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IH Exhibit at Plowing Contest

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's exhibit of agricultural machinery at the Wabash plowing contest. Includes a Farmall 400 tractor (with Electrall?...
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Unitarian Meeting House Parsonage

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Description: Exterior view of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unitarian Meeting House showing the parsonage on University Bay Drive beside the church.
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Soldier and Civilian

Date: 09 1951
Description: A British soldier or police officer and a civilian on the bridge between the British area of Hong Kong and Communist China.
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Cold War Boundary

Date: 09 1951
Description: A hill in the countryside near Hong Kong, showing the fence that marked the border with Communist China. Two children are on a path on the side of the hill...
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Power Plant

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Description: View over chain link fence towards a train on the railroad tracks near a power plant and water tower.
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Aerating Potter's Lake

Date: 02 1977
Description: A man is standing behind a snow fence next to a surface aerator. Water is pouring down or up the machine, breaking the surface tension of the lake. Snow is...
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Basket Weaving at Fort Dells

Date: 1967
Description: Sarah Snake (WhiteEagle) is sitting on a bench and showing a tourist how to weave a basket. Other visitors are standing around her to watch the demonstrati...
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Davidson Windmill

Date: 1971
Description: View of a white and green windmill with eight blades is surrounded by a small fence in a rural area. Trees are in the far background.
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Fire Lookout Tower

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy wearing a red plastic firefighter hat is looking up at a five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum.
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Fire Lookout Tower

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy is waving his red plastic firefighter hat while standing at the top of the five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum.
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The Covered Bridge

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Description: A wooden covered bridge spanning a creek.
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: A white sign in the foreground near a fence reads: "First Capital State Park," with an arrow pointing towards a white building in the background that has a...
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: View across road towards a white sign that reads: "First Capital State Park" that includes an arrow pointing towards two white buildings in the background,...
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Hiking along Sparta Trail

Date: 1967
Description: A group of men and women walking along a gravel path.
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Hunting on a Shooting Preserve

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Description: Two men holding rifles with two black labs in a field. The man on the right is kneeling in the snow and holding a pheasant which one of the dogs is carryin...
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Skiing Down Mt. Ashwabay

Date: 02 01 1970
Description: A man is skiing down a snow-covered hill at Mt. Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area.
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Spooner Rodeo

Date: 1961
Description: A crowd of people in the background behind a fence are watching a man bull riding at the Spooner Rodeo. Two rodeo clowns are moving in front of the bull.
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Dairy Farm

Date: 1973
Description: View across fence line towards hilly fields at a dairy farm. A red barn and white silo are in the distance.
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Ships in Harbor

Date: 1968
Description: Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is...
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Farm Scenery

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Description: View along roadside toward a farm. A person is driving a tractor loaded with hay towards a red barn further down the road behind trees.

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