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Maxwell Car

Date: 1912
Description: Although this photograph is unidentified, license plate records in the Wisconsin State Archives indicate that in 1912 the car (a Maxwell) was registered by...
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Weighing the Curd

Date: 11 07 1979
Description: Cheesemaker Laurel Ettien, measuring the weight of cheese curd after it was separated from the whey.
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Ship, Bovine and a Man on a Horse

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Description: Composite photograph in the "Tall Tale" style. An enormous bovine stands on the front deck of the Pere Marquette 21, a steamer. On the right, on the...
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Cedar Spring Farm in Winter

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of a farm in winter, with the farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings blanketed in snow. The name Cedar Spring Farm is on the barn. Another farm is i...
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Lathe Operator

Date: 07 20 1958
Description: Close-up of a man checking part of a metal lathe with a caliper.
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Men in Cookhouse

Date: 1892
Description: A group of six men in the dining hall of a lumber camp. The men are in a room with long tables filled with table settings.
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Louis J. Ropson

Date: 1940
Description: A man is sitting and hunching over the body of a violin. Other violins are hanging up behind him. Caption reads: "Louis J. Ropson, farmer & violin maker of...

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