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Unhealthy Cow

Date: 1915
Description: Unhealthy cow in weed-grown farmyard with dilapidated buildings. Image part of the International Harvester Co. Educational Extension Project.
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Abandoned Cabin

Date: 1920
Description: A small abandoned log cabin stands among tall conifers and overgrown brush. There is very little chinking remaining and no glass in the window. The cabin h...
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Men in Field near Large Haystack

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a horse-drawn mower near the ruins of a stone building.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a horse-drawn mower in front of the ruins of a building surrounded by a fence. The building is probably a church as there are wreaths on grav...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man on a horse-drawn mower. In the background are the ruins of a large building, probably a church.
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Man Using Ox-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man using an ox-drawn mower. In the background are the ruins of an abandoned house.
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A Farm in Ruins at the Edge of Town

Date: 1993
Description: View across field towards an old barn and silo standing above a grove of trees and bushes. In the foreground is an old agricultural implement in the overgr...
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House in Ruins South of Town

Date: 1993
Description: An abandoned house surrounded by uncut grass and trees on the side of a road. Snow is covering the ground and lightly covers the roof of the two-story hous...
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Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the dilapidated, abandoned Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store near Sturgeon Lake.
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Log House

Date: 1911
Description: The ruins of an abandoned log house. The roof has fallen in.
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Muir Locust

Date: 1955
Description: Workers strain to move a heavy limb which has been cut from the large black locust tree which grew along Observatory Drive on the University of Wisconsin c...
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Center Avenue Property Clutter Complaints

Date: 12 09 1960
Description: The backyard of the Frances Burnett Gallagher residence at 2129 Center Avenue. The owner who owns four other properties in that block has received many com...
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Old Mill

Date: 1965
Description: Abandoned stone and wood mill, with many missing boards, is surrounded by trees.
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Warehouse and Plant Buldings

Date: 05 28 1918
Description: View across railroad tracks towards weathered and worn warehouse buildings near a plant.
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Collapsed Building

Date: 09 30 1921
Description: View of a collapsed building. Houses are in the background.
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Collapsed Fence

Date: 09 30 1921
Description: Collapsed fence along roadside. Power poles are along the road on the left and right.
Postcard

Home of the Fourierites

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Home of the Fourierites, Ripon, Wis. Established May 27, 1844 by followers of Charles Fourier in Ceresco Valley, now a part of Ripon....
Postcard

North and West View of Fire Damage

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "North and West View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 08 1937
Description: View of the front of the McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove, with a wooden walkway up to the open door or window on the right. An exterior chimney is to the le...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view of front and right side of log building. Wood steps lead up to the open doorway on the right, and the steps continue inside up to the floor l...

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