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Scenic View of Holy Hill

Date: 1969
Description: View across fields and trees towards the Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary on the top of a tree-covered hill.
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Chalet Cheese Co-op

Date: 1968
Description: A dairy truck is under an awning at a cheese factory. A sign near the top of the two-story building reads: "Chalet Cheese Co-Op." Field crops are growing b...
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Strip Cropping

Date: 1973
Description: Aerial view of strip cropped farmland.
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Governor Knowles Pheasant Hunting

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing in a snowy cornfield. He is holding a hunting rifle, and a dog on the left is pointing...
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Turkey Hunting

Date: 04 1966
Description: A man in hunting gear is kneeling on the ground holding his rifle in his right hand, and holding up a dead turkey in his left.
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Dairy Farm

Date: 1973
Description: View across fence line towards hilly fields at a dairy farm. A red barn and white silo are in the distance.
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Watching the Musical "Song of Norway"

Date: 1967
Description: View down hill towards actors performing the musical "Song of Norway" on an outdoor stage at the Song of Norway Festival. People are sitting on blankets or...
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Farm Progress Days

Date: 1973
Description: Elevated view of a group of men demonstrating the use of a tractor belt powering a threshing machine. A crowd of people are watching from the sidelines.
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Ski Lift During the "Song of Norway"

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of two boys riding a ski lift high above a crowd of people and a stage below them a the bottom of a hill. The crowd is waiting for the musica...
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Beloit Tourism Center

Date: 1967
Description: View of the Beloit Tourism Center. Women and children are walking to and from the building. A child is drinking from an outdoor water-fountain (bubbler) on...
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Woman in Field of Peonies

Date: 1962
Description: A woman is posing in a field of pink, red, and white peonies.
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Wild Mustard

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Description: View of a field of wild mustard with yellow flowers. A barn and silo are in the far background.
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Dust Storm

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Description: A dust storm is rising up across a field. A center pivot irrigation system is on the right in the distance beyond power poles.
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Beware of Dust

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Description: View from side of road towards the rear of a police car driving down U.S. Route 51. Signs on the side of the road read: "51" and "Beware of Dust."
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Flood in Trout Strem

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Description: View from shoreline looking through fences towards a man standing in knee-deep water holding a net and scooping water into a bucket. Patches of land and tr...
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Wind Erosion

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Description: View of a dirt field showing signs of wind erosion. Farm buildings, a fence and fields are in the distance.
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Wind and Electric Power

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Description: View across field towards a windmill standing next to a tall electric utility pole on a field.
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Circus Train

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Description: View across field towards a train of open railroad cars carrying circus wagons.
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Farmland

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Description: Elevated view of a farm in a valley off of Highway 93.
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Steam Locomotive Carrying Circus Wagons

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Description: View across field towards a railroad train transporting circus wagons on open railroad cars.

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