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Consoweld Employees

Date: 1953
Description: Group picture of some employees of the Consoweld Company (formerly the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper): Front row, left to right: John O'Leary, To...
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Arthur Page

Date: 11 1952
Description: Studio portrait of an elderly Arthur W. Page wearing eyeglasses.
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Businessman and Secretary in Office

Date: 10 1906
Description: A businessman in a three-piece suit and hat sits behind a large desk with a paper in his hand, while a secretary in a long, high-collared dress writes on a...
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Centralia Pulp and Paper Mill Historic Marker

Date: 06 02 1962
Description: Participants in the dedication ceremony for the Centralia Pulp and Paper Mill historical marker included, from left to right: Wisconsin Rapids Mayor Nels J...
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Log Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Two businessmen visiting a log drive along the Wisconsin River. They stand atop a log holding peavey hooks.
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Progressive Magazine Editor

Date: 03 25 1955
Description: Morris Rubin, editor of The Progressive, sitting at his desk decked with a glass ashtray with cigarette, matchbook, and papers. In 1940, Rubin (b.19...
Poster

Practical Aeronautics

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for Alfred Lawson, declaring that he is "Designer and Navigator of the First Airliner." Background image shows the Lawson Air Liner flying. I...
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Robert Spitzer

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Description: Robert Spitzer is standing outdoors with his foot up on a wooden stool. Behind him are factory buildings, with a sign that reads: "Murphy Concentrates."
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Four Men in Warehouse Full of Sofas

Date: 1972
Description: Four men, all brothers, posing in a warehouse full of sofas at Mastercraft Furniture Corporation. Two of the men are sitting on a sofa or couch, while two ...
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W.L.L. & T. Logging Operations

Date: 02 1914
Description: Two men dressed in business attire stand in the snow in front of logs cut as part of W.L.L. & T. logging operations.
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Log Drivers Lunch

Date: 1912
Description: View towards shoreline of log drivers eating lunch on the edge of the riverbank. The men wait in line along a buffet table filled with provisions. The busi...
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Gotham Depot

Date: 1920
Description: Three men stand, in three-piece suits and hats, in front of the Gotham train depot.
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Posing on the Cooks Tent

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down from riverbank of four businessmen and the log driving cook posing on the cooks tent barge during the log drive.
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Tobacco Warehouse Which Pay Annually $12,000 for Labor

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Description: View across unpaved road of the front of a brick two-story tobacco warehouse. Three men are posed standing on the stoop in front of the door. A barefoot gi...
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Morris Rubin, Editor of The Progressive

Date: 04 14 1964
Description: An informal portrait of Morris Rubin sitting at his desk, decked with a glass ashtray, pack of cigarette and matchbook, rotary-dial telephone and papers. S...
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Man Posing by Shoeshine Stand

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Description: An African American man wearing a hat, shirt, open vest, trousers, and boots, posing by a shoeshine stand in front of a commercial building.
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Frederick Layton

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Description: Ferrotype of Frederick Layton posing on a bench holding an umbrella in front of a painted background. Frederick Layton was the son of a Milwaukee butcher a...
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Businessmen Watching Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Two businessmen watching the construction of the World Trade Center Tower.
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Businessmen Watch Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Several businessmen converse with each other while observing the World Trade Center construction.

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