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Husking Corn

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of the Krueger family husking corn. From right to left are: Mary, Sarah, August, Florentina, and Jennie Krueger. A dog is lying on the ground...
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Children Standing in front of Wooden Fence

Date: 1872
Description: Six children standing in front of a wooden fence that has posts and a picket fence gate. A cat is sitting on the wooden walk behind them and their mother i...
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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.
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Home and Yard

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Description: A view of a small home and yard. Flowering ivy covers the home, and several flowering plants are in the front yard. One cat sits on the walk and another si...
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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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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Wendling Barn

Date: 2004
Description: The Wendling barn was built in 1929 for $10,000. In 1991, cows were milked for the last time.
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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...
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Group of People Posing in front of House

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Description: Two men, six women, and a young girl are posing standing in the yard in front of a single-story frame house. There is also a man and woman sitting in a bug...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: View of group of people posing in a yard. A man is sitting surrounded by a woman, young girl and boy, and an older boy. The young girl is holding a hat and...
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Outdoor Portrait of European American Woman and Child

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an unidentified woman posing sitting in a cloth-covered chair in front of a wire fence. She is wearing a light-colored blouse and dark-...
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Jennie and Edgar Playing with Kittens

Date: 1903
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger playing with kittens in the yard next to a fenced-in flower bed near the side of a house. Each of them is holding a kitten.
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Boys on Horseback

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Description: Outdoor view of two boys posing sitting on horseback in front of a fence. There is a wooden building in the background. A cat is in the foreground.
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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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Mr. Mobley and Family

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Description: Mr. Mobley and his family posing on the lawn while sitting in chairs or in the grass in front of a house. There are two dogs in the grass, and one of the m...
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Group at Fence

Date: 05 14 1904
Description: A group of five women and two men are posing behind a wire fence and shrub. They are, from left, Mae, Will and Hattie von der Sump; Mrs. Salisbury; a woman...

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