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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Workmen working on the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was completed in 1937.
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Workman on the construction of the second floor of Herbert F. Johnson's Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The residence was complete...
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Tapered columns in the Johnson Wax Building during construction. Workmen are working on scaffolding built around one of the columns. The building was desig...
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Construction workers at the Johnson Wax Building.
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Bridge Construction

Date: 1949
Description: Construction crew pouring concrete by hand on a bridge on Highway 11 near Browntown.
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Logging Crew at Supper

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Description: Interior view of a dining hall filled with a large logging crew, at dinner.
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DDT Application

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Description: Two men operating a hose to spray DDT into tall grass near water.
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Corn Harvest at IH Demonstration Farm

Date: 1924
Description: Men on an International Harvester demonstration farm are feeding corn into a husker-shredder as a boy is holding a burlap bag to the machine to catch the k...
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Tractor on Montgomery Farm

Date: 1924
Description: An umbrella is shading a man while he is driving a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?)tractor and disc harrow through a field.
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Pitching Hay

Date: 1932
Description: Bernice and Beatrice Dworshak, age 16, pose with pitchforks loaded with hay; one of the girls is on the hay wagon and her sister stands beside it. They are...
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House in Winter

Date: 1932
Description: A one and one-half story house stands in a snowy landscape. A woman is walking toward the back door, hiding her face with a hand. The house was the childho...
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Boy with Calf

Date: 1931
Description: Claire Alexander posing with a young calf in a pasture near a wooded ravine at his father's farm. There is a manure spreader and shed in the background.
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Boy Milking a Cow

Date: 1935
Description: Ivan Rhyner, 13, milks a Brown Swiss cow out of doors, near a gate on his father's farm. Other cows observe from the opposite side of the fence. The photog...
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Lifting Nets on Lake Superior

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Description: Four fishermen in a boat lift nets on Lake Superior. The far shoreline is in the background.
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North Main Street Looking South

Date: 03 28 1939
Description: Street view of buildings in the center of a small town. Sidewalks run along both sides of the street. Automobiles are parked diagonally on the right and al...
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CCC

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Description: Group of men in a truck, with 74-S on the driver side door. Two men are standing behind the truck holding a milk can. Buildings are in the background. Capt...
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Fellowship Farm Group Portrait

Date: 1946
Description: Residents of the Fellowship Farm pose for a casual outdoor group portrait. From left to right are: Walter Uphoff with Gene, Priscilla Stevenson, Dorothy We...

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