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Farm Land Scenery

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Description: View of a bridge, several wooden frame buildings, and farm land covered with snow. This land is possibly Narracong, later named Loaschings Millon Squire Cr...
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Log Cabin and Corn Crib

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Description: A log cabin is visible on the right, with a corn crib near the center of the photograph. In addition, wooden farm sheds are visible along with various equi...
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Men With Steam Machinery

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Description: A group of men use steam machinery to clear a field or saw lumber. In the foreground, men stand on a horse-drawn wagon and sled.
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Three Horses in Barnyard

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Description: Two men display three horses on reins, probably in front of Abe Bailey's barn.
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Man with Horses in Snow-Covered Field

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Description: A man and six horses standing in a snow-covered field on a hill.
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Man and Woman Posed on Horseback

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Description: A man and woman pose on separate horses in a snow-covered farmyard.
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands on a sled pulled by a team of two horses that is carrying logs on a snow-covered road. Moving away from the log-carrying sled is an empty egg-...
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Horse on Country Road

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Description: A horse stands hitched to an empty egg-shell cutter on a snowy country road.
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Couple in Cutter Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with a man and woman sitting in a cutter sleigh pulled by a two-horse team, possibly driven by Harvey Risliands.
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Winter Chores

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Description: A man chops wood in the background as a woman walks towards the house with buckets in hand.
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Snowy Road

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Description: View down a rutted, snowy road leading to the woods.
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Country Road Leading to Town

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Description: Snow-boarded, deeply rutted, muddy road leading to town.
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Cabin in Woods

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Description: A small cabin is nestled in the woods and surrounded by a snow-covered landscape.
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Football Game

Date: 1895
Description: Winter scene with two teams line up on a snowy field during a football game at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.
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David Goodvillage with Horse and Gear

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, identified as David Goodvillage, is wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a hat. He is posing mounted on a white horse loaded with hunting...
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Portrait of David Goodvillage with Horse and Gear

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Description: Portrait of a Ho-Chunk man, identified as David Goodvillage, wrapped in a plaid blanket and wearing a hat. He is posing mounted on a white horse loaded wit...
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Ho-Chunk Couple Posed on Rocky Area

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Description: View of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a rocky outcrop near a tree. Far below in the background are fields, hills, ...
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Man in Front of Gazebo

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Description: A man is posed standing on snow-covered ground in front of a gazebo in a park. He is wearing a suit and necktie, and holding a hat in his right hand. There...
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Man in Front of Gazebo

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Description: A man is posed standing on snow-covered ground in front of a gazebo in a park. He is wearing a coat, suit and necktie, and holding a hat in his right hand....
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Man in Front of Gazebo

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Description: Ho-Chunk man posing standing on the snow-covered ground in front of a gazebo. He is wearing an overcoat, necktie, and hat. There are trees in the backgroun...

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