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Down on the Farm

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Description: A farm scene, with a farmer and cattle near wooden and stone farm buildings. Caption reads: "'Down on the Farm' Braman, PA."
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Stock Raising in the State of Washington

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Description: Cattle drinking water. Trees and hills surround the area. A farmhand (cowboy) sits on his horse, looking at the camera. Caption reads: "Stock Raising in th...
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Bethany Orphans' Home

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Description: A view from Machinery Hall, looking east, of Bethany Orphans' Home. Children observing and playing with a group of cows through the fence, with some child...
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Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company

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Description: Exterior of the Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, built in 1918. The view from across the Wisconsin River shows the company building, a dam, as w...
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Dunville Notch

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Description: View of a mountain pass named Dunville Notch. A group of farmhouses are located among trees and a dirt road.
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Mount Killington

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Description: View of Mount Killington from Otter Creek. Cows stand at the creek in the foreground.
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Small Ranch

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Description: View down hill toward a small ranch with log buildings. Horse-drawn carriages are on the dirt road near cattle around the ranch.
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Farmhouse, Animals, and Family

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Description: View of a family posing near their farmhouse and animals. One woman rides a horse-drawn Bain-Wagon, from Bain works, established in 1882. A man stands in f...
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Bridge

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Description: Two cows graze under a bridge.
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Stock Days

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Stock Days. Horses and wagons loaded with livestock are lined up in a row on the snowy street. On the right is a train decorated with Amer...
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Miller Hotel

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Description: View from across street of three men standing on the porch of the Miller Hotel. There is an advertisement depicting a cow on the building next door.
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of horses and wagons on the road at Stock Day. There is a cattle pen in the foreground.
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Farmers 1948 Dairy Barn and Milk House

Date: 08 1948
Description: Cows and calves at the "Farmers 1948 Dairy Barn and Milk House" at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition at the State Fair Park.
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Dane County Junior Fair and Horse Show

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Description: A group of teenagers lounge about on bales of hay in a barn at the Dane County Junior Fair and Horse Show. Cows are resting nearby on the right.
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McFarland Depot

Date: 1923
Description: View down railroad tracks of the McFarland train depot. Two men are on the platform, and a cow grazes in the grass on the left.
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Bayfield Main Street, 1870

Date: 1885
Description: Main Street in Bayfield in 1870 with four cows standing in the street.
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1920
Description: View from low hill of a stream flowing through fields. There are cows in the pasture on the right. In the distance is a bridge, road, and buildings.
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Cows near Lime Kiln

Date: 1900
Description: View of cows on the approach to a lime kiln.
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Krueger's and Will's Herd of Cows

Date: 11 1900
Description: Krueger's and Will's herd of cows in a pasture.
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Krueger Family in the Pasture

Date: 06 1900
Description: View of William, Lillie, Selma, Albert, and Bennie Krueger standing in the pasture with cows and calves.

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