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Arrival of "Woodrush"

Date: 1949
Description: View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano.
Photograph

Plowing Snow with McCormick Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: Color photograph of a farmer plowing snow with a McCormick Farmall Cub tractor equipped with a front-mounted blade.
Photograph

Farmall M Tractor and Disc Harrow

Date: 1949
Description: Color photograph of a farmer with a straw hat working a field using a Farmall M tractor with disc harrow against a bright blue sky strewn with fluffy white...
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View from Lake Road

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Road, across Lake Monona. Two large trees frame the view.
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City of Bloomington International A Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: Two men are standing with an International A tractor owned by the City of Bloomington. The tractor has a grader and front loader attached. The men are prep...
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Truck Carrying Torpedoes

Date: 1949
Description: Two men load torpedoes onto the bed of an International truck marked: "The Independent Eastern Torpedo Co." A sign reading: "Explosives" is on the grille o...
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Refrigeration Dealership Metro Truck

Date: 1949
Description: Two men talking, one behind the wheel of an International truck and the other standing outside. The truck is an International KB-3 with a Metro body that w...
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Winter Morning at Sister Bay

Date: 1949
Description: Holiday card of the Sister Bay lakeshore. Three figures are on the shore. Two boathouses, a covered boat, a pier, and two upright boats are in the backgrou...
Photograph

Marge Walsch

Date: 1949
Description: "Marge Walsch."
Photograph

Man Using Farmall M Tractor in Field

Date: 1949
Description: Three-quarter view of right side of Farmall M tractor with 8 foot No. 10A disk harrow equipped with remote control hydraulic cylinder. Large fluffy white c...
Photograph

Man Using Farmall M Tractor in Field

Date: 1949
Description: Man wearing a straw hat using a Farmall M tractor with 8 foot No. 10A disk harrow equipped with remote control hydraulic cylinder. Large fluffy white cloud...
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Madeline Island Hunt

Date: 1949
Description: Three men are standing in a clearing, with one man holding a rifle and a the other a shotgun. Two killed deer are lying on the ground in front of them. Cap...
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Trout Fishing on the Brule

Date: 1949
Description: A man wading and fishing in the Brule River. He is wearing waders, a plaid shirt, hat and creel, and has netted a fish. In the background is a forest and p...
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Black Earth Creek

Date: 1949
Description: Black Earth Creek in the winter, with the banks covered with snow. Large trees are leaning over the creek on the right bank. In the background are a fence,...
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Wisconsin Winter

Date: 1949
Description: View down center of a road in winter after a fresh snow. Pine trees are along the right, and deciduous trees are on the left.
Photograph

Memorial Park

Date: 1949
Description: A line of trees against a dramatic sky of clouds.
Postcard

Winter Sports Capital of the Midwest

Date: 1949
Description: Text on front reads: "Wausau, Wisconsin, 'Winter Sports Capital of the Midwest.'" On reverse: "Renowned throughout the midwestern states as the center of w...

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