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C-254 Two-Row Cultivator on Farmall Super C

Date: 1951
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a man driving a Farmall Super C tractor in a field. Subject: "C-254 Two-Row Cultivator on Farmall Super C." Where T...
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Leveling & Grader Blade on Super C Tractor

Date: 1951
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a man driving a Farmall Super C tractor in a field. Subject: "Leveling & Grader Blade on Super C." Where Taken: "Mi...
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Filming a Scene from "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: View of people filming a scene from the 1951 film "The African Queen." A partially built boat is being splashed with vast amounts of water. The camera crew...
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Filming of "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: The crew resting on the set of the 1951 film "The African Queen." Katharine Hepburn, holding an umbrella, is standing and talking to someone in the center ...
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Boat from "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Cast and crew of the 1951 film "The African Queen" on a boat, preparing to film a scene. They are floating on a body of water, with trees behind them. Acto...
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Preparing to Film a Scene from "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Assorted members of a film crew by a lake, during the making of the 1951 film "The African Queen." Two men are standing in the center of the image, holding...
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George Frost and Katharine Hepburn

Date: 1951
Description: Katharine Hepburn having her makeup applied by makeup artist George Frost while on set of the 1951 film "The African Queen." They are on a covered porch.
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Filming a Scene for "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Film crew gathered during the production of the 1951 film "The African Queen." Three men are pushing a platform on tracks towards a lake. The platform has ...
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Harbor Light

Date: 1951
Description: The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse entered service in 1918, was automated in 1971 and sold in 2009. The lighthouse is located on the end of a 400 foot bre...
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14° Below

Date: 1951
Description: View along the snow-covered banks of a creek which is steaming in the extreme cold. There are trees growing in the hilly landscape, and the tops of shrubs ...
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First Fishing

Date: 1951
Description: First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks.
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Skiing on Mt. Valhalla

Date: 1951
Description: View across valley of Mt. Valhalla, a ski hill with two ski jumps.
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Black River

Date: 1951
Description: Elevated view of the Black River, with rock outcroppings, sand bars and trees. It is approximately 190 miles long and is a tributary of the Mississippi Riv...
Postcard

Rock Ledge

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "'Rock Ledge' Wisconsin's most picturesque gift shop located on the historical site at the Falls of the Sheboygan River, Sheboygan F...
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Dr. Jones' 50th Work Anniversary

Date: 1951
Description: A man is holding an infant in his arms. A woman standing next to him also has her hand on the infant. Caption reads: "Celebration for Dr. [Arthur W.] Jones...
Postcard

Ink Stand

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Inkstand. Dells of the Wisconsin River. Autumn lends its charm to this view of one of the well-known features of the Dells." Tree-t...
Postcard

Going Through the Narrows

Date: 1951
Description: Text on front reads: "Going Through the Narrows, Picturesque Wisconsin Dells." On reverse: "Here the river is only 52 feet wide and is over 150 feet deep. ...

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