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Wade House

Date: 1858
Description: Ambrotype of the Wade House, a carriage inn located in Greenbush, also showing a section of the original plank road in the foreground.
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South Wisconsin Avenue and West Main Street

Date: 1865
Description: South Wisconsin Avenue and West Main Street. Lake Monona is in the background and the Lucius Fairchild and David Atwood houses are at the upper left. The r...
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McCormick Reaper Illustration

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Description: Illustration of a McCormick reaper of 1858 in the field near a farm house. A crowd of onlookers is gathered near the field.
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Sears Farm

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Description: The home farm of Thomas and Adeline Sears.
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House with Fence

Date: 1907
Description: View up dirt road or track towards a two-story L-shaped frame house with a fence along the front. The right end of the house has a roof suspended over the ...
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Deitz Cabin and Barn

Date: 12 1910
Description: Exterior view of Deitz cabin and barn, fences, and other outbuildings in winter, about two weeks after shooting of deputy. No members of Deitz family were ...
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Boy on Clermont Street

Date: 1885
Description: View of Clermont Street with a young boy in the foreground, homes and trees in the background. Fences and sidewalks line both sides of the street.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Keystone Farms

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Description: View of barn, house, and outbuildings at Keystone Farms, owned by Owen W. Rolands.
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Woman in Carriage

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Description: An unidentified woman posing while sitting and looking through the open back of a carriage on a road.
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Road in Autumn

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Description: View down rural road lined with trees and rocks. The leaves have turned to autumn colors. There is a fence along the road on the right.
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Dirt Road

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Description: Elevated view of a dirt road between bushes and trees. An automobile is parked on the left side of the road, and a fence runs along the right side. There i...
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Rural Road

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Description: View across unpaved rural road that curves around to the left around a large rock formation with an exposed rock face with trees growing on the top. There ...
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Man Walking Behind Horse-Drawn Spring-Tooth Harrow

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Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man walking behind a horse-drawn spring-tooth harrow in a field. Piles of harvested grain are lined up in the field....
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Field with Stacks of Freshly Cut Grass

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Description: View towards a fenced field with stacks of freshly cut grass. A farm building is on the hill in the background on the right. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Haystacks in Field

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Description: View down steep hill with haystacks. In the small valley below are farm buildings. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Man Driving Horse-Drawn Wagon

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Description: View across pasture towards a man sitting in a wagon full of hay, driving a team of two horses. There is a large haystack behind the wagon, and a man is lo...
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Girl with Toy Cow near Calf

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Description: A girl wearing a long white dress and a bow in her hair is standing near a toy cow that has been placed on a stump. The girl is looking at a white calf sta...
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400 Head of Angus Cattle

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Description: Elevated view of a herd of Angus cattle on the farm of Mr. Jones — Newbern, Tennessee. There is a man on horseback, and another man walking in the field am...
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Girls with Calves

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Description: Two girls are standing in front of buckets that two calves are eating out of. Caption at bottom reads: "Prairie Farmer." Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Run-Down Back Yard

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Description: Run-down back yard of a house in an urban setting. Lantern slide.

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