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Gasoline Station in Early Morning Fog

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: Street scene with a Shell gasoline station, the Kitty Korner Kafe, and a phone booth in early morning fog.
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Street Corner

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street.
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Wisconsin River Swamp

Date: 08 13 1961
Description: A Wisconsin River swamp. The swampy area is framed by trees with more trees in the background hidden by fog.
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Mississippi River by Highway 35

Date: 09 1962
Description: The Mississippi River along Highway 35.
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Farm Pasture with Road Sign

Date: 08 13 1961
Description: A pasture along Highway 60 on a foggy morning. In the middle of the pasture near a fence is a sign for "WIS 60" underneath a caricatured Native American fi...
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 09 07 1964
Description: View from slope of an abandoned farm with empty farmhouse and barn in a open area surround by trees and hills.
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Three Farm Buildings

Date: 09 09 1961
Description: View of three farm buildings on a hillside.
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Kickapoo River Valley

Date: 09 10 1961
Description: An elevated view, looking westward, of the Kickapoo River Valley.
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Country Road

Date: 09 09 1961
Description: View down a country road with fences on both sides. In the distant sky, a cumulonimbus cloud is backlit by the sun. A farm with a barn and silo is on the r...
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Lifting Fog

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: Fog lifts from a cornfield and low hills along Highway 131.
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Wisconsin River

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: A tree-lined view of the Wisconsin River. The photograph was taken from an elevated area near a highway.
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Small Factory Building

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: Three large rows of stacked logs are piled outside a small factory building.
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Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: View across a railroad bridge of a group of seven oil storage tanks in a wooded area.
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Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 08 19 1961
Description: View straight through support structure of underside of a bridge that crosses the Wisconsin River. The far shoreline of trees and hills can be seen in the ...
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Cottage Community

Date: 1971
Description: A cottage and trailer house community along a river. A Schlitz beer advertising is nailed to a tree and reads, "Move up to Quality / Schlitz / The Beer Tha...
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Farmland Pasture Valley

Date: 07 04 1965
Description: A rural valley with a stream running through the pasture. In the background, a farm is visible through the trees.
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Flooded Wisconsin River Bottomlands

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: View of a grove of trees and their reflections in the flooded Wisconsin River bottomlands.
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Fishing Dock

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: A fishing dock along the shore of the Mississippi River. A man is in a boat near the shoreline, and an automobile is behind a tree. A number of boats are l...
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Mississippi River Bluffs

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: View from the Mississippi River toward the bluffs. A residential home, old bank building, truck and railroad building are on a hill among trees below the b...
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Old and New Ford Models

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: An old Ford Roadster and a new Ford Thunderbird parked at a service station.

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