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Black Hawk Tree

Date: 1915
Description: Caption reads: "Black Hawk Tree, Prairie du Chien, Wis." The tree is in the center of an unpaved road. It was rumored that Chief Black Hawk hid within this...
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Parade of Tractors, Trucks and People

Date: 1915
Description: A parade of tractors (including the International Harvester Mogul 12-25), trucks and people moving down a dirt road, possibly as part of a tractor demonstr...
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House Moving Rig on Rural Road

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor pulling a house moving rig on rural road. The rig is labled: "A.T. Coffin House Moving."
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor Pulling Wagons

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor pulling three farm wagons on a country road.
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor and Road Grader

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor pulls a road grader along a grassy path. One man drives the tractor, and another man stands on the grader.
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Prisoners Working

Date: 1915
Description: View down road of a group of prisoners wearing striped jumpsuits doing road work while supervisors look on. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near a fence, and...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage on Dirt Road

Date: 1915
Description: View from roadside of a man and woman riding in a horse-drawn carriage down a dirt road in a wooded area.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Carriage on a Country Road

Date: 1915
Description: View from road of a man wearing a bowler hat driving a horse-drawn carriage down a dirt road. A fence is on the left and buildings are in the background. T...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage on Muddy Road

Date: 1915
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn carriage down a muddy dirt road. A wooden fence and several buildings are in the background.
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Men with Horse-Drawn Carriages

Date: 1915
Description: Two horse-drawn carriages are facing each other from opposite directions on a dirt road. Men are standing in the road and appear to be guiding the carriage...
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Agricultural Educator on Horseback

Date: 1915
Description: Agricultural Extension lecturer Dr. F.A. Wolfe carrying an educational chart while riding on horseback along a muddy dirt road.
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Man on Land Leveler

Date: 1915
Description: Man standing on a grader pulled by a team of mules along a dirt road. Cows, a fence and farm buildings are in the background.
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Woman in Automobile

Date: 1915
Description: A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat sits behind the wheel of a Case automobile with its top folded down. A chicken or rooster stands to the right along the ...
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Group in Automobile

Date: 1915
Description: A group of two men and three women are riding on a rural dirt road in an automobile with its top folded down. There is a lake or river in the background.
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Fence Post Removal

Date: 1915
Description: A man uses a "handy device for pulling old fence post" (original caption).

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