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Elbert Blow Farm

Date: 03 17 1915
Description: Elbert Blow farm, with three men and a young child posing. Shows short horn cattle, the barnyard, and home.
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College of Agriculture on Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. On the left is a large chimney and the Hiram Smith Hall.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1909
Description: Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) with dome from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1916
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of Chadbourne Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a lawn and trees in front of wide steps leading to a long front porch.
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Picnic Point from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Picnic Point from shoreline of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a university building on the hill on the left, and a pi...
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Science Buildings from Lake Mendota

Date: 1900
Description: View of Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building, looking southwest from Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. On the shorel...
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Russell Motor Patrol on Highway 12

Date: 07 20 1927
Description: Emil Anderson operating a road grader marked "Russell Motor Patrol No.3" on Highway 12.
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University Drive along Lake Mendota

Date: 1916
Description: University Drive along Lake Mendota. Picnic Point can be seen across the lake. Caption reads: "University Drive."
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Russell Road Grader

Date: 08 1926
Description: A man operates a Russell road grader on a rural road.
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Harvesting Rye on Vogel Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Two men harvesting rye in a field with a horse-drawn grain binder. The men are working on the Vogel farm.
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Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
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Man Feeding Chickens

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man wearing a straw hat feeding chickens out of a metal bucket in front of a poultry house at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Driving Safety

Date: 07 1927
Description: Automobiles approaching a turn in a paved road with billboards on either side. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Grain Binder Hazards

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man is reaching into the moving packer arms of a grain binder, while another man is driving a team of horses pulling the machinery across a field at the ...
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Danger of Binder Reels

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man is reaching in between reels on a grain binder hitched to several horses on the farm of Peter Ricker.
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Dangers of Moving Machinery

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man is climbing on a moving harvester-thresher (combine), illustrating an agricultural hazard for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Beware of Dog

Date: 05 1926
Description: A dog crouches behind a fence where a "Beware of Dog" sign hangs. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department ...
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Automobile near Road Sign

Date: 05 1926
Description: An automobile rounds a turn near several traffic signs placed along the edge of a paved state road.
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Automobile Stopped at Railroad Crossing

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: A man stops his automobile at a railroad crossing while waiting for the train to cross a paved road. The traffic sign to the right of the car reads: "Railr...

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