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Beer and Sweet Corn

Date: 08 24 1968
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kress, dressed in lederhosen, enjoy beer and sweet corn at the Mid-summer Festival.
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Canning Corn

Date: 1927
Description: Husband and wife canning corn in kitchen using Burpee Can Sealer.
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First Thanksgiving

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Description: Thanksgiving dinner between Native Americans and early Pilgrim settlers in America.
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Kruegers Husking Corn

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Description: August, Mary, Tina, Saraphina, Jennie and Edgar Krueger husking corn.
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Grinding Masa

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Description: View of a woman kneeling and grinding corn by hand with the traditional mortar and pestle, the mano and metate. On the left a child is partially visible si...
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Receiving Crops for Community Kitchen

Date: 09 1928
Description: Man carrying baskets of field crops in to the receiving room of a community kitchen. A woman wearing an apron is standing near the door.
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Three Men Harvesting Corn

Date: 1900
Description: Three men are harvesting corn in a field. One of them is operating a horse-drawn corn binder. In the background a woman is standing holding a child in the ...
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Husking and Silking Corn

Date: 07 1926
Description: A woman and a girl sitting at a table, husking and silking corn at the Harvester Farm. The image is one of a series illustrating canning methods.
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Husking Corn

Date: 10 1899
Description: A view of men and women husking corn in the field behind a farmhouse. Sitting from left to right are: August Prahl, August Krueger, Sarah Krueger, William...
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Men Roasting Corn

Date: 08 1982
Description: Dennis Bodden, Frank Kuczkowski and Adrian Geiger are busy roasting corn at Firemen's Park.
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People Eating Corn

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Description: View down table towards a group of people sitting outdoors and eating corn on the cob under trees.
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Sun Prairie Corn Festival

Date: 08 19 1961
Description: Mary Heisler of Sun Prairie carefully eats an ear of corn at the annual corn festival.
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Family Enjoying a Picnic

Date: 1897
Description: The Meinhardt family assembled for a picnic in their garden. A river or lake is in the far background. The table is set with china and flatware. Among the ...
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Depictions of Algonquian Individuals

Date: 1616
Description: Illustration of four Algonquian Indians. E depicts a man dressed for combat in wood armor. F shows a woman in her regular dress carrying a child and an ear...
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Holts and Garrisons Roasting Corn

Date: 1922
Description: A group of Holts and Garrisons are roasting corn around a smoking campfire on the Island, with Archibald Lake in the background. W.A. Holt is on the far le...

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