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Farmers in Field with Dairy Cattle

Date: 1924
Description: Three farmers standing in field among a herd of dairy cows (Holsteins).
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Two Native American Infants

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Description: Two Native American infants wrapped in cradleboards. A woman is on the left holding one of the boards, which are propped outdoors in front of trees. This i...
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Van Niel Shrine

Date: 1890
Description: A shrine put up by J.H. Van Niel, who came over with Fr. Van den Broek. Destroyed about 1895.
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Spraying Orchard with Pesticide

Date: 1925
Description: Two men using a "Friend" sprayer to apply pesticide to orchard trees.
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Baseball Player with Bat

Date: 1913
Description: Man in a baseball uniform posing with a bat. The man may have been a member of an International Harvester company baseball team.
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Peckels and McCarty on Golf Course

Date: 1937
Description: International Harvester employees on a golf course. The employees are M.F. Peckels (left), supervisor of national fleet sales, and M.F. McCarty, manager of...
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Derleth and His Home

Date: 1952
Description: Wisconsin author August Derleth standing in front of his Sauk City home, "the Place of the Hawks."
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Man Driving International Model M Truck

Date: 1912
Description: Man driving an International Model M truck on a scenic dirt road.
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Woman on Farmhouse Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A woman wearing a dress and apron washes her hands in a metal bucket set on a table on a farmhouse porch. Multiple metal pails with handles and a milk pail...
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Ski Jumping

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Description: View looking downhill towards a ski jumper in mid-air, with spectators watching from both sides of the landing area below.
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Albert Schmedeman and Lari Ballam

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Description: Albert Schmedeman, mayor of Madison (1926-1932), holds a little girl in his arms as they stand outdoors. The girl (identified as Lari Ballam) wears a dress...
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Bill Williams

Date: 1907
Description: Bill Williams standing in front of a tree at the shoreline. There is a canoe next to him on the left, and paddles, bags and boxes are on the ground on the ...
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Indian Women and Child

Date: 1907
Description: Four women are sitting on the ground tending to a project (possibly sewing) at St. John's. A small child is standing with them.
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Doc Copeland

Date: 08 1916
Description: A candid portrait of Doc Copeland sitting outdoors. He is wearing a wool coat and is smoking a cigarette.
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Paddling

Date: 10 1938
Description: View across water towards two men in a canoe on the left, and a man and woman in a duckboat on the right paddling down the Clam River. Trees and shrubs cov...
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The "Casket" Rock

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Description: View of two children and a dog posing on a rock, surrounded by trees and other vegetation. Caption reads: "The 'Casket' Rock at the base of "Blue Mound" Ne...
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Mary Sitting in Front of Canoe

Date: 1947
Description: Mary Griggs (Burke), wearing a patterned short-sleeve blouse, shorts, and a flower in her hair, is sitting in the front of a canoe on the Namakagon River i...
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Chief Pussafiss

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of a man standing in a clearing. He is wearing a headband with two feathers and necklaces, and is leaning on a cane. He is identified as Chief Pus...

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