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Girls in Red, White and Blue

Date: 1904
Description: Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t...
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Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 1900
Description: Two Ho-Chunk men wearing beaded shirts are gathering cranberries (hoocake) alongside a Ho-Chunk woman and a white man and woman. A large group of cranberry...
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Cranberry Pickers

Date: 1905
Description: Winnebago Indians and Black River Falls townspeople harvesting cranberries.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Woman in Buggy

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Description: Woman and dog in a top-buggy and horse, with a field in the background. The buggy top is folded back.
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Group of People on Stagecoach

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Description: Women inside, and on top of a stagecoach with their umbrellas. A wagon is in the background on the right.
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Group of People on Stagecoach

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Description: Group of people posing on top of stagecoach. It was a special occasion when the old stagecoach was brought out. The top-loading was probably done to get ev...
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Group of People on Stagecoach

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Description: Group on a stagecoach pulled by a team of four horses. A man is standing on left in the road next to the stagecoach. In the left background are buildings a...
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Two Women and Baby in Field

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Description: Two women playing with a baby while reclining on a blanket in a farm field with two carriages in the background.
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Woman and Man on Farm

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Description: A woman stands with her hand on one of a team of two horses hitched to a wagon overflowing with hay. Additionally, a man stands nearby attending to another...
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Family Scything in a Field

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Description: Three men scythe a field, possibly of wheat. Behind the men there are three children and a woman standing in a row.
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Self-Binders in a Field

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Description: Two teams of horses pull two self-binders through a field. The self-binder came into use after the reaper, both of which were superceded by the combine.
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Gathering Cranberries

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Description: Men and women in a bog picking cranberries.
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Group Picking Cranberries

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Description: A group of men and women pick cranberries in a bog.
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Picking Cranberries

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Description: A group of men and women gather in a bog to pick cranberries.
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Displaying Cranberries

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Description: A group of men and women stand in or near a tent displaying cranberries.
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Two Women and a Steam Tractor

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Description: Two women pose standing on a steam tractor.
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Man and Women in Buggy

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Description: A man and woman sit in a buggy that is pulled by a two-horse team.
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Girl Sitting on Woman's Lap

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Description: A young girl pages through a book while sitting on a woman's lap. Another woman wearing gloves and a fur coat hands the sitting girl a book while another g...
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Women and Man Holding Sheep

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Description: Two women and a man are posed next to a barn,each holding a lamb.

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