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Woman Sweeps Debris at Deering Works Twine Mill

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Description: Woman sweeping up debris in a warehouse at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company until...
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Tractor-Truck at Mautz Paint Co.

Date: 01 20 1939
Description: Men loading cases of paint into tractor-truck at Mautz Paint Co., 939 E. Washington Avenue.
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Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
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Main Office and Cement House at Power Dam

Date: 1911
Description: Newly constructed office building at construction site, with buggy in attached shed.
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Beer Distributor

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Description: Warehouse of a Milwaukee distributor of beer (Miller, Schlitz, Pabst) and soft drinks. Two men are working with cases of beer on a cart in the background.
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Plankinton House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the street and construction site outside of the Plankinton House hotel and various storefronts. Along the street and sidewalks are horse-d...
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International PD-80 Diesel Power Unit

Date: 1938
Description: An International PD-80 diesel power unit used to power an A.B. Carroll Lumber Company sawmill. Several men are at work on the site; trees, and what appears...
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Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view from railroad tracks of the Depot. Four men are standing alongside the depot building near a wheeled cart. The building features two signs, o...
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Buildings Along Railroad Track

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Description: Railroad tracks pass by a hotel and restaurant and the Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco Factory.
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Model S International Truck

Date: 03 24 1925
Description: A man loading boxes onto the bed of a Model S International truck.
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International KR-11 Truck with Semi-Trailer

Date: 1944
Description: International KR-11 truck with semi-trailer backed up to a loading dock at a Dakota Transfer & Storage warehouse.
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Electric Light Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the Eastman power plant. Two children pose on a metal cylinder outside the plant. The text on the photograph reads, "The Best electric light pl...
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Hughes Markets Sightliner Truck

Date: 1957
Description: A man pushes boxes of Pall Mall and Camel cigarettes on a handcart in front of an International ACO Sightliner truck with an open side door. The ruck was o...
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Madison Post Office Christmas Rush

Date: 12 16 1953
Description: Postal worker, Ray Kindschi, is pushing a load of packages on a cart at the Williamson Street warehouse for the United States Post Office. He is usually a ...

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