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Harvest in Ireland

Date: 1903
Description: A woman, child, dog, and group of men are gathered around a harvester in a field. The caption reads: "Harvester History. Harvest of 1903. Jones Lever Bin...
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Fraser House

Date: 1935
Description: East elevation view of the main entrance to the home of James Fraser.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1925
Description: Lake Mills Methodist Church.
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Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
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First Smoke Stack at Power Plant Construction Site

Date: 05 06 1911
Description: Workmen posing while erecting the first smokestack at the power plant construction site on the Wisconsin River. Two men have scaled the stack.
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Pile Coated with Sand at Power Dam

Date: 03 11 1913
Description: Workers posing by a piling coated with sand suspended from a crane.
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Runway Through Dam

Date: 07 01 1912
Description: A view through the runway (tunnel) cast into the concrete structure of the power dam at Prairie du Sac.
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Harvesting Hemp

Date: 1912
Description: A man in a field gathering long stalks of hemp into a bundle. The hemp was used to produce binder twine.
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Brandt House

Date: 1935
Description: House from the east elevation. Part of Historic American Buildings. Image has a brick road, telephone poles and wire, and a building in the back with a s...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar...
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.

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