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Farmer Harvests Grain on Steep Hill with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a farmer harvesting grain on a hill or ridge with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder near Pittsburgh. In the background is a va...
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Harvesting Grain Along Farm Hillside

Date: 09 21 1926
Description: Farmers harvesting grain with a horse-drawn McCormick-Deering no. 7 Hillside harvester-thresher (combine). The hillside machine incorporated a leveling dev...
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Hong Kong Police

Date: 1951
Description: Hong Kong police with jeep who followed journalist Cecil Brown as he traveled along the border with Communist China.
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Public School

Date: 1921
Description: View up hill of two men standing at the entrance of the public school. There is a hand-pump near the entrance, and a bell tower on the roof of the school.
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Race Car Built by Ideal Body Company

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Description: Race car number 6 sponsored by National Auto Elec. The body of the car was built by the Ideal Body Company. A man wearing a helmet and goggles is sitting i...
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Soldiers with Wreckage

Date: 1958
Description: Soldiers of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution stand next to a pile of wreckage in a rural area holding guns.
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of horses and wagons being prepared on Stock Day. There is a steep hill with trees behind farm buildings.
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Ferry Boat

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline looking down at three men posing on a paddle steamer ferry boat carrying an automobile. The boat has the words "Cassville" and "Dewey" ...
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South Shore

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Description: View along shoreline of a man and two boys fishing on a wooden dock. A rowboat is pulled up on the shore. Two cars are parked near trees. In the far backgr...
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The Best Fishing Grounds in Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: View down dirt road along the shoreline of Crystal Lake. A man and a child stand under a tree's shade, near a pier where a man is seated on the dock. There...
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Lao Infantrymen near Tents

Date: 1961
Description: Three Lao infantrymen stand outside near of tents in the Keukacham village.
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Country Home in the Woods

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of a country home in the woods. Men and women sit on the porch of the house, and a wooded hill rises on the right.
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Wagon Ride on Country Road

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Description: Rear view of group of men and women riding down a road in a wagon. The wagon has wooden benches (pews?) in it for passengers. Wooded hills can be seen in t...
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Stage Coach

Date: 1948
Description: Drawing of a Madison to Prairie du Chien stage coach in 1848. The coach is driven by two men and drawn by four horses as it passes a farm field separated f...
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Prize Bull

Date: 1910
Description: Three men stand outdoors near a barn, with one man holding a rope through a ring through the bull's nose. The men are wearing long coats and hats. In the b...
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Cottages at Atcheson's Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of resort cottages near a lake. A group of vacationers are sitting on the lawn and porch. A birdhouse on a tall post is among trees on the right. Hill...
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Ruined Hull of Steamer J.S.

Date: 05 25 1910
Description: A man stands on the wreckage of a burned steamer in the Mississippi River near the shoreline. There is a small boat and a barrel nearby. Bluffs are in the ...
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McSherry Cave

Date: 07 1929
Description: View uphill towards the entrance to the McSherry Cave. A woman is standing at the entrance. Trees and shrubs are growing on top of the cave.
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Ruins of Cyclone — William Brace Farm

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: View across yard of a storm-damaged farmhouse. In the foreground is an overturned automobile. The windows of the house have been blown out and the roof has...
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: View of field full of parked automobiles at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Swiss Colony at New Glarus. A log structure in...

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