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War Worker

Date: 04 04 1944
Description: Henry Schmidt, an employee of the Plastics Division of the Consolidated Paper Company, during World War II.
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Paper Mill Debarker Drum

Date: 06 16 1969
Description: Paper mill debarker drum that was purchased and used by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company. Man in photograph is unidentified.
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Althouse, Wheeler & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Althouse, Wheeler & Company of Waupun, Wisconsin, manufacturer of vaneless wind mills, pumps, grinding mills, and water tanks, with illus...
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Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company

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Description: View from across a lawn of Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company buildings, producers of paper making machinery and laundry equipment. Caption reads: ...
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Gisholt Tech

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Description: Portrait of a man with a pipe in his mouth posing while standing between storage shelves holding a large piece of cardboard or paper in the shape of a "U."...
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Dual Output Shaft Speed Reducer

Date: 08 22 1969
Description: Speed reducer that is a component of a paper mill drive. This product was purchased by Black Clawson-Kennedy Limited and used by Consolidated Bathurst Limi...
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"Have That Automation Expert See Me"

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It pictures a man holding a wrench in his hand is running on a treadmill attached to a machine with...
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James Sheriffs Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of James Sheriffs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of "Propeller Wheels, Steam Engines, Boilers, Mill Machinery, Iron and Brass Castings," ...
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W.G. Walker & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of W.G. Walker & Company of Madison, Wisconsin, manufacturers of Prouty Power Book, News, and Job presses and dealers in printing supplies and s...
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Automated Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Gisholt Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Design for Balancing Machine

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Description: Mechanical drawing in graphite on transparent paper of an automated balancing machine by Gisholt Machine Company for its Dyn-Aut-Ronic product line.
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Standard Turret Lathe

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Description: Standard Turret Lathe, "Conradson," by American Turret Lathe Company in Wilmington, Delaware, "Patented December 26, 1899." Gisholt was the first company t...
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Gisholt Factory

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Description: Employee of the Gisholt Company of Madison demonstrating a plastic laminate drill jig manufactured by the Consoweld Company of Wisconsin Rapids.
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Machine and Repair Shop

Date: 1923
Description: A machine and repair shop, 228 East Main Street, shows an example of the Dutch style front. The shop was originally the Frank J. Fleckenstein residence.
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E.P. Allis & Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the E.P. Allis & Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of the Corliss steam engine it manufactured. Printed in red and b...
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Smith Premier Typewriter Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee branch of the Smith Premier Typewriter Company, with headquarters in Syracuse, New York. On the left is a sheet of paper in a S...

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