Photograph
Houses on a Rural Road
| View down center of rural dirt road with houses along both sides in Black Hawk County. A man and horse are in a field on the left, near a sign that says: "Orange Cemetery." |
| Image ID: | 80742 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 30 1916 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| State: | Iowa |
| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 13Z, Box 54, Folder 4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7 inches |
| The original typewritten caption reads: "Community Homes. View along road in Orange Township, taken from point in front of church of Brethren. First house on right is residence of Thomas Hume; second house on right, that of S. Fike. Barn and silo beyond houses, belong to W.O. Tannreuther. House on left is residence of janitor of church. Beyond this residence is seen portion of $50,000 consolidated school in course of construction. At rear first house on right is seen cement block house in which is located well and engine furnishing water system to both houses. At rear of second house is septic tank providing sewer system for both houses. Residence cost $4,500 or $5,000 each and are homes of retired farmers who did not want to move to town. Picture taken by order of E.W. Cooley. Plate in possession Flint's studio, Waterloo, Iowa." Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Road Conditions |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Horses |
| Trees |
| Dwellings |
| Farmhouses |
| School buildings |
| Building |
| Construction equipment |
| Cemeteries |
| Fences |
| Land use, Rural |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and signboards |
| Roads |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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