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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...
Poster

Titan Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Advertising poster of World War I veteran returning home to family, farm and new Titan 10-20 tractor. The caption on the poster reads: "Look what dad bough...
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Stahl Dog Team

Date: 1912
Description: Child passengers being transported on a wagon pulled by dog team belonging to Thomas Stahl. Wagon and dog team are on the boardwalk in La Pointe.
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Rolla B. Shurfelt Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Barnyard scene on the Rollo Shurfelt farm with people milking the cows. Several horses are in the yard as well.
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Backyard Swimming Pool

Date: 07 25 1980
Description: A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air.
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Farmers Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: European farmers and young boy harvesting grain with horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field in front of a large mansion or institutional complex.
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Steve Gunderson And Children

Date: 1980
Description: Interpreter Steve Gunderson, center, with four children and an unidentified man. Photographs made on July 4, 1980, by Archibald of Cuban refugees who had a...
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Farmer Pouring Milk for Son

Date: 03 1924
Description: Farmer Hal Ament pouring milk from a pail into a glass for his young son as they stand at the gate of their farmhouse.
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At Grandfather's House

Date: 1955
Description: A young boy helps his grandfather unload a cart of split logs.
Postcard

Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.
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Touching Hands

Date: 1964
Description: Governor Warren P. Knowles reaches up to touch the hand of a girl at the Lincoln Memorial on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The girl seated, c...
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Farmer Grinds Corn with Belt-Driven Feed Grinder

Date: 1930
Description: Farmer John Atkins grinding corn with a belt-driven feed grinder powered by a McCormick-Deering Farmall tractor. Mr. Atkins' son and daughter look on.
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Dancers at Hillside

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of students at the Hillside Home School performing a may pole dance while an audience looks on. Dance instruction at the school was provided ...
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Dane County Jail

Date: 1901
Description: The Dane County Jail. To the right is the sheriff's residence.
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Ceremony at Vilas Circle Bear Mound

Date: 07 29 1910
Description: Miss Pauline Buell removes an American flag from the Vilas Circle Bear Mound following the unveiling of a historic tablet on July 29, 1910.
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Bears in Zoo

Date: 1920
Description: A group of spectators viewing caged bears at the zoo.
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School Building

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of a school building with a group of children and adults gathered in front.
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Historical Museum Art Exhibit by Children

Date: 09 08 1944
Description: Miss Emilie Wiedenbeck, also known as Peter Mabie, writer and illustrator of children's books, is looking over some children's paintings and drawings with ...
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Students at Aztalan State Park

Date: 06 1973
Description: Fifth-graders from Mayville Public School celebrate the end of the school year by running down the earthen mounds at Aztalan State Park. Teachers on the tr...
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International Harvester Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Early International Harvester engine, probably a Titan, powering an elevator to lift silage into a silo. Two men in overcoats and two children in overalls...

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