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Farm Girl Feeding Calf

Date: 1921
Description: Young girl feeding a calf from a bucket while standing in a field.
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Turn of the Century Milwaukee Traffic

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of busy street scene in downtown Milwaukee at the turn of the century showing a trolley, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians near an interse...
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Raspberry School

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Raspberry School with a group of adults and children standing outside its entrance.
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Two Men Rake Hay

Date: 1918
Description: Two men work a field of hay with horse-drawn hay rakes.
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "IV Waterbirds, Ducks, Gulls, Pelican." A second note reads: "C...
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie at $30,000 and Eldred at $10,000. The reverse ...
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Platteville School District #10 Rural School

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Description: Small rural clapboard schoolhouse with class posing at entrance. There is a dog sitting on the right side of the building, and cows are in a field in the b...
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International Model M Truck Outside Post Office

Date: 1914
Description: Man in the driver's seat of an International model M truck parked along a sidewalk outside a post office. Loaded on the truck are sacks and wire fencing. A...
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Weber Wagon Outside Piano Store

Date: 1910
Description: Man sitting in horse-drawn Weber wagon outside the Jepson piano store.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Wagon Outside Storefront

Date: 1910
Description: Man seated outside the Jepson piano store in a horse-drawn Weber wagon loaded with items, including a mirror.
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Wagon and Automobile

Date: 1912
Description: Two men on rural road, one seated on a horse-drawn wagon while another man walks alongside. Also on the road is a parked automobile facing the wagon. Text ...
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Man on top of Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: Man standing on top of bound stacks of what appears to be wood shingles or siding in a horse-drawn Weber wagon. Text stenciled on the wagon reads: "sold by...
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor at Log Lift

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor used to power a lifting outfit to load large logs onto freight car.
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Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory

Date: 1909
Description: Men with horses and wagons gathered outside the Faville Grove Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory. A poster advertising the State Fair is pasted to the wa...
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Amik, the Beaver

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Description: Beaver among twigs and small branches.
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Meskans on East Lake

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of a woman wearing a bathing suit sitting on the dock in front of a cabin. Five people stand on the porch of the cabin looking out over the...
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Norseman Lodge Hotel

Date: 1934
Description: Exterior view of the Norseman Lodge with Lake Millicent visible in the background. The larger building on the right has a sign that says "Hotel." A bird ho...
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People at Red Arrow Resort

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Description: Three women, a dog, and two boys wearing swimsuits sit in front of the Red Arrow Resort building. Four wooden row boats are pulled up on the shoreline of D...
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Two Men Holding Two Large Fish

Date: 1937
Description: Two men wearing winter hats and coats holding up two large northern pike.
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Trout Caught near Washburn

Date: 1935
Description: View of three trout with a fishing basket (creel) and two rods laying on the ground. The trout were caught near Washburn.

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