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Sid Waking Up at Work

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Description: Sid is holding a cigar in his hand while sitting on the floor in the darkroom at the Gisholt Factory on a piece of paper near a sink, looking as if he just...
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Cafe Interior

Date: 04 20 1963
Description: Interior of Bush's Cafe, with artificial greenery, a clock, and two water pots above the lunch counter.
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Oscar Mayer Meeting in Office

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Description: Three men are seen talking and holding pencil and paper inside an office, through a window. Two of the men are wearing work clothes, and the man on the far...
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Oscar Mayer Meeting in Office

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Description: Three men are seen talking and holding pencil and paper inside an office, through a window. Two of the men are wearing work clothes, and the man on the far...
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Governor John W. Reynolds Speaking Outdoors

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Description: Governor John W. Reynolds stands on a stage in front of two microphones, one labeled WIGM. He holds a piece of paper in his right hand. Four men sit behind...
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Paul Vanderbilt

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Description: Informal profile portrait of Paul Vanderbilt smoking a cigarette.
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Oregon Business Section and Water Tower

Date: 1912
Description: View across road of the central business section. The commerical buildings along the sidewalk include a printer, butcher, barber and jeweler. Above the sho...
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Tom & Jerry Batter Mixing

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Description: A man wearing a white t-shirt, white pants, and paper hat, is standing and holding a container in his left hand and operating a lever with his right hand f...
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Neuss Branch House Office Interior

Date: 1935
Description: Men and women sitting at desks in a large, open office at International Harvester's Neuss branch in Germany. One man in the back is standing and reading a ...
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Northwestern Lithographing Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Northwestern Lithographing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, art lithographers, publishers, and engravers, with a standing female figure in ...
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Little Dutch Mill Restaurant

Date: 1929
Description: The tea room at the Little Dutch Mill Restaurant. The room has tables and chairs, a piano, and a fireplace.
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Buildings along Milwaukee River

Date: 1898
Description: View from pier or dock of buildings along the Milwaukee River, including a building with a clock tower. Signage on brick exteriors reads "J.C. Iverson Co. ...
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Man at Hotel Registry Desk

Date: 1946
Description: A man wearing a suit and hat is checking in and signing a piece of paper at a hotel registry desk. A suitcase is sitting at his feet and a hotel employee i...
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of town looking down a hill. In the foreground is a river with trees along the bank. On the other side of the river is a factory with industr...
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Farmers' Petitions

Date: 06 1986
Description: Jerry Zarecki (in the hat), president of the Portage County Farmers Union, presents Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey with one folder of petitions collec...
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Obey at the Fair

Date: 1976
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey chats with a constituent manning the dairy bar as part of a campaign shoot.
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Leo Lania in Regimental Uniform

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Description: Waist-up portrait of young Leo Lania (born Lazar Herrmann) posing in a military uniform with his arms folded. He is wearing a monocle, and what may be a la...
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The Normandie Bar — All White Leather

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Description: Interior view of a tavern with an all white leather bar, and a stamped tin ceiling. Glasses, bottles of liquor and bags of chips and peanuts are on display...
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Proxmire Walking Through Wisconsin in Winter

Date: 12 22 1972
Description: Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside ...
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26th of July Movement Members Resting by Tree

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement rest by a tree in Oriente Province during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro is holding an espresso cup in the foreground, and Celia ...

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