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Company House and Family in Benham

Date: 1919
Description: A family of five posing in front of an International Harvester "company house" in the coal mining town of Benham.
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Mullein Plant

Date: 2001
Description: Mullein plant on the edge of the woods on the Quinney farm.
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Thomas and Florence Quinney's Farmhouse

Date: 1920
Description: Thomas (Tom) and Florence Quinney standing in front of their farmhouse which has a climbing vine growing on it.
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Huettner Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: David Huettner and wife, Karen, milked the last cows in 1998.
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Christian Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: LaValle Christian was born here and lived here for 63 years. They quit milking in 1976.
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Neitzel Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Gordon and Zora Neitzel are standing on what was once Hwy 175. The highway passed between the house and the barn.
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Madison UFW Benefit at People's Park

Date: 1969
Description: A benefit gathering at James Rector People's Park to support the United Farmworkers (UFW) grape boycott. The UFW sign, with its eagle symbol, posted in th...
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Child Worker Bearing Grapefruit

Date: 1969
Description: A child worker wearing a short sleeve plaid shirt, dark pants and no shoes is carrying grapefruit from a Texas grove on his shoulder. He is looking into th...
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Texas Migrant Family

Date: 1967
Description: A family from Texas temporarily settles in Waushara County. Their white truck is parked in front of a grassy area and wooden house. The father is standing ...
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Children at Waushara Labor Camp

Date: 1967
Description: A group of children of migrant worker families playing a ball game in a circle with an adult who has his back to the camera at a Waushara County Labor Camp...
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Marchers Leaving Wautoma

Date: 1966
Description: Marchers of Obreros Unidos (United Workers) leaving Wautoma and walking towards Madison along Highway 21 to petition lawmakers to hold farms and food indus...
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Sissy and Fedy

Date: 1913
Description: Two of the photographer's children, Margaret (Sissy), left, and Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy), right, on Weborg Point. Fish Creek Harbor is in the background; t...
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Gill Road Bridge

Date: 08 1981
Description: This bridge, over the Rock River was later replaced.
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A Path in the Woods

Date: 08 2013
Description: View across rocks in a stream towards a board pathway that vanishes into the distance. Oak savanna in late summer.
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View of a Bridge on a Rainy Morning in November

Date: 11 2013
Description: View from shoreline with plants and tall grass towards a small stone bridge crossing over the lagoon at Vilas Park.
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That Time of Year

Date: 11 2013
Description: Several plots in a community garden on a slope sitting dormant in the late autumn. There are plants near several wire and wood fences, and in the foregroun...
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Mansion on the Hill

Date: 12 2013
Description: Three-quarter view of the Thorp house on Mansion Hill. The house is constructed of locally quarried sandstone and designed in the Italianate style. Snow is...
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Estate Sale

Date: 05 2014
Description: View of a table near a window displaying tableware, including dish sets, mugs, and a crystal bowl. The view out the window is of pine trees, shrubs and a b...
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Shoveler's Sink

Date: 09 13 2014
Description: Shoveler's Sink, a small pond, sitting in a valley of small hills dotted with trees. Ducks are swimming in the lower left portion of the pond.
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Overlooking the Sugar River at the End of October

Date: 10 28 2014
Description: View looking down towards a green lawn along a riverbank. Extending out from the shoreline is a tree with a long horizontal trunk extending into the Sugar ...

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