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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Kehl Winery

Date: 02 18 1960
Description: Two young women looking at a wine making tool. Winery operated from 1867 to 1899. It later became a dance hall. Excerpt from Sauk Prairie Star, Sauk City, ...
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Harvesting with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Men use a McCormick grain binder to harvest a crop on a hill overlooking a valley. Town buildings are on a hill in the far background. Two women and two ch...
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"McCormick Day" in Owatonna

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered on a dirt road in front of a strip of commercial buildings to celebrate the arrival of a McCormick agricultural equ...
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Benter Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Lois Benter's parents, Ervin and Alice Giese, and grandparent, Albert Giese, were the previous owners. The last cows to be milked were in August of 2000.
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Lichtenberg Barn

Date: 2004
Description: This barn, at 1915 Hwy 28, is owned by Roy and Sandy Lichtenberg. The last time cows were milked here was in 1988.
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Women Gardening

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of women wearing wide-brimmed hats standing outdoors while holding hoes and a garden plow in what appears to be a city garden. Several build...
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Group Working in Garden

Date: 1920
Description: Children and two women, possibly a school group, work with hand tools in an urban garden. An elevated railroad is in the background, along with the Acme St...
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Group of Children in Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children and women standing in what is probably a "war garden" in an urban area. Several commercial buildings are in the background, one painted...
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Cranberry Parade Float

Date: 1950
Description: Parade float sponsored by Eatmor and Ocean Spray Cranberries. A beauty contestant sits with a large cranberry pie on the float which is pulled by a John De...
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Stanley & Camp Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Stanley & Camp, Jewelers, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Features a winged Father Time holding a large pocket watch in an extended hand, while a yo...
Magazine or Periodical

The New Year—1869

Date: 01 1869
Description: Engraving after a drawing by Winslow Homer showing a crowned Baby New Year riding a velocipede through a hoop held by a woman, as the Grim Reaper, on the r...
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National Peace Jubilee Banquet Menu

Date: 10 19 1898
Description: Front cover, first illustration, and menu page for the "National Peace Jubilee Banquet tendered to The President of the United States and distinguished gue...
Book or Pamphlet

Walter A. Wood Catalog Cover

Date: 1870
Description: Front cover of catalog with a green cover for Wood's harvesting machines. Features an illustration of, at the top, a view of a town, flanked by two women, ...
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Three Women and a Plow

Date: 1926
Description: Two women are bending over in front of the plow on the left, pretending to pull a woman sitting on the back of the plow which is parked near a residential ...
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Woman Driving Tractor

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Woman Driving Tractor in Urban Garden

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Group of People in front of Dealership

Date: 04 27 1926
Description: View down street towards a group of people posing on the loading dock of an International Harvester dealership.

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