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Office at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Male and female office workers inside International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was located at 5 Pulaski Street, and was owned and op...
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Harry S. Truman

Date: 1947
Description: Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk.
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R.M. Erickson of Springfield Works

Date: 1935
Description: R.M. Erickson in a factory office at Springfield Works. Original caption reads: "Springfield Works, R.M. Erickson O&D Dept."
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Two Salesmen in an Office

Date: 1936
Description: Two men, one talking on the telephone with his feet on the desk and another reading paperwork, work at a disorganized desk. Possibly a photograph from an i...
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Polio Survivors Value March of Dimes

Date: 12 28 1954
Description: Everett L. Liddicoat, an insurance agent and 4-year veteran of the Army Air Corps, was diagnosed with polio in 1949.
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Obey on the Phone

Date: 1976
Description: Congressman David R. Obey speaking on the phone in his office. Taken in 1976 this image was used in his 1980 campaign brochure with the caption: "trying to...
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Congressman and his Secretary

Date: 06 1970
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his secretary in his office in the United States Capitol.
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Men in Office

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Description: Man posing sitting and a man posing standing in a office behind a counter with a wire window for customers. Equipment in the office includes an adding mach...
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Men in an Office

Date: 1895
Description: Two men in a small office, probably a railroad station. On the right is a map on the wall, and below it is a Herring Hall Marvin safe.
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Early Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 1939
Description: Arthur Altmeyer, Ellen Woodward and George Bigge in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
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Robert M. Ball, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of Robert M. Ball sitting at his desk, as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. In 1962, President Kennedy appointed B...
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Railroad Station Office

Date: 1902
Description: Interior, with four men, of a small office, very likely a railroad station office.
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Judge August C. Hoppman

Date: 1941
Description: Judge Hoppman sitting at desk.
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GA Reporter

Date: 03 21 1961
Description: GA (general assignment?) reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal (?) sitting at a desk.
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Telephone Offices

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Description: Interior view of a room with telephone equipment and two men standing, one man by a window on the left, and another man near equipment on the right.
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James Davidson in an Office

Date: 11 1907
Description: Three men are sitting in an office around a large desk with stacks of books, papers and a telephone. They men are wearing suits, ties and watch fobs, and ...
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Governor Emmanuel Philipp with his Senators

Date: 1918
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp sits at his desk in a group portrait with his senators. Three other men sit in chairs behind the desk, and eleven men stand in a ...
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Governor John J. Blaine in his Office

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Description: Governor John J. Blaine, Wisconsin's 24th governor, sits in an office next to a desk in a leather chair. Papers, books and a telephone are on the desk. On ...
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Disaster Command Post at the Capitol

Date: 04 23 1965
Description: Governor Warren Knowles' Command Post, located in the Capitol, was called into action after tornadoes struck southern Wisconsin. It serves as the disaster ...
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Chester P. Gross

Date: 1935
Description: Indoor portrait of Chester P. Gross, seated in a chair at a desk. He is writing in a notebook with a pencil. Gross photographed the Wisconsin State Capitol...

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