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Offset Rigid Tractor Disk Harrow (Exp.)

Date: 04 04 1928
Description: Disk Harrow drawn by tractor sitting in a field, with a view of neighborhood beyond. Children are watching in the background. A fence and houses are behind...
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Laboratory Experiment at McCormick Works

Date: 04 05 1912
Description: Laboratory experiment set up in a factory building. There is a backdrop behind the table which is holding glass vessels and tubes.
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Experimental Disk Harrow

Date: 07 11 1924
Description: Right side profile view of a man driving a tractor pulling an experimental weighted disk harrow. Buildings are in the background.
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Treadmill Area — Simulated Field Testing

Date: 1959
Description: Dual image of a man working indoors for simulated field testing, and an image of a tractor attached to chains at the Farm Equipment Research and Engineerin...
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High Speed Motion Picture Camera

Date: 1959
Description: Man operating a high speed motion picture camera. Caption reads: "Operating range from 500 to 8000 pictures per second. Using standard 16 mm film."
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Satellite Flashing Across Madison Sky

Date: 08 15 1960
Description: The diagonal streak of Echo, a communications satellite, as it passed over Madison shortly after eleven PM. The image was made with the 35mm camera shutter...
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Dr. Oliver P. Watts in Laboratory

Date: 1949
Description: A man stands over a device, which he is inspecting. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1949(?). Prof. Oliver P. Watts, retired distinguished authority on the co...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Working with a high school student in a U.W. Department of Medical Biology chemical research laboratory is Dr. Billie Padgett, left. At right Lucy helps to...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 31 1959
Description: Demonstrating the Navy Research laboratory's electronic computer to a high school student is, seated, experimental physicist, Dr. Anneke Levelt. Dr. Levelt...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Demonstrating a research procedure to high school female students at a U.W. chemistry research laboratory is Dr. Carolyn Abrahams, left. Barbara Swanson, ...
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Women Scientists Inspire High School Girls

Date: 05 25 1959
Description: Working with two West High students in a chemical research laboratory of the U. W. Medical School, is Dr. Anna Maria Williams, center. At left, Mary Sedgwi...
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Math Research Center Dedication

Date: 04 23 1959
Description: Three men who figured prominently in the dedication of the Mathematics Research Center are shown talking before the ceremonies. Left to right: Wilbur Renk...
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Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 10 1993
Description: A vendor weighs vegetables for sale at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background on the right...
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Opening Day of Dane County Farmers' Market

Date: 04 1998
Description: A farmer weighing ginseng on opening day of the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square. Pedestrians are strolling on the sidewalk on the right. ...
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Farmers' Market Vendors

Date: 08 1975
Description: Farmers' market vendors weighing produce to sell from the back of a truck at the Dane County Farmers' Market.
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Farmers' Market Vendors

Date: 08 1975
Description: Vendors weighing produce for customers from the back of a truck at the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square.
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Edison In His Workshop

Date: 08 02 1879
Description: A drawing of Thomas Edison seated at a desk working on an experiment. Caption at bottom reads: "Edison In His Workshop."
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2F Farmall Tractor

Date: 01 11 1939
Description: Rear view of tractor. 2F Farmall Tractor. 2nd Preproduction.
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2F Farmall Tractor

Date: 01 11 1939
Description: Three-quarter view of right rear of tractor. 2F Farmall Tractor 2nd Preproduction.
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2F Farmall Tractor

Date: 01 11 1939
Description: View of left side of tractor. 2F Farmall Tractor, 2nd Preproduction.

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