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| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A foldout, illustrated poster for a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) youth program featuring images of teenaged boys working. The text reads: "The CCC — A... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Female model posing with a rake next to a reproduction of Cyrus Hall McCormick's first reaper at International Harvester's "A Century of Progress" Worlds F... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of workers building sickle bars for mowers at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in ... |
| Date: | 06 03 1935 |
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| Description: | Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row. |
| Date: | 05 28 1930 |
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| Description: | Two International Harvester factory workers using a large pneumatic vise to form frame components. The scene may be at the company's Auburn (formerly Osbor... |
| Date: | 05 26 1932 |
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| Description: | The repair shop of the Morey Airplane Company at Royal Airport in Madison. Only months after this picture was taken, Howard Morey lost both his hangar and ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Four workers crating up International motor trucks for export shipment at International Harvester's Springfield Works (factory). One of the men is wearing ... |
| Date: | 08 07 1939 |
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| Description: | Howard Sechrest, of Howard Welding & Machine Co., wears goggles and welds in the boiler at the Loraine Hotel. |
| Date: | 10 05 1937 |
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| Description: | Three Klein-Dickert paperhangers and painters at work in a house. |
| Date: | 05 07 1937 |
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| Description: | Group of men digging with shovels in the McKay Nursery evergreens field. |
| Date: | 12 19 1936 |
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| Description: | View across street towards a three-story house on Bernard Court. The address on the door reads "202," and a sled is leaning up against the wall near the fr... |
| Date: | 11 21 1936 |
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| Description: | Three men on scaffolding are installing Capitol Rock Wool insulation, from a R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Inc. truck into a house at 616 N. Carroll Street. |
| Date: | 05 10 1935 |
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| Description: | Durfee Brothers Roofing Co. truck in front of a home, Jos. P. Slightam residence) at 341 West Wilson Street, with a roofer installing shingles on the steep... |
| Date: | 05 10 1935 |
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| Description: | View looking up towards a man laying new shingles on the roof of a house at 341 West Wilson Street. |
| Date: | 09 20 1934 |
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| Description: | Two men retreading tires at Edwards Tire Company, located at 124 W. Main Street. |
| Date: | 04 18 1934 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Cardinal Hand Laundry, 619 State Street. Two women are ironing, while another woman is folding clothes while under the attention of their m... |
| Date: | 01 17 1934 |
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| Description: | A Johns-Manville Contractors Asbestos Products Company Rock Wool home insulation truck and trailer is parked in front of a house, with workers on ladders a... |
| Date: | 11 20 1933 |
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| Description: | John Hines dismantling one of two out-of-date pumps at the Madison Water Works, 311 N. Hancock Street, a job he obtained through the CWA (Civil Works Admin... |
| Date: | 06 20 1933 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of eleven workers installing Plibrico Jointless Firebrick in front of a steam locomotive parked beside Fauerbach Brewery and used to provide... |
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