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J. Leroy Farmer Hemp Mill

Date: 1943
Description: Field of shocked hemp with stock pile, and the J. Leroy Farmer Hemp Mill in the background.
Postcard

Industrial Sector

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower n...
Postcard

Van Brunt Plant

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Description: View of the Van Brunt plant. The Van Brunt Manufacturing Company began in 1860 when brothers George and Daniel Van Brunt patented a design for a combinatio...
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Mayville Iron Company

Date: 1930
Description: The Mayville Iron Co.
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View of Mayville

Date: 1900
Description: View of Mayville across river.
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Frozen River Outside of Mayville

Date: 1900
Description: View of Mayville behind the frozen, snow-covered river.
Print

Drawing of Mayville, Wisconsin

Date: 1861
Description: A drawing of Mayville.
Photograph

Mayville Buick Dealer

Date: 11 12 1981
Description: The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garag...
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Auto Graveyard

Date: 1968
Description: Auto salvage yard.
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Stove-top Range Finishing Room

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Description: View of a finishing room at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Workers finish and begin to pack the kitchen appliances. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 1...
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Workers Finishing Production of a Stove-top Range

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Description: Workers at the Malleable Iron Range Company prepare to rivet the top of a stove. The top is fitted to the body of the stove with a powerful leverage system...
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Workers Assembling a Stove

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Description: Workers of the Malleable Iron Range Company assemble stove-top ranges. Caption on stereograph reads, "No 14. The building floor where eight different sets ...
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Workers Begin Assembling a Stove

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Description: Two workers at the Malleable Iron Range Company begin assembling a stove. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 13 The beginning of the building process. The ...
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Press Room

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Description: View of the press room. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 12 One corner of the press room where the sheet metal parts of Monarch ranges are made. Malleabl...
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Polishing Machine

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Description: A man operates the polishing machine at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 11 One of the automatic polishing machines which s...
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Workers in the Polishing Room

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Description: Workers prepare castings for further assembly at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 10 One section of the polishing room,...
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Casting Inspection

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Description: View of the work area along windows where casting inspection takes place. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 9 View showing one of the straightening benche...
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Packing Castings to be Annealed

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Description: Two men pack castings to be heated in the annealing oven. Caption on stereograph reads, "No.8 Packing hard-iron castings in the annealing pot preparatory t...
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Annealing Oven

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Description: Empty annealing pots inside the annealing oven. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 7 Showing two of the annealing ovens empty with the empty annealing pots...
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Moulding Machine

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Description: A worker operates a moulding [sic] machine. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 2 One of the types of moulding machines in monarch foundries where machine m...

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