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Paper Cup Making Machine

Date: 10 18 1954
Description: Edwin Koch demonstrates the paper cup making machine he invented as a retirement project.
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 06 13 1942
Description: Three illegal gambling machines in the Dell View hotel.
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: An illegal gambling machine in a tavern.
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in the Brass Ball Tavern.
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Lithographers Drinking Beer After a Union Meeting

Date: 12 11 1954
Description: Members of Local 7, Amalgamated Lithographers of America, relaxing after a union meeting.
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 11 1942
Description: Illegal gambling machines in Kelley's Tavern, in the city of Lake Geneva.
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Cabbage

Date: 1935
Description: Cabbage growing outdoors. Caption reads: "Anchorage, Alaska."
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Beverage Dispenser

Date: 1930
Description: A man is stooping down to fill a paper cup with a beverage from a barrel dispenser under a tent at what appears to be a fair. The barrel is marked "IHC Ser...
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 11 1942
Description: Three illegal gambling machines in the Silver Arrow Tavern on U.S. Highway 12.
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Papermobile

Date: 11 28 1960
Description: A group of Van Hise school 7th graders watch a working model of a paper-making factory as they tour the Papermobile. The Papermobile is a 35-foot trailer h...
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 1942
Description: Three illegal gambling machines (slot) in the Lone Oak Inn, on Highway 12, north of Elkhorn.
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Hummel & Downing Booth

Date: 06 1936
Description: The Hummel & Downing booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Industrial Exposition held in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. Hummel & Downing were...
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Band Playing at Allis-Chalmers Strike Picnic

Date: 1946
Description: "The Harmonians" performing at a picnic to raise money for striking Allis-Chalmers workers.
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Clarence Sidesky's Tavern

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Friday night, April 10th, 1942, at Clarence Sidesky's tavern, Route 3, Kenosha.
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Steelworkers Costume Party Winners

Date: 11 08 1947
Description: Prize winners at a costume dance sponsored by Local 1114, United Steelworkers of America (Harnischfeger Corporation).
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Star Bar and Grill Room

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Friday night at the Star Bar and Grill Room, at the intersection of Highways 41 and 43 in Kenosha County.
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Man Playing 25 Cent Slot Machine

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Man playing an illegal 25 cent slot machine in the Valley Tavern, on Highway 42, two miles north of Kenosha.
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Illegal Gambling Machine

Date: 04 04 1942
Description: An illegal gambling machine in a dining area of a restaurant. A waiter is visible through a doorway on the left.
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Fishermans Shack

Date: 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Fishermans Shack, Wis Point, Superior Wis." A man peers around the corner of his tar paper covered fishing shack on Wisconsin Point. ...
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Wagon and Wheels

Date: 06 19 1962
Description: Old fire fighting equipment outdoors at the "Pioneer Village," a tourist attraction.

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