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US Hwy 12 Looking Southwest

Date: 08 29 1933
Description: US Hwy 12 looking southwest, showing corn fields, McVicar Photo Service case, Sinclair sign and a good view of farm buildings in the background.
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Cornfield near Verona

Date: 07 20 1929
Description: Cornfield near Verona, with two rows unfertilized.
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Cornfield near Verona

Date: 07 20 1929
Description: Cornfield near Verona, four rows unfertilized.
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Cornfield near Verona

Date: 07 20 1929
Description: Cornfield near Verona, with four rows unfertilized.
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Seed Corn Experiment

Date: 1926
Description: Field of seed corn experiment.
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View From Southeast Shore of Lake Monona

Date: 1875
Description: View from Southeast shore of Lake Monona across a cornfield, perhaps on the farm of Thomas Williamson.
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1872
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental health Institute) is seen in the distance in this long view from across cornfields.
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Onon Bjorn Dahle Store

Date: 1872
Description: The Onon Bjorn Dahle Store with a pile of boxes to the left and a cornfield on the right.
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E. Thorsen Farm

Date: 1874
Description: The E. Thorsen farm in Springdale.
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Man Tending Corn Plants

Date: 10 1946
Description: Man in cornfield, tending a plant.
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Corn Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Left side profile view of a farmer using a horse-drawn corn binder in a field.
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Washburn Observatory on Observatory Hill

Date: 
Description: View up hill of Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The President's residence and a rear view of Bascom Hall are to the rig...
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Youth Detasseling Corn

Date: 08 03 1949
Description: From left to right: Carole Ballinger, Joyce Anderson, and Nancy Toepfer detassel corn as part of their summer jobs.
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Cornfield

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: View of a cornfield and wooded ridge at sunrise.
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Cornfield and Farm

Date: 10 06 1960
Description: View of a farm partially hidden by trees with a cornfield in the foreground.
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Fleecy Clouds Over Cornfields

Date: 
Description: Disappearing line of a cornfield under a sky with “fleecy” clouds.
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Washout Through Cornfield

Date: 07 03 1960
Description: Big washout through cornfield after heavy rain. In the background is a field with crops leading up to a low hill crowned with trees.
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 132

Date: 
Description: The parson came. He said it well:
Enough is all we want, to hold and sleep on,
not the sky.
A little harvest of the sorrows
between the sentenc...
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No. 2 Ensilage and Forage Blower

Date: 1947
Description: View across farmyard towards a man working with a No. 2 ensilage and forage blower near a barn and two silos. Bowman dairy farm.
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Man Using No. 2 Ensilage Harvester with Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: View across harvested cornfield towards a man using a Farmall M tractor to pull a No. 2 ensilage harvester and wagon and box on the Bowman Dairy Farm. Farm...

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