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First Farmers Alliance

Date: 1877
Description: The first Farmers Alliance — also known as the Southern Alliance — is shown in front of the cabin in which their first formal meeting was held in 1877 in P...
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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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Four Views of Hatchville

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Description: Composite of four images of Hatchville, including E.D. Karnes store and the Co-Operative Creamery.
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Harvesting Corn

Date: 1902
Description: A farmer is using a corn binder, while two other men are collecting the shocks. A farmhouse is in the background with several individuals standing on the p...
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Tuscobia Cheese Factory

Date: 1926
Description: Group of people standing outside of the Tuscobia Cheese factory.
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Cottage Inn

Date: 1835
Description: Two-story home with sloping roof. One man is whipping a team of eight cattle while another man drives the plow behind them. To the left stands a man near a...
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Alexander Mitchell House

Date: 1900
Description: House at Ninth Street and Grand Avenue. A large lawn is in the foreground. The main building is centered with a tower on the left corner. Separate build...
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Dairy Barn

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Dairy Barn with snow on the ground.
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College of Agriculture

Date: 1920
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison. Site of the first dairy school at a state university, built in 1889. Three-story building, with vines growing on the porch...
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"Charms of Wisconsin" Sheet Music

Date: 1924
Description: Sheet music for "The Charms of Wisconsin," a composition by Almira E.F. Clements and Sarah Hobson of Pittsville, Wisconsin, that was self-published. Th...
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Hill Farms

Date: 1914
Description: View from field of farm buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Beyond a partially snow-covered field are several barns, and a large home to the ...
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Residential Street

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Description: View of an unpaved rural street in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. In the distance, a boy leads a flock of birds down the street.
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Back Porch and Garden

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Description: A woman sits on the back porch of a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. There are many plants on the porch, and a garden in the yard. A co...
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Home and Garden

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Description: Two women and a child are pictured in the yard of a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. In front of the home, bean plants are being grown ...
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Rock Scenery

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Description: View of house and farm buildings in Ableman with a rocky hill in the background.
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Dairy Days Parade

Date: 1950
Description: Bernard Arms holding a firearm poses on a parade float decorated in an autumn theme, including a stuffed bear, fox, and squirrel. The parade was a part of ...
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Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh

Date: 08 1893
Description: Group portrait of those who attended the 6th annual Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh.
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Churning Butter

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Description: Woman using a dasher churn to make butter. She is seated on the stoop of a house and a young girl watches behind her.
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Teacher's House

Date: 1931
Description: A one and a half story wood frame house stands behind a wire fence. Wildflowers bloom in the yard and there are several trees near the house. Lightning ro...
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Where the Teacher Lives

Date: 1932
Description: This two-story, wood frame house with Eastlake detailing and front bay window was owned by Mrs. Carl Kreawaldt. The New Fane school teacher, Miss Marie E. ...

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