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The Quiet Time

Date: 1953
Description: Snow-covered farm buildings and trees, with a path through the snow cutting across the field in the foreground.
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Frosted Landscape

Date: 12 11 1953
Description: Snow scene of a concrete bridge with three arches, over a creek, in Silver Creek Park. The creek is mostly frozen and surrounded by snow covered trees.
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Modern Tepees

Date: 1954
Description: Corn shocks stand in a foggy field and trees cover a rise in the background.
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Snow Blanket

Date: 1955
Description: Footprints on a curved path through fresh snow and trees.
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December Days

Date: 1955
Description: A man sawing the top log in a pile of firewood with a handsaw. There is snow on the ground, and he is dressed warmly. Behind him is a tree, a stone and woo...
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Pleasant Valley

Date: 1953
Description: View from hill towards a farm nestled in a valley. Trees dot the slopes, and woods cover the tops of the hills.
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Windswept Point

Date: 1955
Description: Wind Point Lighthouse surrounded by outbuildings and framed by trees. Lake Michigan is in the distance.
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Whitened Willow Drive

Date: 1955
Description: Willow Drive is covered with snow. A view of the Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen through the trees.
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Effective Advertising, Cooking Maple Syrup

Date: 1956
Description: A man is cooking maple syrup over a wood fire among trees. Steam is billowing from the kettle.
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Modes of Yesterday

Date: 1956
Description: A man carrying an umbrella is gazing into the display window of Levinger's Antique Shop, Jefferson and East Main Street.
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Sea Skeleton

Date: 1956
Description: A boat rack is silhouetted against the lake and a dramatic sky.
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"... Their Appointed Rounds"

Date: 1956
Description: A mailman is trudging through the snow with his loaded mailbag. A city street and buildings are barely visible through the snow.
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Spirit of '76

Date: 1956
Description: View down road towards two people walking in front of the Thienville Mills, a five-story stone building, built in 1876. At this time, it was the Thiensvill...
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Frosting

Date: 1956
Description: Snow is mounded on top of pilings on the edge of the Milwaukee River.
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Misty Morning

Date: 1956
Description: The Amelia-D is docked at a pier on Green Bay. The shoreline and clouds are in the background. A sailboat and motorboat are moored in the distance.
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Invitation to Idleness

Date: 07 1955
Description: A tree-shaded bridge over a river, probably in a park.
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The Troubled Air

Date: 09 1955
Description: Sky and clouds above Highway 43, west of Kenosha. Guard rails line the highway on both sides and trees can be seen on the left side.
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Autumn Hush

Date: 1956
Description: A walking trail in a ravine through the woods.
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Feeding the Thresher

Date: 1959
Description: Paul Lembcke and his son Roy threshing grain on their farm at harvest time.
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Hardy Homestead

Date: 11 1956
Description: A former homestead in the autumn, framed by leafless trees. The cabin is constructed of squared logs with interlocking double-notch joints, chinked with a ...

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