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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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At Grandfather's House

Date: 1955
Description: A young boy helps his grandfather unload a cart of split logs.
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Chippewa Mother

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Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) mother with two children, one of whom is in a cradleboard, at the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about N...
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Family having Coffee in Yard

Date: 1874
Description: A family is seated around a table while a woman pours the coffee. Behind them, two people stand in the doorway of a frame house. A man stands on the roof o...
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Family in Yard of Farmhouse

Date: 1872
Description: A family is posing in the yard of a farmhouse near the porch. A child is sitting in a baby buggy. Farm buildings, farm implements, wagons and people are in...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage near Truax Field in Madison. The Gritzmacher farm milk house was twisted and shattered by the wind. A group of people are looking at the dam...
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Residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis

Date: 1881
Description: Watercolor painting of farm and farmhouse, residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis.
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View of Jacob Bennett Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Painting of farm depicting farmhouse, barn, and windmill. Located east of Gotham on Old Lone Rock Road.
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Woman on a Farm

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Description: A woman stands on a road that travels through a farm. There are several farm buildings visible along with a wagon.
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Family in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Three young children are posing around a baby in a buggy in a farmyard. Large stacks of hay are in the background. Behind the children on the right a man i...
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Men and Boy with Kemp Manure Spreader

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic view of man on horse-drawn Kemp No. 2 20th Century manure spreader. Sitting on the ground on the left is a man and young boy (possibly father and...
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Man on Manure Spreader Pulling Out of Barn

Date: 1910
Description: Farmer on a horse-drawn manure spreader pulling out of barn. Another farm building is on the left. A small girl, possibly a daughter, is peering out from b...
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Man on Manure Spreader between Farm Buildings

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic view of farmer driving a horse-drawn manure spreader (possibly a Kemp) near a farmhouse and a barn. A man is standing on the left. On the right i...
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Group Standing Behind Kemp Manure Spreader

Date: 1912
Description: Panoramic view of group of three men standing behind a partially loaded horse-drawn Kemp No. 2 20th Century manure spreader between farm buildings.
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Powered Elevator with Silo

Date: 1916
Description: A farmer with a team of two horses working with an elevator or silo filler near farm buildings and a silo. A Titan stationary engine is powering the elevat...
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Engine Powered Elevator

Date: 1915
Description: Farmer using a Titan engine to power an elevator into a corn crib from a wagon.
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Men Filling Barn with Hay

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading hay into a barn with the help of an International 15-30 tractor. In the foreground a man is standing near the tractor.
Painting

Haying Time

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Description: A farm boy is riding the "hay-fork horse" as the farmer is loading hay into the barn during haying time in July.
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Milking Time

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Description: A farm family takes part in milking time. The mother carries a milk can and a stripping bucket while the boy pushes milk cans on a cart toward the barn. Th...
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Silo Filling

Date: 1980
Description: Farmers work cooperatively with their horse teams on silo-filling activities early in autumn. Rows of green forage are created in the fields and carried to...

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