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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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Parkway Theatre

Date: 09 18 1931
Description: Exterior view of Parkway Theater (formerly Fuller Opera House). 6-10 W. Mifflin Street. McVicar's automobile is parked in front with a sign on the tire cov...
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J. Robert Taylor with Camera

Date: 1936
Description: J. Robert Taylor standing in the middle of a street, holding a large camera. On the left, a car is driving by, and a person is walking on the sidewalk in t...
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Monroe Street Storefronts

Date: 1940
Description: Storefronts on Monroe Street, including Henry Esch Faville's Photography Shop at 1726 Monroe Street. Also shown is: George Burrowbridge, Barber, 1724 Monro...
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Trimpey Antiques

Date: 05 1946
Description: Mr. Trimpey creates a self-portrait while photographing the window of his antique shop at 128 Fourth Avenue. The window display features dolls from the col...
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Self-Portrait of Photographer with Car

Date: 1935
Description: The photographer stands beside an automobile with a 1935 Wisconsin license plate. Four large (possibly Norwegian) trunks with decorative painting are tied ...
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Group Photograph at Officer's Club

Date: 1942
Description: A young woman takes a photograph of Admiral Van Hook, Secretary Knox, and General Frank Andrews at Coco Solo Submarine Base Officer's Club.
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Limousine on Havana Street

Date: 1959
Description: Parked limousine with open doors on a Havana street at the end of the Cuban Revolution. Two men in the foreground appear to be taking photographs of the ve...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 08 1995
Description: "Jean Howarth, photographer for 'Country Weekly,' prepared to photograph the Theresa State Bank groundbreaking in Lomira."
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Green Thumb Site

Date: 01 1979
Description: Green Thumb was a project sponsored by the National Farmers Union to find jobs for the elderly people who were able to work. During his district tour Congr...
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Ford Garage

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Description: View from street of five men posing outside a Ford garage, a two-story brick building in an unidentified small Wisconsin town. Above the entrance is a "Gar...
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The New Reierson Studio

Date: 1916
Description: Drawing of the new Reierson Studio. An arrow leads from the sign painted at the top of the building to the studio door, which is to the right of the storef...
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Sid Lighting Up a Cigar

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Description: Sid standing and lighting up a cigar in the doorway of a room at work. Behind him is a table and chair, and outside of the window is a parked automobile.
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Photographer Near Railroad Crossing

Date: 1940
Description: A photographer is walking near railroad tracks at a railroad crossing, with an automobile at the crossing in the background on the right. The photographer ...
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Glander Art Studio, Exterior

Date: 1914
Description: Opening its doors to the public in December, 1914, the new Glander Building at 822 Washington Street is home to the Glander Art Studio on the northeast cor...
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Glander Art Studio, Book and Gift Shop & Jensen's

Date: 1948
Description: View across street towards the Glander Building, built by photographer John A. Glander, on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washington Streets. The Gland...

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