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Sawmill, N.C. Foster

Date: 1905
Description: Sawmill with trees, stumps, and lumber in the snow.
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view toward the lumber company. A bridge over a river is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Looking South from City Hall Tower, Wausau, Wis."
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Car on Dirt Road

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Description: Near Lake Minocqua. View of rear of car driving on narrow dirt road lined with trees along lake which is on the right. A barn and silo are on the shoreline...
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Dean's Barn

Date: 1925
Description: The barn of W.A. Dean, built in 1844 and used as a stage barn in the stage coach days. The barn's foundation, silo, and milk room are newer.
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Men Digging for Future Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Three men breaking ground for a silo.
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Gibraltar Orchard

Date: 1920
Description: A house and barns stand in the background beyond rows of trees in an orchard on Cottage Row Road.
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View of the Dam

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Description: Photographic postcard view across a stream toward a dam and adjoining building. There appears to be a silo behind the tree on the left. Caption reads: "Vie...
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U.W. Dairy Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored, postcard view of the University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn. Caption reads: "U.W. Dairy Farm, Madison, Wis."
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Keith & Hiles Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized photographic postcard showing Keith & Hiles lumber mill. There is a tall building on the right that appears to be a silo. Caption reads: "Keith &...
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Hole for Silo

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Description: The hole for the new silo on the William Fiebelkorn farm. A pole marks the center. There is a barn on the left with a stone foundation. In the background a...
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Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm on Highway 18, thirty miles west of Milwaukee.
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The Barn at Black Point

Date: 03 09 1941
Description: View of the barn at Black Point, which has a gambrel roof and large ventilator. The stone or block silo is on the right. An accompanying note states that t...
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Cornfalfa Farms

Date: 1913
Description: View from rear of three men working in a field at Cornfalfa Farms of the Schwartz Bros. They are using horse-drawn side delivery rakes to turn heavy alfalf...
Postcard

Farm near Elroy

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a farm and the surrounding landscape. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wis."
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Murphy Farm at Horseshoe Bay, Wis.

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Description: View of a farm with multiple barns and silos. Two trucks are parked on the property.
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Wern Farms

Date: 1931
Description: Aerial view of a farm complex, including a farmhouse and several large buildings. Caption reads: "Wern Farms, Waukesha, Wis."
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The Greenwood Farm

Date: 09 21 1945
Description: Elevated view over automobiles parked in the foreground and across fields towards a farm, which has several buildings, including a large silo. Caption read...
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Curtis Farm

Date: 1913
Description: View uphill in a field with several cattle grazing. A farm is in the distance further up the hill. Caption on image reads: "Curtis Farm, 1913."
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Charmany Farms of Bancroft Dairy and Bancroft Dairy

Date: 1951
Description: Illustrated postcard view of the exterior of Bancroft Dairy, and an inset at top left of Charmany Farms. Near the entrance of the dairy are chairs set arou...
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Rhinelander Paper Mill Dam

Date: 09 18 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "Paper Mill Dam, Rhinelander, Wis." View of the outflow of the Rhinelander Paper Mill dam, on the Wisconsin River, that powers the mil...

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