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Bartenders Pouring Drinks

Date: 03 10 1937
Description: Two bartenders pour drinks for customers at the Circular Bar in the Park Hotel.
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Philgas Co. Employees

Date: 08 11 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten male employees of Philgas Co.
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Philgas Co. Employees

Date: 08 11 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten male employees of the Philgas Co.
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Park Hotel Bartenders

Date: 05 10 1934
Description: Two bartenders are standing in the middle of the circular bar at the Park Hotel.
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Wright Passport Photograph

Date: 07 10 1956
Description: Unretouched passport photograph in front of a painted backdrop of Frank Lloyd Wright. He is holding a cane on his left arm and has a hat on his lap.
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Singer Truck

Date: 1937
Description: A man carrying a box exits the passenger side of an International D-2 panel truck used by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The text on the box reads: "Si...
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John Eustice, Designer of China Patterns

Date: 04 28 1958
Description: Portrait of John Eustice, a designer of china patterns, at work in his studio. A graduate of University of Wisconsin, and New York State College of Ceramic...
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State Capitol Building Electrical System

Date: 10 30 1959
Description: Frank E. Nordeen, a state engineering employee, pointing to the main electric switchboard in the State Capitol building basement, while standing next to an...
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Menu for L’Etoile Restaurant Thanksgiving Dinner at The Beard House

Date: 11 23 2006
Description: One-page menu for a five-course Thanksgiving dinner at The Beard House prepared by L’Etoile, with the restaurant logo and a background head and shoulders i...
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Paul Vanderbilt and Thematic Panel

Date: 10 1984
Description: Paul Vanderbilt, the curator emeritus of Iconographic collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, poses in front of one of his Thematic Panel...
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The White Front Tavern

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Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide...
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Barber Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Man posed standing in a barber shop. His barbershop tools and equipment are behind him on a shelf under the two mirrors, in a cabinet on the left, and on t...
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Newton Minow at Swearing In

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Description: Newton Minow is sworn in as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman. He has his right hand raised and the left hand on a bible as he takes the oat...
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Newton Minow in the Control Room

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Description: Newton Minow is seated at a monitor in a broadcasting control room. Two men stand behind him, looking at the monitor over his shoulder. Other people are in...
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Men with a Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: Newton Minow (left) and three men of the Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee look at a model of the Telstar satellite.
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Group with Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: A group of men look at a model of the Telstar with Newton Minow.
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Minow and Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: Newton Minow and another man look at a model of the Telstar satellite.
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Gisholt Party at Restaurant

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the "Ice Chippers," an ice fishing club of Gisholt that are at a dinner in a restaurant. The men are wearing suits and ties, and ...
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Book Signing Party at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: A group of three men and one woman sitting in a booth at the Club Tavern with author E.E. LeMasters, who is wearing a sport coat. Copies of the author's bo...
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Bakery Delivery Truck

Date: 02 21 1928
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a bakery delivery truck parked outside of a brick building. The cab of the truck is at a right angle to the traile...

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