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Cows, Girl, and Cat

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Description: A cow, standing in front of a girl and a cat, with farm equipment and another cow in the background.
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Oak Hill Farm with Couple

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Description: View of Oak Hill Farm, including the farmhouse. In the foreground are a man standing on the left, a woman sitting with a cat in her lap, and a dog.
Painting

Milking Time

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Description: A farm family takes part in milking time. The mother carries a milk can and a stripping bucket while the boy pushes milk cans on a cart toward the barn. Th...
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Manure Pile Near House

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle...
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Lifke Barn

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Description: Arnold and Bernice Lifke were married 59 years ago, when Arnie returned from serving in the Marine Corp in the SW Pacific. They have lived on the farm most...
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Schoebel Barn

Date: 2004
Description: The Ken and LaVerne Schoebel farm is at W280 West Bend Road. The Schoebels purchased the property from Fred Steger on April 1, 1961 and moved onto the plac...
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Benter Barn

Date: 2004
Description: This barn is at 1776 Hocheim Road. Lois Benter and her cat C.D. posed for this picture. She acquired C.D. on Christmas Day - hence C.D.
Photograph

Keller Barns - Barn 1

Date: 2004
Description: This barn, owned by Susan Keller, is located at W1363 Zion Church Road (Section 33). The property was purchased 31 years ago on June 15, 1973.
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Bacon Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Julie and her daughter, Jenny Bacon, live at N7673 Hwy 175 (Section 36). The Bacon family has lived here for 13 years.
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Nellie Arms and Her Cat

Date: 10 24 1954
Description: Nellie Arms, aunt of Lewis Arms, holds a cat outdoors at the farm she shared with her husband Bernard.
Photograph

Hoepner Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Jack and Bev Hoepner live at N8931 Hwy AY (Section 8).
Photograph

Stommel Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Ron and Marge Stommel live at W913 wy DD. This is the Robert Hartmann farm. Morgan is their grandchild. They have lived here for 25 years.
Photograph

Justman Silo and Farm Buildings

Date: 2004
Description: Ronald E. and Alice Justman, and son, Jeff, were photographed at N9341 Hwy 175 (Section 3).
Photograph

Justman Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Justmans purchased the farm in 1976. They last milked cows in January 1998. They farm previously was in the possession of Ron's parents, Marvin and Van...
Photograph

Straub Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Dave Straub and children, Sophie and Venice, and their friendly chicken, live at N8089 Doyle Rd (Section 26). Dave has lived here since 1991.
Drawing

Hay Into the Barn

Date: 1945
Description: A man stands on top of a full hay wagon parked in front of the closed door of a red barn. Above the man a grappling hook full of hay can be seen through th...
Photograph

Mrs. Gillespie Feeding Chickens

Date: 06 1930
Description: Mrs. Gillespie feeding a flock of White Leghorn chickens outside a farm building on an International Harvester demonstration farm. There is a cat looking i...
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First Year of School for a Cambridge Farm Girl

Date: 08 16 1957
Description: Barbara Notstad holding one of the ten kittens on the family farm that she will miss when she goes to school for her first year at Rockdale School near Cam...
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Walnut Grove House

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Description: Slightly elevated view looking at side of manor house with porch. A boy is sitting on a tricycle on the left, and two dogs, blurred by movement are moving ...

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