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Tractor and Plow Being Towed

Date: 03 1935
Description: A tractor and plow on a trailer is being towed by a truck.
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Evergreen Trees

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Description: Elevated view of a variety of evergreen trees in a nursery, including White, Norway, Scotch and Jack pines, and White and Norway spruce near Trout Lake.
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Cranberry Drying and Storage

Date: 1934
Description: Two workmen stack crates of cranberries in an open air drying shed. The original caption which was supplied by the Agriculture Department noted that Wiscon...
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Harvesting Cranberries

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Description: Harvesting cranberries by hand somewhere in central Wisconsin.
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Harvesting Reed Canary Grass

Date: 06 22 1937
Description: Two men and a boy using a truck to harvest reed canary grass.
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Converting Brush Land

Date: 1937
Description: Man on a tractor plows furrows in former brush land where Reed Canary Grass is to be planted. Another man stands to the side.
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Cranberry Marsh

Date: 07 1936
Description: Cranberry marsh with farm buildings in the far background.
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Harvesting Team in a Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1934
Description: A team of cranberry harvesters work in a line across a flooded cranberry marsh.
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Cranberry Harvest and Inspection

Date: 1934
Description: View down dirt road of field hands working to harvest cranberries in a flooded cranberry marsh, while men inspect newly harvested and crated cranberries. I...
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Ginseng Bed

Date: 1935
Description: A covered metal tank with the words "Schulz" and "Minneapolis" painted on it is standing in front of a slatted shade structure over a ginseng bed. The stru...
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Dairy Farms

Date: 1935
Description: Cumulus clouds are casting their shadows over rolling farmland. Several farmsteads are along a narrow road. There are cows grazing in a pasture. On the rev...
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Dodge County Farm

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view from hill of chickens ranging near their coop behind a farmhouse and outbuildings on a tidy farm. There is a large barn on the right with two...
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Howard Greene's Farm

Date: 07 1936
Description: Three large barns with gambrel roofs and metal ventilators near a narrow road. There is a large silo on the right. The long barn in the foreground bears th...
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Harvesting Onions

Date: 07 1936
Description: Men and women harvesting onions in a field, filling wooden crates. There are trees along the edge of the field in the background.
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Stump Fence

Date: 1930
Description: A field is demarcated by tree stumps piled in a wide row. Beyond the piled stumps is a field with stumps still in the ground. There is a farm building on t...
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At Rest

Date: 1935
Description: A farmer resting, sitting on the handles of his plow, with his right foot in the furrow. His team, in harness, are standing head to head. They are in front...
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Tobacco Field

Date: 07 1936
Description: Straight rows of tobacco plants flourishing in a large field. There are farm buildings and a windmill in the background. Utility poles on the are on the ri...
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Sheep

Date: 1935
Description: A flock of sheep walking along the bank of a small winding river. There are trees in the background. A typewritten note on the reverse states: "A scene in ...
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Crossroads Cheese Factory

Date: 1940
Description: Shrubs in full bloom and a vigorous vine growing along the eaves create a picturesque view of a cheese factory. Typically, the long narrow building is buil...

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