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Watering the Laying Hens

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern in the hen house watering the laying hens.
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Girl at Hoofers' Club Horse Show

Date: 04 08 1947
Description: Lois Jean Klinke, 10-years-old, daughter of Maurice and Trudy Klinke, 3255 Monona Drive, feeding her horse at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hoofers' ...
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Gorillas Samson and Sambo Adoptive Birthday Party

Date: 10 05 1955
Description: Children and adults gathered in front of the gorilla cages at the Washington Park Zoo to celebrate the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo. ...
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Cowboys Eating Dinner on the Prairie

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Description: Four ranch hands sitting and standing on the left. In the background two men walk near horses.
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Group Picnic

Date: 1915
Description: A group of men, women, and children stand outdoors in front of Shiloh Church for an outdoor meal. They are eating food laid out on a long table made out of...
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Parakeet Traveler

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Description: The arm of a woman wearing a long corduroy coat is holding a clear plastic purse with a parakeet on a perch inside. There are small jars of seed and water ...
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Man on Land Leveler

Date: 1915
Description: Man standing on a grader pulled by a team of mules along a dirt road. Cows, a fence and farm buildings are in the background.
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Picnic, Flag and Automobile

Date: 1920
Description: A group of men and women sit on the ground as they enjoy a picnic, eating and drinking. A dog is lying on the picnic blanket. An automobile with a flag mou...
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Group with Deer in front of House

Date: 1905
Description: The family hunters and their deer in front of a house.
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Russian Children

Date: 1918
Description: Russian children lined up on a board sidewalk to receive leftovers from a man standing outside the 310th United States Army Engineer corps mess hall. Some ...
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Russian Children

Date: 1918
Description: Russian children lined up on a board sidewalk to receive leftovers from a man standing outside the 310th United States Army Engineer corps mess hall. Some ...
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George Thompson and Family

Date: 1892
Description: George "Uncle Riley" Thompson and his wife and children posing on their farm. The family are, from left to right: Bessie, mother Julia holding Rosie, Mamie...
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Men and Horses at Farm

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Description: View across grassy field towards a large group of men, horses and horse-drawn vehicles posing along a wooden fence with a gate. There is a farmyard with a ...
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Man with Rifle and Dog

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man holding a rifle standing next to a dog. Behind them is a campsite with a table and tent.
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A Hunter and His Dog

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Description: View towards a European American man posing standing and holding a gun. Behind him is a table and a tent, and behind him on the left is a dog.
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Two Children Feeding Calves

Date: 03 1924
Description: Two children feeding calves near the closed barn doors at Ament's Farm in Yorkville, Illinois.
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Richard Quinney Posing with Heifer

Date: 1943
Description: A summer of preparing heifer for showing at the Walworth County Fair. Taken by Richard Quinney's mother (Alice Quinney) at the farm, 1943.
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Deer Friend

Date: 1950
Description: A deer is standing next to a man as he is boiling maple sap over a fire pit in the woods at Blue Farm. Steam and smoke are rising up into the air. On the r...
Manuscript

Page 7 from "A Few Glimpses of Stanley McCormick School"

Date: 02 08 1921
Description: Page from booklet with a photograph at top with caption that reads: "The birthday cake and its creators, Feb. 8, 1921." Caption for photograph at bottom re...

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