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Monthly Market Fair

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of farmer's wagons, teams, and pedestrian traffic crowd Princeton's main street for the monthly market fair. Some snow is on the ground and a...
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Farmers at Farm Auction

Date: 1954
Description: Group of farmers observe and participate in a farm auction.
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 05 1916
Description: A view looking down on the Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill, showing dancers around four different Maypoles. In the foreground is the Lincoln M...
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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Milwaukee Motorcycle Race

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Description: Motorcyclists at the start of the race, probably at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Administration Building, Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Columbian Exposition; Administration Building in Jackson Park, viewed from 64th Street; foreground: a crowd of men gathered near Pass Gate.
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Waukesha's Primitive Airfield

Date: 1924
Description: A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s...
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Schwister — Ready for the Start

Date: 1911
Description: John Schwister and his home-built airplane, "the Minnesota Badger," at the Langlade County Fairgrounds.
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Crowd Gathered to Watch International Harvester Film

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Rural farming crowd gathered to watch an International Harvester film on the side of a barn. The event was staged by J.H. Matthews, an International Harves...
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Capitol Park and Circus Parade

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of a man leading a circus elephant on Main Street. On the opposite side of the street is a crowd watching from behind the iron fence on the C...
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Western Rifle Association Tournament

Date: 1886
Description: Participants at the Western Rifle Association Tournament in Wapello, Iowa. Many of the men are holding guns. A farmhouse and farm buildings are in the ba...
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Young Men Sitting on a Fence

Date: 1903
Description: Group watching a University of Wisconsin football game (?) from a fence. Most are sitting on top, a few are standing and two men are peeking through the fe...
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University of Wisconsin Cheerleader

Date: 1903
Description: A male cheerleader with megaphone leading the crowd at a University of Wisconsin football (?) game. The band performs at the front of the crowd.
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"Fisbee" Cracks Whip at Painted Cub Cadet Tractors

Date: 1966
Description: Men riding Cub Cadet lawn tractors in International Harvester's "wild-animal" act at the Farm Progress Show in Farmer City, Iowa. Three International Harve...
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Cub Cadet Tractor Jumps Ramp

Date: 1966
Description: Man riding a Cub Cadet lawn tractor in International Harvester's "wild-animal" act at the Farm Progress Show in Farmer City, Iowa. Three International Harv...
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Wedding Party on Farm

Date: 1877
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmyard with carriages, buggies and people. There is a wedding party in the front left corner.

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