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Milking the Cows

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Description: Two men are sitting on stools milking cows in a barnyard within a log fence enclosure. Milking was usually done outside during the 19th century so in this ...
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Rennebohms Restaurant

Date: 1979
Description: A group of men, all in shirt sleeves and ties, sit at a table at the Rennebohm Drug Store No. 6 restaruant in the First Wisconsin Bank on Capitol Square. A...
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Pouring Milk at the Wonder Spot

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: Nancy Waterman unsuccessfully pours milk for Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) at the Wonder Spot.
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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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Feeding Milk to a Calf

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Description: A farming man and woman holding a horse and feeding milk to a baby cow.
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Waiting for Santa Claus

Date: 12 24 1958
Description: Child sleeping in front of the fireplace, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive.
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Help for Fire Victims

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Valera Widener and her children: Norma (on her lap), Franklin (left), and Lyall (right), in Baron Brothers Department Store drinking milk provided by the E...
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Woman with Model 8HI Standard Refrigerator

Date: 1949
Description: A woman in a checkered dress, apron, and heels is standing in front of an open International Harvester refrigerator. The door is behind her, and she is ho...
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Second Grade Children Making Butter

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Second grade children of Lowell School engaging in a class project of making butter as part of a dairy study. Billy Husebo is eating a cracker spread with ...
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Farm Buildings: Concrete Block Milkhouse

Date: 1924
Description: A woman and her dog standing at the doorway of a concrete block milk house.
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Sarah Krueger Bhend Feeding Cats

Date: 1899
Description: Sarah Krueger Bhend feeding kittens in front of a farm building.
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Two Boys and a Woman Holding Milking Machinery

Date: 10 1906
Description: Two boys dressed in dark work shoes, overalls, and button-up shirts are standing on either side of a woman in front of a doorway. The woman is dressed in a...
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Work Campers' Prayers

Date: 1946
Description: Young people at a Quaker work camp praying before a meal. A list of chores and a daily schedule is written on a chalkboard in the background.

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