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Mrs. Streeter in Her Garden

Date: 05 09 1917
Description: Mrs. Streeter, wife of Chicago eccentric George Wellington Streeter, posing with her dog in her garden in "Streeterville."
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Cradling Grain in Field

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Description: The photographer posing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Krueger, cradling and raking grain in a field. She is wearing a dress, and a scarf over her head. ...
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Man in Period Costume for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Woman with Infant in Wheelbarrow

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Description: A view of a woman feeding an infant with a bottle while outdoors. The infant is sitting in a wheelbarrow in front of her. A scattering of buildings are in ...
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McCormick-Deering All Steel Stationary Threshers

Date: 05 09 1927
Description: A man is standing with McCormick-Deering all steel stationary threshers. Decals and/or stencils are on the machines. Original caption reads: "Martin R. And...
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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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Bernhard Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: There are 27 stanchions that were used by the Beck family. Ron Bernhard tips a manure bucket. Farmers shoveled manure into the bucket and slid it along the...
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Cleo Holt with Rope

Date: 1920
Description: Cleo Holt posing for a portrait while holding a rope.
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Milbrot Barn — Exterior, View of Long Side

Date: 2004
Description: William Milbrot, together with his mother, LaVerne, and a sister and brother, live at W2221 Gill Rd. With so many cats on the property, there should be no ...
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Christian Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Richard and Gayle Christian live at W1624 Allen Rd (Section 21). This barn was built in 1914, and they are still milking.
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Christian Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Rich Christian was born here to Gerhard and Marianne Christian.
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Man with Tractor and Brush Hog

Date: 11 12 1928
Description: A man stands beside a McCormick-Deering tractor outfitted with a "Brush Hog."
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Cranberry Growers

Date: 10 1984
Description: Tim Finch and Kay Finch of the Perry Creek Cranberry Company. In the background men work in the cranberry marsh to harvest the berries.
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Woman Raking Cranberries

Date: 1955
Description: Woman using a cranberry rake to harvest cranberries near Wisconsin Rapids.
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Cranberry Harvester with Cranberries

Date: 1935
Description: Unidentified man holding a cranberry rake, next to newly harvested cranberries in crates.
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Two Men with Implements and Cigarettes

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Description: Two men in work clothes and hats pose in a yard with farm implements. Both of them are smoking cigarettes.
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Two Children with Reaping Hook

Date: 1902
Description: A boy and girl gaze at one another in a haystack, one with a reaping hook and the other with a handful of straw. The children were models and the photograp...
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Miss Clara Morris with Yuba Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Miss Clara Morris, actress, poses beside a Yuba tractor in a farm field in "The Yuba Bulletin."
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Arthur Stubb

Date: 1932
Description: Arthur Stubb, 13, a student at Peck School, "dragging the field before the grain was planted." He poses wearing a cap, jacket and bib overalls, with the re...

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