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Railroad Workers

Date: 1940
Description: Two men, railroad workers, fixing the wooden railroad ties. In the background are railroad cars on another set of railroad tracks.m
Photograph

Frog Nailed to Stake in Diorama

Date: 1979
Description: Close-up of a frog nailed upright to a stake in front of a backdrop of a diorama. The mouth of the frog is propped open with a stick.
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1980
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large trout surrounded by a variety of insects, a fishing reel, and a fishing lure. This drawing appeared in the Wi...
Photograph

Clerks in Storehouse of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

Date: 09 1974
Description: Elevated view of two clerks wearing aprons working in the storehouse of the thrift store. One man is reupholstering an old armchair, and the other man is h...
Drawing

"This Isn't a Tunnel!"

Date: 1941
Description: Drawing of a railroad employee standing on a handcar on the tracks painting the surface of a "tunnel" with a brush. Another man is looking at him with a ha...
Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1968
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Today and Tomorrow — The Fisherman's Myth Never Flounders," that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on...
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Invitation to Ice Chippers Farewell

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The cartoon shows warmly dressed men...

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