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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A large building, possibly a mill, next to a river. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Farm woman operating a McCormick-Deering portable gasoline engine. The engine is driving a pump to draw water from a well into a homemade trough. Another w... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Man guides a homemade harrow through a field with a horse. The original caption reads: "Primitive methods of agriculture in Russia (Volga region)." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of pasture land, with a bit of the Lake Koshkonong in the foreground, a wooden dock that is little more than planks, and several kayaks docked. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of farm buildings in the background on the top of a hill, with the shore of the lake in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the commercial area along the east side of the Fox River. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The inscription on the rock reads: "Ah-Dah-Wa-Gam Chapter D.A.R. In recognition of the Loyalty & Patriotism of the Winnebago Indians." "General Foster Deco... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A group of men assisting three men in diving gear on a boat on the Chicago River near the McCormick Works (factory). |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over roofs, with the Milwaukee River in the background. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill looking down toward buildings in the hills along the coast. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of a rolling rural landscape, most likely in Sauk County. In the far distance are houses and farm buildings, a church and a larger building, center ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man is operating an International 8-16 tractor around a wet area in a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. On the right is a tr... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A woman carrying two metal buckets full of water away from a well pump near the porch of a farm house. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man is standing in the road next to an automobile at an artesian well, while two men are standing on the right in front of a wooden fence. Water flows fr... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Water storage tank on the farm of Ed. S. Foust. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Three men in an orchard mixing up chemicals to spray the trees. One of the men is on the back of a horse-drawn wagon with a barrel. The other two men are s... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a booklet advertising the Russell Road Roller. The cover features an illustration of the machinery at work along a rural road and text that ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Trees are reflected in shallow water in the wetlands in Fish Creek Valley near the Thorp and Vorous farms in spring. The tower and other buildings of the H... |
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