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Locomotive Pulled by Horses

Date: 03 1876
Description: The first locomotive for the Pine River & Stevens Point ralroad, which was purchased in 1875, being hauled overland from Lone Rock to Richland Center while...
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Castle Rock in Camp Douglas

Date: 1937
Description: Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an example of a monadnock or inselberg, a geological formation common in northern and central Wisconsin.
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"Let's Get a Good Cow"

Date: 02 1914
Description: A woman wearing a bonnet and apron kneeling in a field to milk a cow.
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15-30 Tractor and Hay Press

Date: 1912
Description: Workers on and near a large pile of hay use an International Harvester Mogul(?) 15-30 tractor and hay press in a field.
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Converting Brush Land

Date: 1937
Description: Man on a tractor plows furrows in former brush land where Reed Canary Grass is to be planted. Another man stands to the side.
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor Hauling Wood

Date: 09 20 1924
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to haul a wagon full of wooden boards along a paved road. The sign on the wagon reads: "San Diego C...
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International Auto Wagon on a Rustic Road

Date: 1914
Description: Man driving three women in an International Auto Wagon(?) on scenic unpaved road. The truck has a dealer license plate mounted on the front. A steep hill, ...
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Manure Outside Farm Building

Date: 1911
Description: Pile of manure outside the door of a crudely built farm building.
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Man and Young Boy Driving on Dirt Road

Date: 1914
Description: Man and boy (possibly father and son) driving an International Model M truck on a rough dirt road overlooking farmland in a valley.
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Titan 30-60 Tractor in Cuba

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of man operating a Titan 30-60 tractor. The man is seated on a plow turning thick grassland in Cuba.
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Man and Wagon on Rural Road

Date: 1912
Description: Man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon on a rural road. Stenciled text on the wagon reads: "Sold by D.T. Gano, Clinton, Ills."
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Men with International Motor Baling Press

Date: 1915
Description: Men operating an engine powered hay press, or baling press in a field.
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Father and Son with Tractor Outside Residence

Date: 1915
Description: Father and son outside a house with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Barn and Wooden Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of square wooden silo next to a barn at "Mr Fox's Farm".
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Two Men at Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: One man is using a hand crank to pull a bucket of earth from the bottom of a pit silo. Another man stands behind him.
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Man Loading Silage from Trench Silo on Wagon

Date: 1924
Description: View looking down snow-covered slope towards a horse attached to a small sleigh standing in a trench. At the back of the trench a man is pitching silage fr...
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Men and Women at Site for New Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Two men and women at the construction site for new silo. One man holds the reins for nearby team of work horses while the other man stands inside the pit f...
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Man Smoothing Walls for Pit Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Man working on the construction of the walls for a pit silo. Original caption reads: "J.G. Haney using gauge for smoothing walls of pit silo."
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Pit Silo with Derrick

Date: 1917
Description: Pit silo with derrick in a snow-covered farm yard. Cows stand behind the silage box.
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Men at Pit Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading dirt into a wagon while digging for a new pit silo using a derrick. Two women are standing in the background.

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