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Barman — Dan

Date: 1932
Description: Dan bartending at Bill's Bar.
Photograph

Hamilton Twine Mills Employees Eating Lunch

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female workers eating lunch inside the cafeteria at International Harvester's Hamilton Twine Mills, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Hill's Dry Goods Store Interior

Date: 05 21 1933
Description: "Cotton Lane" in Hill's Dry Goods Store, 202 State Street, featuring two models, wearing dresses, standing in niches on either side of an arch, with the wo...
Photograph

Floralo Incense Company

Date: 09 18 1929
Description: Three women working at Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street. The are tamping and boxing incense.
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Mautz Paint & Glass Co. Office

Date: 04 24 1929
Description: Office staff at work in Mautz Paint & Glass Company office, 939 East Washington Avenue. There is a spiral staircase on the left leading up to the next floo...
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Man Posing in Factory Office

Date: 1905
Description: Man lounging against a full bookcase in an office area at McCormick Works in Chicago. A second man can just be seen behind the bookcase. A large dark room ...
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CUNA Bridge Magazine, Office

Date: 06 04 1947
Description: Credit Union National Association Bridge magazine, 1342 East Washington Avenue. There are seven women typing and working in the office.
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West Pullman Works Employees

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female factory workers sitting at tables at West Pullman Works. A large sign hanging from a pipe reads: "No Smoking".
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Engineering Department at St. Paul Works

Date: 1941
Description: Men and women at drafting tables at International Harvester's St. Paul Works. Original caption reads: "Medium Caliber Artillery Gun Manufacture. The engine...
Photograph

The Tool Room

Date: 08 25 1945
Description: Men working in the tool room, located in the northeast corner of Building #15.
Photograph

McCormick Company Office

Date: 1900
Description: Office in a McCormick Company building — possibly a factory, branch, dealership or general office building, with desks, chairs, cabinets, wallpaper, window...
Photograph

Milwaukee Women's Suffrage Office

Date: 06 1912
Description: Two women seated at desks with typewriters in an office. A calendar on the wall indicates it is June 1912. Another poster advertises speakers in support of...
Photograph

Charles J. Van Schaick Seated by Window

Date: 1942
Description: Informal portrait of Charles J. Van Schaick sitting by the window in his gallery, taken by his son Roy Van Schaick.
Photograph

Obey and Staff

Date: 1980
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) and his staff. The conference table is covered with papers and pencils. Framed maps are on the walls.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Desk and Chair

Date: 1957
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright's desk and chair facing a window at Taliesin.
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Office at the Basswood, Long Lake

Date: 08 1926
Description: A man works at the front desk at the lobby of the Basswood resort in Long Lake. The room features a table and chairs, stained glass windows, a calendar, an...
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Clerk Sitting at Desk at Osborne Works

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A man wearing glasses is seated at a cluttered wooden desk at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him are file dr...
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Time Keeping Department at Fort Wayne Works

Date: 04 1929
Description: A large office full of male and female clerks at desks, working on papers and talking on the phone in the Time Keeping Department at International Harveste...
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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.
Drawing

Milking Time

Date: 1945
Description: A man sits on a stool while hand milking a Holstein cow in a stall in a red barn. He is wearing work clothes and a hat. A golden cow and a spotted brown co...

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