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First Day of Football Practice

Date: 1990
Description: Coach talking with team at the first day of football practice at Adams-Friendship High School.
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Mule Ride

Date: 1990
Description: A man riding a mule at Folk Fest.
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4-H Junior Ambassadors

Date: 1990
Description: Four 4-H junior ambassadors stand together, each holding their own award.
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Bucky the Calf

Date: 1990
Description: Bucky the Calf makes an appearance at the Adams County Fair.
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Wild Cranberry Harvest

Date: 09 14 1910
Description: William Meuer and friends identified as "the Hansens" picking cranberries on Mason Lake.
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Adams County Fair

Date: 1990
Description: A male teen is posing with a prize sheep at the Adams County Fair.
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Thunderbird Washout

Date: 1990
Description: The “Thunderbird Washout” float at the Adams-Friendship High School homecoming parade. On the float, a boy in football attire is waving to the crowd.
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Cottages at Atcheson's Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of resort cottages near a lake. A group of vacationers are sitting on the lawn and porch. A birdhouse on a tall post is among trees on the right. Hill...
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Springvalle General Store

Date: 1922
Description: View from road of the general store, a two-story wood frame building in a rural area. A man and a child are standing near the door. Another child is sittin...
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Deep Lake

Date: 1928
Description: View down slope towards Deep Lake. There is a girl standing in a rowboat at the shoreline. She is holding up her catch of the day. In the background a man ...
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Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 06 1962
Description: Landscape photograph by Sid Boyum of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. The fisherman to the right blends into the bui...
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Adams County Supermarket

Date: 04 1955
Description: Three men visit at the corner of the Plainville Grocery. There are many signs and logos on the storefront: "Coca-Cola," "Peerless Beer," "Model Smoking Tob...
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At the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: A group of three men and four women, probably members of the Von der Sump family, posing for a casual portrait on a rock formation at the Wisconsin Dells.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Held Up

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene on the Road Near White Creek, Wis." and at the bottom: "Held Up". Photomontage of a cow, an automobile and five men. The automo...

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