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Richard Ela Company

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Richard Ela Company, 744 Williamson Street, selling industrial and welding equipment and supplies and Hanley Implement Company, 740 Williamson Street, sell...
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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Richard Ela Company

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Vertical view of the Richard Ela Company, 744 Williamson Street selling industrial and welding equipment and supplies and Hanley Implement Company 740 Will...
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Welders at Work

Date: 04 11 1939
Description: Two welders in welding shop at Howard Welding Company, located at 319 E. Wilson Street.
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Welders

Date: 04 11 1939
Description: Two welders looking at finished welding job in shop at Howard Welding Co., 319-321 E. Wilson Street.
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Welding Equipment in Suspects' Car

Date: 10 26 1934
Description: Welding equipment in back seat of bank robbery suspects' car.
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Madison Welding and Supplies Mural

Date: 08 09 1933
Description: "Madison Welding" NRA (National Recovery Administration) sign painted on the side of a building, possibly on the side of Madison Welding at 9 N. Ingersoll ...
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Air Reduction Sales Co. Exhibit

Date: 10 09 1931
Description: Air Reduction Sales Co. display of oxygen and acetylene tanks at the 2nd welding conference in the U.W. engineering building.
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American Optical Co. Exhibit

Date: 10 09 1931
Description: American Optical Co. exhibit of welding goggles, helmets and shields at the 2nd welding conference in the U.W. engineering building.
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Welding a Milk Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Welding a milk truck at the Heil Corporation in Milwaukee. The Heil company was founded by German-born Julius P. Heil in 1901. As the Heil Rail Joint Wel...
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East High School Automotive Mechanics Class

Date: 11 06 1944
Description: Automotive Mechanics class at East High School. Carl La Belle welding a fender with David Beale looking on.
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Welder at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: A welder wearing overalls holding a protective mask in front of his face while working at Hawkins Mine.
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Two Men Welding a Sugar Mill Drive

Date: 06 14 1957
Description: Two seated men weld a sugar mill drive that was later purchased by E.L. Dennis Engineering Company of New Orleans, Louisiana and used by A. Wilbert's Sons ...
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Welding Truck Parts at Springfield Works

Date: 1937
Description: A factory worker wearing protective goggles and gloves operating a welder at International Harvester's Springfield Works.
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Young Sculptor

Date: 05 13 1968
Description: Thurman Butler, 16, with the sculpture he made while practicing cutting and welding techniques in a foundry course at Milwaukee Technical college. He calle...
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 23 1997
Description: "Workmen weld the base of the water tower."
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 29 1997
Description: "The two halves of the sphere are welded by welders inside and outside of the tank."
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Vocational School Receives New Welding Unit

Date: 06 11 1958
Description: The Madison Vocational and Adult School is presented with a gas welding machine from Harnischfeger Corp. of Milwaukee.
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Welding International Scout Body

Date: 1961
Description: Fort Wayne employees welding the body of an International Scout. Assembly line image from International Harvester's Fort Wayne plant, subject of a 1961 art...
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Another World

Date: 1957
Description: Sparks are flying as a welder is working on a column.

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