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First to Fly — Completing the Army Demonstration

Date: 1909
Description: Wilbur Wright, in the bowler hat, preparing the Flyer for the conclusion of the test required to win a U.S. Army contract. The 1908 demonstration had been ...
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First to Fly — Later Wright Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: An original print of an early Wright Brothers airplane from the Arthur Pratt Warner collection. The print is unidentified, nor is there any information on ...
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Battle Hollow

Date: 1898
Description: The site of the encounter between Black Hawk and his followers and General Henry.
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Wisconsin Chicken Farm

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Description: The chicken farm of Alfred Ruf on State Highway 3.
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Farmer and Beehives

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Description: An unidentified Wisconsin farmer surrounded by his beehives.
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WPA Exhibit

Date: 1937
Description: Opening ceremonies for a Work Progress Administration (WPA) exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Interior of Greenhouse

Date: 1909
Description: View of the interior of a greenhouse at the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy.
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Alligator Attack

Date: 1903
Description: Humorous posed photograph of a woman in a wagon being attacked by an alligator. The alligator is stuffed and propped against the side of the wagon. The wom...
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Beauty Queen with Cranberries

Date: 1965
Description: An unidentified beauty queen wearing a crown, along with three men, pose with harvested cranberries in a cranberry marsh.
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Obey and Gunderson

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Description: Agricultural forum in Chippewa Falls. Speaking is Congressman David R. Obey, and next to him is Congressman Steve Gunderson. Gunderson was the only represe...
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View of Farmland

Date: 1937
Description: Peder G. Dahl farmland with crops on five contoured terraces.
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Beekeepers Standing in Apiary

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Description: A man and a boy pose standing in apiary surrounded by beehives. The man is holding a smoker.
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Rork Farm

Date: 1946
Description: View across field of James Rork farmhouse and farm buildings.
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Dairy Barn Interior

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Description: A barn interior showing a basket on a scale next to a silage feeding schedule on the wall. Shovels lean against the walls.
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Harvest Time

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Description: Elevated view of men harvesting what appears to be hay on the Lloyd Jones farm. A tractor in the background on the left is powering the thresher with a lon...
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Four Wheel Drive Tractor

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Description: Two men are standing next to the back of an International Harvester four wheel drive tractor in a field.

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