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Harriet Douglas Whetten

Date: 1860
Description: Harriet Douglas Whetten (b.1822). Whetten was a volunteer nurse during the Civil War. She served on hospital ships out of New York and Philadelphia from 18...
Poster

Titan Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Advertising poster of World War I veteran returning home to family, farm and new Titan 10-20 tractor. The caption on the poster reads: "Look what dad bough...
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Female Worker Operates Stub Lathe

Date: 10 01 1945
Description: Female worker using a stub lathe to turn, face, groove and "chamfer" chain-tightener sprockets at International Harvester's East Moline Works. The sprocket...
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Christmas Mail

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Fred Boyle, clerk at the post office, looks overwhelmed surrounded by a mountain of Christmas parcels to be sorted for shipment overseas to men and women i...
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WWI Aerial Emblem

Date: 07 1917
Description: A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing.
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Shopping at Kroger's

Date: 07 1943
Description: A woman shopping in the meat department at the Kroger store at Union Corners, 2541 Winnebago Street. She is there to promote the wartime Oscar Mayer Health...
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Storefront Portrait

Date: 1898
Description: Two well-dressed women in aprons and two smartly dressed men pose in front of the open entrance of J. Buntman's fruit and confectionery store at 1005 North...
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Bibles for Doughboys

Date: 09 1917
Description: Khaki-covered Bibles being made by the American Bible Society for American fighters during World War I. The goal was one million testaments. All the worker...
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Man Operating Drill Press

Date: 1944
Description: Man operating a drill press at Madison-Kipp Corporation, 201 Waubesa Street, producing war materiel during World War II.
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Charence L. Greiber with World War II Veteran

Date: 04 12 1945
Description: Clarence L. Greiber, Director of the Wisconsin State Board of Vocational and Adult Education, with Lester Morrisey, a discharged World War II veteran, show...
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Automatic Shell Turning Operation at New Brighton Works

Date: 12 27 1944
Description: A female factory worker wearing an apron readies a shell turning machine for operation at International Harvester's New Brighton Works.
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Marine Barracks

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Description: A view of the staff at the dining hall of the marine barracks. The staff wears white aprons and prepares to serve food, and tables are set on either side ...
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: An informal group portrait of soldiers standing near their barracks. On the right, a soldier holds a dog. The barracks and other military buildings stand i...
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Secession Soup

Date: 1860
Description: A cat, labeled "MISSOURI," is tasting soup from a steaming kettle over a wood fire. The kettle is labeled: "SECESSION SOUP." The cat is wearing a vest, apr...
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World War I Ambulance Company

Date: 1917
Description: Panoramic group portrait of the Wisconsin National Guard Ambulance Company No. 1 at Camp Douglas, together with its ambulances and motorcycles with sidecar...
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Cooks and Soldiers

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Description: Three soldiers and two cooks pose in front of a building. They soldiers are wearing uniforms and the cooks are wearing aprons.
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Men and Women Posing Outdoors

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Description: Group of men, a dog and one woman posed standing and sitting in the snow-covered yard near a wooden building,. Three men hold rifles, two men display horse...
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Fireside Pancake House Menu

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Description: Foldout menu from Fireside Pancake House, with a woman in a cap, long dress, and apron, stirring batter in a bowl, standing by a hearth with a pot suspende...
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View towards Group of Unidentified People

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Description: View towards a group of people in front of a small two-story wooden house. Three women are standing on the porch, and a man is leaning against the fence. A...
Poster

Good Business Law

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with two cartoon panels. In the first panel on the left, a man is sing at a desk with a roll labeled "Plans" and saying to another man, who is stand...

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