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Fishing Industry on Mississippi River

Date: 1907
Description: Fishing implements on the shoreline of the Mississippi River, and a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Industry, Mississippi River, La Crosse, W...
Photograph

Cows near Lime Kiln

Date: 1900
Description: View of cows on the approach to a lime kiln.
Postcard

The Ice House, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Knickerbocker Ice Company building. Rock Lake in the foreground. There is a ramp leading from the lake to the ice house. Caption reads: "The Ic...
Photograph

McCormick Works and Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad...
Photograph

Men outside the Alaska House Saloon

Date: 1902
Description: Five men standing outside the Conrad Meyer Alaska House saloon and hotel. The building was located at 416 North 9th Street.
Photograph

Men in Garden by Railroad Tracks at McCormick Works

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks towards men working in a garden near a building at McCormick Works. There are tall stacks of lumber in the background.
Photograph

Field on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of field of henequen or sisal, probably in Yucatan, Mexico.
Photograph

Workers on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1900
Description: Workers standing in a field next to henequen or sisal plants, probably in Yucatan, Mexico.
Book or Pamphlet

Walter A. Wood Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog cover featuring a chromolithograph illustration of flowers around a red scroll with blue ribbon, advertising the Mowing & R...
Photograph

The Illinois Mine

Date: 1907
Description: Iron mines with railroad tracks three miles south of North Freedom, in La Rue. One the left are buildings with three large smokestacks; on the right is mac...
Photograph

Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View across Fish Creek Harbor to the village of Fish Creek and its pier, with warehouse. On the right is Dr. Weckler's Resort, a large wooden building with...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Catalog cover with the text: "Deering Harvesters for 1900." Features a stylized illustration in dark green, red, and gold ink of fruit trees, plants, flowe...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Steel Rice Binder Catalog Cover

Date: 1902
Description: Catalog cover in light blue featuring an art nouveau frame in black around an illustration of ducks over marshy water with lilypads and rice plants. A red ...
Book or Pamphlet

Massey-Harris Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1901
Description: Front cover of catalog featuring a color illustration in green, red and gold ink on a black background, of bundles of wheat, clover leaves, flowers, trees,...
Book or Pamphlet

Randolph Header Catalog

Date: 1900
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Randolph header manufactured by the Craver and Steele Manufacturing Company. Features a color illustration of farme...
Photograph

Log Running on the Chippewa River

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the river beneath the bridge on the Chippewa River. On the far shoreline are billboards. One advertises for "J.R. Sharp Hardware." Men a...
Print

Royal Queen Japan Tea

Date: 05 28 1909
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Features an illustration of a Japanese woman wearing traditional clothing. In the bac...
Photograph

Otto Gasoline Tractor Rear View

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter rear view of an Otto gasoline engine tractor, taken in front of a white backdrop held on one side by a man standing at right in the grass in ...
Book or Pamphlet

Hoosier Grain Drills Catalog Cover

Date: 1903
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Hoosier Grain Drills manufactured by the American Seeding-Machine Company. The company was later purchased by Internati...
Photograph

Mower in a Field

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man on a mower driving a team of two horses to work in a field. In the distance are a number of houses on the side of a large hill.

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