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Poultry Building

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Description: Interior view of the Poultry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing the chickens entered in the competition in their cages. The patriotic decor sugg...
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The Chicken Peddler

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Description: A man poses while selling chickens on the street. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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Chicken Processing

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Description: Production line of defeathered chickens.
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Wisconsin Chicken Farm

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Description: The chicken farm of Alfred Ruf on State Highway 3.
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Carson Gulley Preparing Chickens

Date: 11 25 1942
Description: Navy cooks and bakers assisting a demonstration by Chef Carson Gulley, UW residence hall chef.
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Boy Holding Chicken

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Description: A young boy holding a chicken near a river.
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Chicken on the Chopping Block

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Description: An unidentified man (Myles Horton?) using an axe to cut off a chicken's head.
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Woman Plucking Chicken Feathers

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Description: A woman plucking feathers out of a chicken at an unknown location.
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Plucking Chickens

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Description: Some unidentified people plucking chicken feathers at an unidentified location.
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J.F. Mosher Residence

Date: 1886
Description: Mosher family standing in front of the J.F. Mosher residence. From the left are J.F. Mosher, daughters Celia Belle, Rhoda Adelaide, and Bertha May, son Her...
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Home of Eric Hattstrom

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Description: Possibly an anniversary group portrait of the couple seated in the center, with four people posed on each side of them. The women in the center holds flowe...
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Threshing Day

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Description: Threshing day in the fields at the Quinney family farm. View includes, two workers, a tractor powering the thresher, a horse-drawn cart full of straw, a t...
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Union Gamecock and Secession Chicken

Date: 1860
Description: A rooster with a Union flag, representing the Union army, is facing a chicken (with what appears to be ostrich legs) with a piracy flag, which is supposed ...
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The Result of the Attack Upon Washington

Date: 1860
Description: An owl labeled "SCOTT" seizes a vulture labeled "JEFF DAVIS" by the wing. Feathers litter the ground beneath them. The owl is saying "LET YOU ALONE AND YOU...
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Cock Pit

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Description: View of a thatched roof cock pit located in a fenced-in area and surrounded by trees. Published by Variety Store.
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Farmhouse, Animals, and Family

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Description: View of a family posing near their farmhouse and animals. One woman rides a horse-drawn Bain-Wagon, from Bain works, established in 1882. A man stands in f...
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Ben Bergor Performs

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Description: Magician Ben Bergor of Madison performing a trick on stage. With him are his wife, who performed as Madame Alva, and an assistant.
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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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Belle City Incubator Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Belle City Incubator Company of Racine, Wisconsin, manufacturers of hatching equipment. Includes illustrations of an egg incubator and a ...
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A.K. Porter Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of A.K. Porter, a poultry breeder and egg dealer from Shawano, Wisconsin, with an image of a rooster and a chicken. Printed on lined note paper.

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