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Deb in the Barnyard

Date: 01 28 1949
Description: Anne Blakeley poses in a Scandinavian-style sweater with a Shropshire lamb in a University of Wisconsin-Madison barn. Anne Blakeley, from Philadelphia, is ...
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Edward B.A. Sokoloski Home

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: The knotty pine living room in the home of the Edward B.A. Sokoloski family at 874 Woodrow Street. Mrs. Lucille Sokoloski is reading a book, and the family...
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Wisconsin Humane Society Truck

Date: 11 30 1937
Description: A uniformed man carries a dog to the back of an International D-2 truck used by the Wisconsin Humane Society. The truck is parked in the driveway near the ...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Two Children

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, two children, and a dog are standing outside a large brick building with bars over the windows. Identified as probably John Mike and the ch...
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A Shepherd with His Flock

Date: 1925
Description: A shepherd with a crook watches his flock in a wooded area beside a pond. His sheep dog rests beside him.
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Man Sitting on Donkey

Date: 1949
Description: A man wearing a cowboy hat and chaps and holding ropes sits on a small donkey. In the background are sheds and fences.
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Stone Barn

Date: 1940
Description: A crowd has gathered at a well preserved large stone barn with a cupola. Two men with cameras watch the scene from a hatch in the roof; there is a van wit...
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Dog Sledding

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Description: A seven husky dog sled team rests in a snowy field while a woman in a blanket and fur-lined parka sits on the sled. Wooded hills are in the background.
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Man Standing with Corn Shocks

Date: 1915
Description: Farmer standing outdoors among corn shocks. He is holding a small dog in his arms, and is wearing work gloves and a hat.
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Boy and Girl with Pets

Date: 1920
Description: Young boy and girl sitting on a pile of rocks with a cat and a dog outside the Sunnyside School. The boy is cradling a cat under his arm, while a girl is f...
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Christmas 1952

Date: 1952
Description: Holiday card with a scene of a village in New Mexico. Adobe dwellings with hills, fences, a ladder, trees and a burro can be seen in the background. Six fi...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1915
Description: Valentine's Day postcard with two women peering out of the doorway of a building looking at two Cupids with a donkey that is refusing to move. One woman is...
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Valentine Greetings

Date: 1925
Description: Valentine's Day card featuring a boy riding a bucking donkey. His cap is flying off of his head. A heart is lying on the ground with the text: "Valentine G...
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Retriever Trials

Date: 09 27 1953
Description: Black Labrador Retriever dogs won all four titles at the State Championship Retriever Trials held in Westport. The four winners pictured with their handler...
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Huge Sledload of Logs

Date: 1895
Description: Two men stand at Hein's Lumber Camp atop a load of logs on a sled to which is hitched four horses, claimed to be the largest load of logs ever hauled by fo...
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Bundling a Norway Pine

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Description: Two men bundle a Norway Pine with twine using a home-made twine baler in a clearing. Two dogs stand between the men and a pile of bundled trees.
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Bridgeport Hotel

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Description: The exterior of the Bridgeport Hotel. A man, boy, dog, and two women stand on the porch.
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Sphinx de Gizeh

Date: 1890
Description: The Sphinx at Giza in Egypt. Three men are standing or sitting on the shoulder of the Sphinx, and several men are sitting in the shade below with two camel...
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Rear View of Horses

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Description: View of three horses with tightly braided tails standing together in a yard. A person (legs only) is standing behind the horses holding their bridles. In t...
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Railroad on the Ice to Archangel; Reindeer Sled Team

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of a man driving a sled with a team of reindeer. There are railroad tracks on the right that run towards a town in the distance. A number ...

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