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Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche

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Description: Don Ameche (standing) and Ralph Bellamy (sitting) pose as the Duke Brothers from the film Trading Places.
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Stamping Cheeses

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Description: A male worker in a cheese-making factory places a Wisconsin stamp on cheeses.
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McCormick-Deering 6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 10 02 1934
Description: A man places a milk canister into a McCormick-Deering milk cooler.
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Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman removing a jar of cut string beans from a pot and places it on a dishcloth next to two other filled jars.
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McCormick-Deering 10 Can Milk Cooler

Date: 10 09 1936
Description: H.C. Wuesthoof places a milk canister into a 10 can McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler.
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Milk Cooler

Date: 11 16 1936
Description: A man places a milk can into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler on the farm of Mrs. Joe Schmidt.
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Rocks

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Description: Black and white postcard of a rock spire with four men posing in various places. Trees are in the background. Text at foot reads: "Rocks, Camp Douglas."
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Electric Hair

Date: 01 10 1966
Description: Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high sch...
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6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 11 24 1936
Description: Clifford C. Ball places a milk can into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler. A cream separator stands against the wall to the left.
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Milk Cooler in Shed

Date: 11 03 1936
Description: A man places a milk can into a cooler housed in a shed. More milk cans and pails are stored on a wooden shelf outside the shed.
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AAA and Tourism

Date: 07 30 1948
Description: E.T. McQueen, AAA field reporter, who inspects sleeping accommodations and eating places for the AAA Accommodations Directory, issued annually.
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First Official Dial Telephone Call in Madison

Date: 09 30 1949
Description: Maple Bluff fire chief Lawrence Nielsen places the first official dial call on Madison's new 100 percent dial phone service.
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Tomac Plasma Bank

Date: 1944
Description: A woman in a white dress, probably a nurse or volunteer, places a container into a "Tomac Plasma Bank," a refrigeration unit developed by International Har...
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Mrs. Mary Kundrat, Czechoslovakian Immigrant

Date: 11 06 1965
Description: Mrs. Mary Kundrat, age 85, moved to the United States from Czechoslovakia in 1907. She describes her life in places she has lived and the work she has done...
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McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler

Date: 09 09 1936
Description: A woman wearing a dress places bottles into a "McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler "for cooling beer". The photograph was taken at Royce Cafe in Edmond, Oklahoma...
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McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler

Date: 11 02 1934
Description: John R. Hauen? (Haven?) places a milk canister into a McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler set into the ground.
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International C-30

Date: 06 22 1936
Description: A man stands beside an International C-30 truck owned by the Southern Canada Power Company and places an object into a side compartment. There is a "Danger...
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Man Feeding Cows

Date: 1947
Description: A man takes bales of hay from a wheeled cart and places them in a wooden livestock feeder. Farm buildings and a herd of cows are behind the man.
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Draw Furnace at Canton Works

Date: 11 03 1941
Description: A factory worker places charges into an electrically controlled draw furnace at International Harvester's Canton Works. Original caption reads: "Shell Pack...
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Decorating First Apartment

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Newlyweds George and Lorna Homes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. George places his oil painting "Russian Spring" on the wall as Lorna i...

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