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McCormick Self-Rake Reaper

Date: 1869
Description: McCormick self-rake reaper as manufactured in the 1860s. The reaper is sitting in the yard of the McCormick Reaper Works (factory). Original caption reads:...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the town.
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Big Foot Village Marker

Date: 1935
Description: Close-up view of the Big Foot village marker erected by the Geneva Lake Historical Society. The plaque reads: "A village of Potawatomi Indians occupied the...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1930
Description: Nighttime view of the front center section of the courthouse. Strong interior lights highlight the fluted columns, while ground lights illuminate the entra...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A flag is flying from the dome, and the Lincoln Statue is in fr...
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Eagle Heights

Date: 1949
Description: Elevated view of faculty housing project, under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Map of Menekaune, Menominee and Marinette

Date: 1887
Description: A bird's-eye map of Menekaune, Menominee and Marinette.
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Engine No. 1155

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Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1155, class I4, built by the company's shop in 1901. Posing in front of the engine from left to right, ar...
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Webb Family Album: Look Pleasant

Date: 1919
Description: A page from a family photo album compiled and captioned by Andrew Webb Jr., with three images of his mother, Caroline Webb, and an image of two cats.
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Northwestern Lithographing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Northwestern Lithographing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, art lithographers, with a sidebar image of an American Indian woman with brai...
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UW-Madison Campus in Winter

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of the UW-Madison campus near University Bay in winter. Labels are pasted to the print to indicate Elm Dr., the gym, Camp Randall Stadium, the ...
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McCormick-Deering 10-20

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Description: Display event of the International Harvester Company of New Zealand. Showcases a McCormick-Deering 10-20 as well as various International tractors, impleme...
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B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Council

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Description: A group portrait of students and Rabbi Max Kadushin, who is fourth from the left in the front row.
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Sigrid Schultz with a Typewriter

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Description: Sigrid Schultz poses at a desk with a typewriter and a telephone.

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