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| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Man with a horse-drawn hay rake in a field. Other field workers gather hay by hand in the background. Original caption reads, "raking heavy timothy hay int... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Man on a Reynolds hay tedder pulled by team of work horses. Another man stands supervising. In the far background beyond a fence are two separate farmstead... |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of an indoor scene with a loom, spinning wheel, skeiner, garments and two dolls seated in a chair at Little Norway. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Miss Graumann, far left, poses with four dressmakers in front of her shop. A sign on the right side of the door states "Dressmaking, Miss Annie Graumann".... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | An intersection with townhouse on the left and a hotel on the right. There is a group of people on the porch of the townhouse and a horse and carriage park... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Children joining hands while playing in an alleyway between brick buildings in an area of tenement housing. A line of laundry suspended over the alley is h... |
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| Description: | A few dozen men stand on and around a sandy path surrounded by low shrubbery. They are wearing work clothes, and some of them are carrying bowls filled wit... |
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| Description: | A bird's-eye view of a farmland property with barns and farmhouse. |
| Date: | 01 05 1954 |
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| Description: | Teenagers from the Orchard Ridge neighborhood gather to make plans for their Teen Club activities. Sitting on the floor are Roberta Powers and Janet Gill. ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View from hill of a farm near a pond. There are homes along the far shoreline, and a lake and hills in the far background. |
| Date: | 02 1989 |
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| Description: | Outdoor gathering of men, women and children cooking cranberries in a large kettle, perhaps at a winter festival. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Coon Valley from a hilltop. Trees are on either side of the frame. In the city, there is a cemetery, church, and field of crops. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of Coon Valley. Tall plants cover the lower portion of the frame. The landscape is includes homes, fields, and hills. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Cottage, with a spinning wheel on the porch, at the Bonnie View Resort near Devil's Lake. |
| Date: | 02 15 1915 |
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| Description: | A pyramid of stacked canned goods at an Alabama store. Original caption reads: "The people of Alabama are artistically inclined as evidenced by the car loa... |
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| Description: | Memohead of the Wilbur Seed Meal Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of horse, cattle, poultry, and egg food, hoof packing, and various animal re... |
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| Description: | View of a woman posing sitting on the porch of a wooden building and sewing a hat, probably a milliner in front of her shop. A small girl is sitting in a r... |
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