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Tobacco Field

Date: 08 24 1929
Description: A farmer is standing in a tobacco field, with crop ready to harvest. Farm buildings are in the background.
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Reaping Scene

Date: 1879
Description: Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings...
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Combine on Hill Farm

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Two men operating Case 9-foot combine with a group of men observing, at University of Wisconsin Hill Farm.
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Tobacco Field

Date: 08 24 1929
Description: A man is standing in a tobacco field. There are trees in the background.
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Tobacco Field

Date: 08 22 1928
Description: Mr. Klein farm showing use of "Red Steer" fertilizer on tobacco field, looking west.
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Tobacco Field

Date: 08 22 1928
Description: View of Mr. Klein farm showing use of "Red Steer" fertilizer on tobacco field looking east.
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Halvor Nerison Hauge's Farm

Date: 1874
Description: People in a field standing around a mower, with a farmstead and windmill in background, looking west. Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) purchased the farm i...
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Behrend Veerhusen's Farm

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Description: Stone barn with scalloped edging with people in wagons and house in background, picket fencing; in sec. 26, SE1/4. Biography in Biographical Review of Dane...
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View From Southeast Shore of Lake Monona

Date: 1875
Description: View from Southeast shore of Lake Monona across a cornfield, perhaps on the farm of Thomas Williamson.
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1872
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental health Institute) is seen in the distance in this long view from across cornfields.
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Sand Barrens

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Sand barrens being used for poor crops. Note on back of print reads: "This should be in timber."
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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Barn damage with house in background. Two horses survived in the barn despite the damage around them.
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Man in Field

Date: 10 1946
Description: Man (Mr. Goodyear?) holding a muskmelon in an agricultural field.
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View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the Countryside

Date: 06 1955
Description: View towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from the outlying area around Madison. Just beyond the cornfield in the foreground are buildings, one with a sign ...
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Washburn Observatory on Observatory Hill

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Description: View up hill of Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The President's residence and a rear view of Bascom Hall are to the rig...
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Holstein Cows Grazing in Field

Date: 10 20 1963
Description: A small herd of Holstein cows graze in a field. Beyond the cows are cornfields, and in the background are trees on a small ridge line.
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Empty Billboard

Date: 1970
Description: An empty billboard stands on factory grounds. In the background, field crops are visible.
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Cornfield

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: View of a cornfield and wooded ridge at sunrise.
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War Relief Work

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: World War II war relief work. Man pitching hay.
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University of Wisconsin Buildings

Date: 09 07 1900
Description: View across fields towards University of Wisconsin Madison buildings. On the left is standing the home of the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Stephen M...

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