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Stone Barn

Date: 1940
Description: A crowd has gathered at a well preserved large stone barn with a cupola. Two men with cameras watch the scene from a hatch in the roof; there is a van wit...
Book or Pamphlet

Samson Corn Planters Brochure

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a brochure produced by the Samson Tractor Company, a division of General Motors Corporation, to advertise corn planters.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin Farm Tractor Booklet

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet produced by the Wisconsin Farm Tractor Sales Company. The cover features the text "Wisconsin Farm Tractor" along with an illustrat...
Photograph

Newport

Date: 02 1924
Description: Three men pose on logs as a fourth walks toward them; there are axes and snowshoes on the ground. A large log barn, outhouse, and other buildings are in th...
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Hotz Home

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter view of the Hotz home at 1072 Sheridan Road in winter. There is a large barn behind the house; a dog is partially visible behind a tree.
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Hotz Residence

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Ferdinand (Clothilde) Hotz poses with two of her daughters in front of their house. A dog walks toward them from the right. The large shingle-style ho...
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Orchard in Winter

Date: 02 1924
Description: Elevated view of fruit trees, farm buildings, houses, and a windmill with pump house.
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Orchard in Winter

Date: 02 1924
Description: Elevated view of rows of fruit trees standing near an apple storage barn with a stone foundation and several dormers. The Green Bay is visible in the back...
Photograph

Spring Flood

Date: 05 1916
Description: The Thorp house and barn are seen beyond a flooded low-lying area at the rear of the Vorous/Apfelbach farm at Fish Creek. The stone tower and buildings of ...
Photograph

Fish Creek

Date: 06 1916
Description: The barn and other outbuildings of the Vorous/Apfelbach farm stand along a rocky lane, now Highway 42. There is a row of poplar trees along a picket fence...
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House at Newport

Date: 1924
Description: Laundry hangs on the line behind an old wooden farmhouse which has several porches. The lawn is overgrown; there are outbuildings in the background.
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Plum Island

Date: 1927
Description: View of the Plum Island rear range lighthouse from the end of the pier. The brick house was home to the lighthouse keeper and the first and second assistan...
Photograph

Hotz Family Home

Date: 1918
Description: Winter view of the large Hotz family home. There are multiple chimneys, gables and dormers, with prominent dentil molding under the eaves. A dachshund stan...
Photograph

Fish Creek Dock

Date: 07 1923
Description: A large group stands on the pier at Fish Creek as a boat leaves. A barn-like warehouse stands on the pier; houses, boathouses, and outbuildings are visible...
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Farmstead

Date: 1912
Description: View down dirt road leading to the Carlson farm at Nelson Bay in Peninsula State Park. A man stands in the background among the farm buildings near a parke...
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Larson Barn

Date: 1931
Description: An automobile is parked near the Melvin Larson barn in Bayfield County. The large barn has a concrete block foundation, gambrel roof, and three large venti...

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