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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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International Harvester Postcard — Algiers

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of a harvesting scene in Algiers. Includes a color illustration of a horse-drawn grain binder. Caption reads: "Algiers — In this far off country o...
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Fish About to Fly

Date: 1912
Description: Farnum Fish, the California-born "boy aviator," about to take off in his two-seat Wright Model B during a flying exhibition at the Wisconsin State Fairgrou...
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University Circus

Date: 12 15 1913
Description: A horse-drawn wagon, filled with University of Wisconsin students dressed as clowns, proceeds along a Madison street as part of a parade. Spectators line ...
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Farmhands Working with Cane

Date: 11 24 1915
Description: A group of farmhands, including young boys, stripping the fodder from the cane before it is taken to the press where the sap is extracted.
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Individuals Working on a Farm

Date: 08 26 1917
Description: Barn, silos and cows at a farm. There are men attending to the cows, while the women and children are attending to the milk cans.
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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Men on Heap of Clamshells

Date: 1913
Description: A large group of men of various ages sitting outdoors on a large mound of empty clam shells. The shells have holes drilled in them, probably for the pearl ...
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Man and Boy on Manure Spreader in Field

Date: 1911
Description: Man and boy (possibly father and son) on farmland near a cornfield operating a horse-drawn No. 3 Clover Leaf manure spreader. A barn is in the background.
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Men Baling Hay with IHC Press

Date: 1913
Description: Men and a young boy bale hay from a large haystack using an IHC hay press. On the left is a stack of finished hay bales.
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Culling Demonstration

Date: 05 1919
Description: A group of individuals are gathered outdoors to examine chickens during a culling demonstration conducted by Professor Carrick of Purdue University.
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Students Making a Fly Trap

Date: 1913
Description: Two young boys on the floor of a room, probably a classroom, nailing mesh screening to the frame of their fly trap.
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Students Making Fly Trap

Date: 1913
Description: Two boys construct fly traps in a Morton Grove School classroom.
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Young Man Pitching Manure

Date: 1917
Description: Young man outside a barn pitching piles of manure. Original caption reads: "Union Pacific Silo Special Trip. Manure, J.A. Butler."
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McCormick Hay Rake

Date: 1913
Description: Rear view of a young boy driving a team of horses pulling a hay rake. In the far background a man is riding a mower behind another team of horses coming fr...
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Young Boy Operating Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 1914
Description: Side view of a young boy driving a team of horses pulling a hay rake in a field.
Postcard

Wire Grass Men

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of a group of men and boys gathered for a meal in a tent. There are benches along the sides of the table. One man sits on a wooden bo...
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Girl using Spinning Wheel

Date: 1910
Description: A girl using a type of spinning wheel. She is wearing a kimono and a head wrapping.
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James Chaulk, Jr., Champion Potato Grower of Nebraska

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a boy, 14-years-old, posing in front of a painted backdrop. He is standing next to a cloth covered table holding a plate of ...
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First Gillette Tire

Date: 05 23 1917
Description: A group of men, women and children are standing and watching as a Gillette employee works on the first tire produced by the Gillette Rubber Company. From l...

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