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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel brewery, est. 1867, located at 5 Jefferson Avenue.
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Man in Buggy

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Description: Man in a top-buggy driving a team of two horses, possibly Paul Duxbury in Hixton. There are industrial buildings on the left and right.
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Buildings at a Logging Camp

Date: 1912
Description: Buildings at a logging camp or sawmill operated by the International Harvester Company. A horse is in the right foreground.
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Man Operating Mogul 15-30 Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: A man is operating a Mogul 15-30 tractor with a belt attached to its power take-off. A cart is parked behind the tractor, and is carrying a barrel labeled:...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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Lumber Yard

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Description: Elevated view of workings of the Port Hammond Lumber Company, including monorail hoists, tracks and men working with large stacks of lumber. There are larg...
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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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Story and McDade Coal Mine Operation

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Men and ponies standing near a building and carts on railroad tracks at the Story & McDade coal mine. The mine operation was powered by an International PA...
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Ox Team Hauling Wool

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Description: A man and child stand near an ox team hauling wagons loaded with bags of wool in New Mexico. Caption reads: "Ox Team Hauling Wool, New Mexico."
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Horse and Carriage at Loading Dock

Date: 1911
Description: View toward a horse and carriage near the loading dock of a building.
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Railroad Crew with Handcar on Trestle Over the Buffalo River

Date: 1890
Description: A railroad section crew poses with a handcar on the trestle spanning the Buffalo River, north of Alma, Wisconsin.
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Jones' Sausage Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Jones' Sausage Factory. Two men are leaning out the window above the side of the porch roof. Bicycles are leaning against the side of the brick...
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Picnic Day at Demonstration Farm

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of picnic day on an International Harvester Company demonstration farm. Automobiles are parked near a farmhouse and a group is gathered near ...
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Fire Department Carts With Huge Water Barrels

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Description: Men steer mule-drawn Fire Department carts down a dirt road in Matamoros, Mexico. Several buildings stand in the background.
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Railroad Tracks and Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks. On the left, there is a two-story, octagonal hut. On the right, there is a railroad station with a Western Union sign. Industria...
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Leinenkugel Brewery

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Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel Brewery complex with the buildings identified. A streetcar is passing by and two horses pulling wagons ...
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Cheese Factory

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Description: Horses and wagons carrying aluminum barrels are standing outside the cheese factory. Workers pause from work to pose. Each worker wears overalls and a hat.
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Cassville Depot and Yards

Date: 1921
Description: View down railroad tracks of the Cassville depot. A boy or man sits on a bench in front of the depot.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks of Cross Plains train depot. A man in the foreground walks away from the depot. A train, exhausting steam, is stopped at the plat...

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