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Removing Elm Trees
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Two men stand near a piece of machinery used to cut trees. An American Elm removed to prevent the spread of Dutch Elm Disease is laying in the foreground.
circa 1970-1979
Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources (creator)
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W013OT8
WHi 75529
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Fighting Dutch Elm Disease
1974
Two men applying systemic fungicide to an American Elm on a residential street through a gravity-feed.
Mitchell Park Conservatory
circa 1970-1979
Elevated view over trees towards the three glass domes of the Mitchell Park Conservatory.
Milwaukee Railroad Yard
circa 1970-1979
Elevated view of the Milwaukee railroad yard. The skyline of Milwaukee is in the background.
Children Looking at Elephant
circa 1970-1979
A line of children and one woman are leaning against a fence to look at an elephant at the Milwaukee Zoo.
Children Watching an Elephant
circa 1970-1979
A group of children are leaning on a railing to look at an elephant at the Milwaukee Zoo.
