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, (third from the left),...
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Historical Society Founder's Day Banquet

Date: 02 1959
Description: Attending the State Historical Society Founder's Day banquet are, left to right, W.B. Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin history professor; Dr. Donald R. ...

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