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Women's Rest Room at Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Female workers and an attendant reading magazines and relaxing inside a "rest room" at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ...
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Greenville Mills Brochure

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Description: A page from a Greenville Mills employee brochure showing employees enjoying themselves playing baseball, playing at a family picnic, and smoking.
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Funny Papers and Alvin Steinkopf

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Description: Still wearing his pajamas, "Milwaukee Sentinel" editor Alvin Steinkopf reads the newspaper. The popular comic strip, "Gasoline Alley," can be seen on the ...
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Truck Drivers Relaxing in Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Several truck drivers relaxing in an American Oil Company truck stop lounge. Two men in the foreground are working on paperwork.
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Phillip F. La Follette at T-Beach Whittling Club

Date: 01 14 1944
Description: Three men sit on improvised seats (boards on barrels) at the T-Beach Whittling Club, located on the north coast of New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea...
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Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Chatting about previous fire fighting experiences are (from left to right): Captain Arthur Wilcox, Firemen Russell Mani, and Wilbur Wright. They are sittin...
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George Vukelich

Date: 09 28 1962
Description: Radio host and newly published author, George "Papa Hambone" Vukelich relaxing at his home on Plymouth Circle. He is sitting in a chair holding an LP copy ...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...

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