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Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: People are standing in the middle of a flock of turkeys at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
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Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: Frank Lyons feeds a flock of turkeys on the Frank Lyons farm, Verona.
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Turkey Fanning his Tail

Date: 11 1947
Description: A turkey fans his tail at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Caught With the Goods

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a dwarf wearing a top hat driving a cart, drawn by a mule, filled with giant eggs. The dwarf is wearing a suit and a top hat. The mule is...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Father Works

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of a boy driving a cart drawn by a giant chicken. The back of the cart is filled with giant eggs, and a fence lines the road in the background...
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Man, Dog and Chickens

Date: 03 03 1947
Description: Irvin Thompson with Andy, a chicken retrieving dog, placing an escaped chicken into a crate at the Southern Wisconsin Produce Company, 633 West Doty Street...
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Caged Turkey at Longfellow School

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Six Longfellow School kindergarten students admiring a turkey in a cage. They named the turkey "Cindy" as they learned about turkeys as part of their schoo...
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Ellen Kayser with Baby Chicks

Date: 03 25 1949
Description: Pictured at the University of Wisconsin poultry husbandry department is Ellen Kayser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul (Alfie) Kayser, 3 Bayside Drive, holdin...
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Children at Miller Hatchery

Date: 03 25 1949
Description: Pictured are four children admiring young chicks in the window of the Miller Hatchery, 2620 East Washington Street. Left to right: Marita Laufenberg, 9, 25...
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Residential Street

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Description: View of an unpaved rural street in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. In the distance, a boy leads a flock of birds down the street.
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A Duck Farm

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Description: A view of a fenced area with ducks. Across the road is a cornfield. A telephone or electric line runs along the road from the right into the distance on th...
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A Duck Pen

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Description: An elevated view of the duck pen. The ducks are concentrated downhill, close to the water on a hill. Trees line the outer edge of the pen.
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Carman River Duck Farm

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Description: Ducks congregate in the background on the left by the fence, near the trees. Two farm buildings and a wooden structure are on the right.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. An automobile drives past stores, cafes, and First National Bank; the bank was organized in 1905 and erected in 1911. In the backgr...
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Feeding Chickens

Date: 1902
Description: Mary Krueger standing in the chicken coop feeding the chickens. Adult chickens and young chicks are standing around her feet eating the feed.
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Farm Scene with Horses and Chickens

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Description: A man is displaying two horses among chickens in front of a barn. There is a dog standing in front of the horses.
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Chickens in a Yard

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Description: Chickens in a yard in front of wooden building on the left, and on the right a sideways double-exposure view of trees. The shadow of the photographer is on...
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Farm Building and a Silo

Date: 1917
Description: A log farm building and a silo, with a gaggle of geese in the barnyard.
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Prairie Chicken and Eggs

Date: 06 27 1930
Description: A prairie chicken hen is seen in profile near her nest with its clutch of eggs. On the reverse of the print is written: "The bird has stopped to carefully ...
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Grouse Feeding

Date: 1935
Description: A flock of grouse are feeding from a wooden feeder which is protected by a rough, three sided log shelter with a shed roof and walls of corn stalks. A desc...

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