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Woman and Lambs

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with woman tending lambs in a snow-covered farmyard with log buildings in the background.
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Threshing Scene

Date: 1905
Description: View across field of threshing scene, with steam-powered threshing machine and horse-drawn wagons. A large group of workers pose with men in suits. On the ...
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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Nelson Dewey farm, showing the house built on the site after Dewey's death. The original house built by Dewey burned in 1873.
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Cow Pasture

Date: 05 30 1966
Description: View from hill of cows grazing below in a pasture, as seen through a cluster of trees in bud.
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Platteville School District #10 Rural School

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Description: Small rural clapboard schoolhouse with class posing at entrance. There is a dog sitting on the right side of the building, and cows are in a field in the b...
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Livestock Judging at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Elevated view of crowd around horses during livestock judging. In the background are fields, a road, power lines, and in the far distance along the horizon...
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Cornfield with Old Sign

Date: 08 20 1961
Description: A weathered sign is posted on a fence near the edge of a cornfield. There is a patch of milkweed in front of the fence.
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Haying Operations

Date: 07 1945
Description: View from front of two men wearing hats standing atop a wagon piled with hay that is being pulled across a partially cut hay field by two horses.
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Rolling Croplands

Date: 07 03 1965
Description: Landscape view of rolling croplands planted with corn. A dirt road is at the bottom of the hill, with trees beyond.
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Farm Buildings

Date: 05 1981
Description: Farm buildings at William Fuerstenau farm, State Highway 73, South of Randolph.
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Bird's Eye View

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Description: Bird's-eye view of Bloomington. In the open space, there are trees and a creek. In the developed area, there are stores, apartments, and barns. The buildin...
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Looking South from Stand Pipe

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view from the water tower. There is a laundry line in the backyard of the white house in the foreground. A car is driving down the road. In the di...
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue River

Date: 1913
Description: Bird's-eye view of the village. Cropland and barns cover much of the landscape.
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Looking West from Bluff

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Description: A bird's-eye view of a farmland property with barns and farmhouse.
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Bird's-Eye View — Boscobel

Date: 1913
Description: View of town. There is a cemetery in the foreground.
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Bird's-Eye View — Boscobel

Date: 1915
Description: View of town. A cemetery is in the foreground and a race track is in the center.
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Barn Art

Date: 07 1949
Description: Gothic roofed barn with river scene painted on its roof by Frank Engebretson.
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Laying 90 # Rail — Near Cassville, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad near a farm field.
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Commercial Beehives in Woods

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Description: Beehives in the woods. They appear to be covered with wrapping for cold weather. There is a wire fence in the foreground.
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1920
Description: View from low hill of a stream flowing through fields. There are cows in the pasture on the right. In the distance is a bridge, road, and buildings.

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