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Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the railroad station for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Company. Men are standing on the platfor...
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Fishing Village

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Description: Snow-covered buildings of a fishing village on Rock Island (also known as Pottawatomie Island).
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Testing Jeffery's Rambler

Date: 1901
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery's first Rambler automobile during a test for strength in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Combing Fibre

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a factory comb fiber (fibre), the first process preparatory to spinning. International Harvester used sisal fiber to make binder twine. The men may ...
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McCormick Reaper

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Description: Rear view of a farmer looking over his shoulder as he is driving a McCormick self-rake reaper.
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Child with Hay Tedder

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy sits on a horse-drawn Champion hay tedder in a field.
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Corn Shucker

Date: 1905
Description: A farmer using a corn shucker attached to a corn binder.
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McCormick Corn Picker and Wagon

Date: 1905
Description: Two farmers operating a McCormick corn picker and wagon.
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Deering 30-T Harvester-Thresher in Argentina

Date: 12 1934
Description: Elevated view of a group of men using a horse-drawn Deering 30-T Harvester-Thresher (combine) with a 15 foot cut to harvest wheat in a field in Argentina, ...
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Cultivator in Cornfield

Date: 07 08 1927
Description: Three horses pulling a cultivator through a field of corn on the farm of Hoyt Hardine(sp?) while one man is standing beside them and another man is standin...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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Brauer Bakery

Date: 1937
Description: A man stands in front of a 4 can milk cooler with two milk jars in his hands at the Brauer Bakery. Loaves of bread are on a table with a scale, a cake, an...
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Roland Schrap Dairy Farm

Date: 1937
Description: A man stands by a 6 can milk cooler holding a metal basket of milk jars at the Roland Schrap Dairy Farm. To the right of a door is a cream separator. A win...
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Fred Esser

Date: 1937
Description: Fred Esser stands in a hat and sweater in front of wooden doors. Mr. Esser owned a McCormick-Deering 6 can cooler.
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Building Cranberry Bog with T-20 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1937
Description: Men building a cranberry marsh using an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) on the farm of Oscar O. Potter. The tractor is pulling a "turnover...
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Farmer with Combination Harrow

Date: 05 07 1914
Description: A farmer walks behind a horse-drawn combination harrow. A fence, trees, and buildings are on the horizon.
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Men in Company Truck

Date: 1913
Description: Two men sit in an International Model M truck operated by the "Consumers Stale Bread Company." The truck is parked outside a brick building.
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Culling Demonstration

Date: 05 1919
Description: A group of individuals are gathered outdoors to examine chickens during a culling demonstration conducted by Professor Carrick of Purdue University.
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Barnyard Scene

Date: 1899
Description: View down dirt road of farm buildings and a windmill. In the background in front of a barn men stand with horses near a fence.
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Kentucky Grain Drill

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of man operating a Kentucky grain drill with a team of two horses. A decal with the "Kentucky" name is on the back of the drill.

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