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Load of Bark with Little Girl

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Description: Men with horse-drawn load of lumber with a little girl standing in front.
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
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Erosion in Middleton

Date: 04 1937
Description: From back of print: "Dane County, Town of Middleton, north 1/2 section of section 17 looking SW from a hill across the valley showing erosion and stump pas...
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Truck on Country Road

Date: 1930
Description: E.H. Barnes truck parked on road.
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Log Cabin

Date: 1914
Description: Log cabin known as the "haunted house" on Rock Island, remodeled by Chester Thordarson. There are three people sitting on the porch.
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New Deal Road Work

Date: 07 21 1936
Description: Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j...
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Everybody Out For Recreation

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Description: A group of students taking a break to play softball at Highlander Folk School.
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Men in Field with Cattle

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Description: Two men stand with a small herd of cattle on a path between fenced-in and planted fields on the side of a hill. Two buildings are in the background.
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Farmyard with Windmill

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Description: View up hill of a Woodmanse Mfg Co. windmill. Three men seated are posing near the top of the windmill, which stands in a field where cows are grazing. In ...
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Steam Hauler with Log Sleighs

Date: 01 06 1918
Description: Lumber crew posed with a steam hauler and several sleds loaded with logs. The foreman's sleigh pulled by a horse is in the foreground. Possibly foreman, Mi...
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Emerson Bros. Sawmill

Date: 1908
Description: Emerson Brothers Sawmill with large piles of cut trees in the foreground.
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Asa C. Bennett and Sons Cranberry farm

Date: 1905
Description: Cranberry marshes and irrigation ditch. The family home, barn and outbuildings are in the background.
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Grocery Store Representatives at the Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1950
Description: From left to right: W.A. Riordan, John Buck, Leo Sorenson, Jean Nash and Del Hammond. Miss Nash, the owner of the cranberry marsh, escorts representatives ...
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Truck Stuck in the Mud

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Description: A man with a tractor attempts to pull a truck out of deep mud. Two men stand on the bed of the truck, and another man sits on the front of the tractor. The...
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Paul Vanderbilt and his Camera

Date: 1963
Description: A candid portrait of Paul Vanderbilt in the field with his large format camera set up. He is standing next to a State Historical Society of Wisconsin vehic...
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Apiary of N.E. France

Date: 1904
Description: Apiary of 92 colonies owned by N.E. France, a celebrated beekeeper. In the center is the frame of the 10x10-ft extracting house.
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E.M. Fuller House

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Description: View of the E.M. Fuller property (52 acres) and house, at 16 Fuller Court. The house was built by E.M. Fuller on the shores of Lake Mendota at 16 Fuller Co...
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Villa Louis

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Description: View across field towards Villa Louis, with a white fence in the middle ground and a race track in the foreground.

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