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Butchering Beef

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Description: Using a power tool, a member of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of North America is cutting up a hanging beef carcass.
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Patrolman on Wisconsin Road

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Description: Wisconsin highway patrolman grading with a team of horses. Image taken for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
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Road Construction

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Description: Road construction just north of the Crawford-Vernon County line on State Highway 27, showing both the new and old routes. According to the caption on the ...
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Road Construction Steam Shovel

Date: 1920
Description: Road construction crew of the Nelson Weber Construction Company and steam shovel. This construction was photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Associati...
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Small Child Seated on Horse

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Description: Small girl seated on a horse with man standing nearby, both wearing hats. A steam-powered carousel is on the right, and the steam engine can be seen on the...
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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Pepperidge Lake Trout Hatchery Truck

Date: 07 03 1926
Description: A boy sits behind the wheel of an International truck used by the Pepperridge Lake Trout Hatchery. The truck is parked along a dirt road in a wooded area a...
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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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Siut-Me Gin Company

Date: 12 19 1937
Description: Exterior view of the cotton gin at Siut-Me Gin Company. Bales of cotton are piled on a platform in the foreground, and horse-drawn and tractor-drawn wagons...
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H.P. Ghent Shop Exterior

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Elevated exterior view of the H.P. Ghent woodworking shop. A horse stands in the grass near a shoreline on the right, and a wagon parked near the shop bear...
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Madison Vocational School Homecraft Program

Date: 04 24 1951
Description: An unidentified man sits at a jig saw making a bird house while receiving instruction in woodworking as a participant in the Madison Vocational School home...
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Teams of Horses

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Description: Many teams of horses placing machinery on Palmer Mountain, climbing to 4,291 feet above sea level. Caption reads: "Placing Machinery on Palmer Mountain, Lo...
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Men with Wagon Outside Brick Building

Date: 1915
Description: Panoramic view of group of men working on and around a flat bed wagon loaded with a large piece of machinery. They are outside a large brick building.
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Old Abe Agricultural Advertising Cards

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Description: The eagle "Old Abe" was used for many years by J.I. Case Company, of Racine, Wisconsin, as the firm's trademark, and is shown on these advertising cards is...
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Let Me "Register" In Your Heart!

Date: 1955
Description: Child's Valentine's Day card. A puppy wearing a blue bow sits with his front paws on an old fashioned cash register. On the keys is the text: "I LOVE U." A...
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Men Sawing Timber

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Description: Men posed sawing timber using a steam-powered open-air saw.
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Men Posed at Sawmill

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Description: Large group of men posed standing in front of a sawmill. Three men are posed standing in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses wearing fly-nets. One man w...
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Cokerville Mine

Date: 1925
Description: View down road leading up to the Cokerville Mine. Two horses pulling a wagon are near the road, and automobiles are parked on the right near a building wit...
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Fire Wagon with Tanks and Pump

Date: 1910
Description: A horse-drawn wagon, possibly a fire wagon, with engine and tank parked on a street. The wagon is equipped with a large tank with hoses attached to it, and...
Historical Essay

McCormick-International Harvester Collection — Image Gallery Essay

Farming in America
Discover the history of the International Harvester Company through the Wisconsin Historical Society's images

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