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IH Exhibit at Plowing Contest

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's exhibit of agricultural machinery at the Wabash plowing contest. Includes a Farmall 400 tractor (with Electrall?...
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Wade House

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became...
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of the first Territorial Legislature

Date: 1955
Description: South side and east end of the building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of First Territorial Legislature

Date: 1955
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. West end and south side.
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First Territorial Legislature Lodging House

Date: 1955
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
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Swiss Chapel

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of a Swiss chapel built by the Count and Countess Erick Von Bretzel in 1893.
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Ludlow Hotel

Date: 1955
Description: The Ludlow Hotel, built by Arabut Ludlow and razed in 1955.
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William Engman Farm

Date: 1955
Description: "Cows graze on the William Engman farm south of Theresa. The new water tower, at right, is being constructed."
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"Rebel Without a Cause" Movie Still

Date: 1955
Description: Movie still from the Warner Bros. movie "Rebel Without a Cause," featuring Sal Mineo (playing John "Plato" Crawford), James Dean (playing Jim Stark), and N...
Book or Pamphlet

Annual Report

Date: 1955
Description: Front cover of the International Harvester Company's annual report, featuring a color photograph of a man operating a Farmall 400 tractor in a field. Farm ...
Photograph

Bee Careful

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E Bodoh, the photographer's son-in-law removes a swarm of bees from a pine tree branch. He is placing the swarm in a bag.

As the person collecting...

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Hubert P. Buglass

Date: 1955
Description: Portrait of Hubert P. Buglass.
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Crawler Crane with Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Right side view of crawler crane with a drag bucket filled with dirt working in a field.
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Inside the Pig Pen

Date: 1955
Description: Several large pigs are standing along the fence in their pen. Behind the pen fence is a cleared field and in the far distance a forested hill. The shadow o...
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Trees Behind Fence

Date: 1955
Description: View down length of barb wire fence. On the left side of the fence stands a row of tall pine trees, and on the right a field. The trees and ground are cove...
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Barn and Corn Crib

Date: 1955
Description: View across barnyard towards a full corn crib situated between a barn and small shed in front of a row of trees. A fresh blanket of snow covers the ground.
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Snow Covered Trees

Date: 1955
Description: Diagonal view down a line of pine trees covered in snow. A barbed wire fence is in the foreground. On the right is an open field.
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Line of Pine Trees

Date: 1955
Description: View across snowy field towards a row of pine trees behind a barbed wire fence white. The Krueger home is in the background on the left.
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Cedar Spring Farm in Winter

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of a farm in winter, with the farmhouse, barn, and outbuildings blanketed in snow. The name Cedar Spring Farm is on the barn. Another farm is i...
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East Wiota Lutheran Church

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view looking uphill towards the East Wiota Lutheran Church. A gate in the fence has a metal sign with the name of the church.

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