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Deering Works Garden

Date: 1917
Description: Two women and a young girl gathering vegetables in the Deering Works vegetable garden. Original caption reads: "This garden furnished a bountiful supply of...
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Taliesin

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Description: Exterior view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and studio. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "'Fran...
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Brennan Paving Company Truck

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: A man driving an International dump truck loaded with dirt is parked in front of a park area in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The sign on the door of the...
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Man Spraying for Mosquitoes

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Description: A man wearing a hat sprays liquid from a canister hanging from his shoulder designed to kill mosquitoes. He is in a field and trees are in the background.
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Exterior of Brick Building

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Description: The exterior of a brick building, most likely a recently built school. Workers are near the building planting and working the soil around the base of the b...
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Group Photograph in Milwaukee

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Description: Photograph celebrating Henry Kuttner's visit to Milwaukee. He had driven an old Plymouth all the way from Los Angeles. Cut line was: On arrival, he immedia...
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Datson Dairies Truck

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: A man unloads milk bottles from the back of an International Model C-1 truck used by Datson Dairies Inc. The truck is parked on a residential street in fro...
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Fox River Lock Tender

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ...
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Loading Brewery Barrels

Date: 07 18 1934
Description: Men loading barrels from Wagner Brewing Company onto the bed of an International truck. They are standing near a doorway to a brick building with an electr...
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Bell Systems Truck

Date: 1934
Description: An International truck owned by Bell Systems is parked in a gravel driveway. A man wearing a hat is perched halfway up an electric pole with a coil of wire...
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El Paso Hotel Supply Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: A man sitting in an International truck owned by the El Paso Hotel Supply Company along the side of the road near a park. The text on the side of the truck...
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General Office Building at Quad Cities Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Exterior view of the southeast side of the General Office building of International Harvester's Quad-Cities Tank Arsenal. The building has an American flag...
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McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of a man driving a team of horses to pull a McCormick grain binder through a field. In the far background are several large buildings.
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Mower in a Field

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man on a mower driving a team of two horses to work in a field. In the distance are a number of houses on the side of a large hill.
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Jim Widmer — The Marsh Inn

Date: 04 30 2010
Description: Jim Widmer photographing the exterior of The Marsh Inn for his fish fry series. Andy Kraushaar photographed Widmer at work on his documentary project. Krau...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Main Street, where two young girls walk on the sidewalk, and a horse and carriage and two cars are parked in the street. There is a townhouse complex on th...
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Local Boilermakers and Helpers

Date: 1914
Description: Boilermakers and their helpers pose on and around a horse-drawn wagon that bears a sign that reads "Boiler-makers and Helpers," perhaps for a parade. Man o...
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International Model D-2 Telephone Company Vehicle

Date: 1937
Description: International D-2 truck used by the Home and Telegraph Company. A man on a telephone pole is dressed in a suit and tie. The D-2 truck had a 113-inch wheel ...

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