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| Date: | 05 04 1886 |
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| Description: | Edward P. Allis Reliance Works under the protection of the Wisconsin State Militia during the first general labor strike. The strike is also known as the ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil, and other officials touring the Allis-Chalmers plant. |
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| Description: | Plate Steel Spiral Casing for 70,000 horse-power Niagara Falls hydraulic turbine unit at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company erecting shop. The castin... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Workers chipping imperfections from a rough casting. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Diesel engine assembly line at Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Workers at the A.O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee assembling frames for Cadillac automobiles. In 1902 Arthur O. Smith, son of the company's founder, produ... |
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| Description: | Leaving Milwaukee harbor via tugboat, this was the final voyage of the Lucia B. Simpson. Made in 1928, the Simpson was the last of the lake lumber s... |
| Date: | 12 11 1926 |
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| Description: | Fire destroyed the Atlas Flour Mill, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Thirteen engine companies, six truck companies, and two fire boats fought the... |
| Date: | 1833 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833. |
| Date: | 08 15 1984 |
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| Description: | Richard A. Schulz is checking a kettle of beer brewing at the Pabst Brewery. |
| Date: | 06 25 1937 |
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| Description: | Workers at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works perform "tear-down" inspections and tests of diesel engines. |
| Date: | 11 04 1935 |
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| Description: | Worker machining a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) track roller shell with a turret lathe at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. |
| Date: | 11 04 1935 |
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| Description: | Worker pours molten metal into a mold for a TracTracTor (crawler tractor) main frame at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works foundry. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Workers machining parts with turret lathes at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before 19... |
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| Description: | View east of buildings and lake from the dome of the Exposition building. Lumber is stacked on the right. |
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| Description: | A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view of International Harvester's Milwaukee Works located at 1714 West Bruce Street. The factory was originally owned by the Milwaukee Harvester ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A worker lifting a stationary gas engine frame with an overhead crane at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Stationary engines on skids inside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company until 1902. |
| Date: | 02 1907 |
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| Description: | Workers look on as machine parts are tested at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. This photograph was displayed at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Internat... |
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