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Harvester House

Date: 1947
Description: A female receptionist sits at a desk near a Farmall tractor in the entryway of "Harvester House" in Melbourne, Australia. Two large staircases are on the r...
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor Hauling Burlap

Date: 05 18 1925
Description: A man operating a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to haul carts loaded with what appear to be bundles of burlap fabric. There is an industrial b...
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Gauer & Friends in Costume

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Description: Harold Gauer (wearing a hat, wig, bow tie and smoking a cigar), and three friends, Ed Sachs (who took over the editorship of the Sauk City newspaper), D. R...
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Cream Separator at Farmhouse

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch of a farmhouse to look at a McCormick cream separator at the base of the stairs. Nearby a man wearing ove...
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Produce Farming Lecture

Date: 1915
Description: Men stand around or sit on the steps of a stone building to listen as A.E. Chamberlain delivers a lesson on the benefits of vegetable production. Chamberla...
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Grantman Barn — Interior

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Description: Gordan Grantman stands in the barn which was once used by the Paul Dirks family.
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Observation Tower

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Description: View across road of an observation tower overlooking extensive apple orchards, a tourist attraction in season. Many people are standing below the tower whe...
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Group Gathered for "Corn is King" Lecture

Date: 1917
Description: Group of men and women seated on the front steps of a building (possibly a school) with corn cobs and other items used for an Agricultural Extension lectur...
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St. Mary Of The Lake Catholic Church Dedication

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: The Most Revered William P. O'Conner, bishop of the Madison Catholic diocese, enters the new St Mary of the Lake church in Westport for a dedication ceremo...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Trip to University Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with boys and girls resting, exploring the flowers, and posing before a hike, during a fi...
Photograph

Model S School Bus

Date: 1921
Description: Side view of right side of an International Model S school bus. The school bus driver is in the driver's seat. The children are crowded together looking ou...
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The Newlyweds Depart

Date: 04 1980
Description: Shortly after their wedding at Saint Theresa Catholic Church, Eugene Bodden and his bride, Linda Johnson prepare to leave the church in a manure spreader.
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Children Posed with Produce

Date: 1910
Description: Two children posed on porch steps with assorted garden produce. Probably from the International Harvester Co. Educational Extension Project.
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Hillsboro Canning Plant

Date: 1959
Description: An official and workmen at Hillsboro Canning Plant examining a a large truckload of corn as it's dumped into a huge unloading platform. The individuals pic...
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Family Group on Porch

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Description: Two men and a young boy sit on the edge of the porch. The man on the left is wearing a suit and hat, the boy and the other man are wearing work clothes and...
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 42

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Description: That morning is adrift in passing;
it cannot last the day.
Those years are anchored to each other;
there is no other way.
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Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a Lawson Air Liner. A woman is standing on the ground near the cockpit. A man is standing on wooden steps that lead ...
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Christine Peterson Cleaning Vegetables

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Description: Mrs. (Christine) Peterson by the back door. She is sitting on the top step and a cat is standing at her feet. A small pile of vegetables are next to her on...
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Leonore Middleton

Date: 1918
Description: Leonore Middleton posing standing next to a pan of freshly picked strawberries, which are resting on a porch step next to a wooden column on the porch. She...
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Kappa Alpha Theta Coffee

Date: 10 16 1982
Description: View through a doorway towrads three women sitting and standing at a table. A child and other people are sitting nearby. Caption reads: "Miss Barbara Ch...

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