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Newborn Chick

Date: 03 19 1963
Description: Eggbert, the baby chick, waits for his siblings to hatch in a home incubator, under the watchful eyes of a young boy and girl.
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Group Portrait of Mother and Children in front of Sod Farmhouse

Date: 1905
Description: View of farm woman and her two children posing in front of sod farmhouse on poor plot of land. The woman is sitting in a chair near the open front door. A ...
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Children Petting Rooster

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Description: Young boy and girl petting a rooster. The girl is sitting in a small wooden wagon.
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Roasting Chickens

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: A man clad in a chef's apron tests a pan of chicken for doneness.
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Klinke Hatchery

Date: 05 29 1935
Description: Interior of Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street, with employee pouring water into tray of chicken cages, and bags of Vig-o-ray starting mash in view.
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Man Weighing Chickens

Date: 07 30 1929
Description: Man weighing chickens on a Toledo scale at the Southern Wisconsin Produce Company, located at 638-40 West Main Street.
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Men Delivering Chickens with International Truck

Date: 1919
Description: Two men transporting crates of chickens with an International Model H or 21 delivery truck.
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International L-160 Truck Delivering Chickens

Date: 1950
Description: View of a man delivering chickens to Lyons Produce, Poultry and Eggs with an International L-160 truck.
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Florentina Feeding Chickens

Date: 1915
Description: Florentina Krueger feeding chickens in the yard.
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Watering the Laying Hens

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern in the hen house watering the laying hens.
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Little Girl with Rooster

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of a young girl sitting on a stool holding a rooster in her lap, in front of Sunnyside School. The girl was participating in a third year "living ...
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Chicken Plucking

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Description: A chicken plucking demonstration at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Eggs Hatching

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Description: A group of fairgoers intently watch an exhibit of eggs, some of which are just beginning to hatch.
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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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Woman Standing in front of Grass Hut

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Woman standing in the open doorway of a house that appears to be constructed of woven reeds attached to columns. The roof of the hut is thatched. A varie...
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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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Children with Pet Cockerel

Date: 1914
Description: Two children posing with their pet cockerel. The boy is holding up a piece of dried corn on the cob.
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Zula Belle Walker with Poultry Flock

Date: 1917
Description: Six year-old Zula Belle Walker of McDonald Chapel, Jefferson County, feeding her mongrel flock of poultry.
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"Let's Get a Good Cow"

Date: 02 1914
Description: A woman wearing a bonnet and apron kneeling in a field to milk a cow.

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