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At the Mailbox

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox.
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Grain Elevator

Date: 1984
Description: Grain Elevator in DeKalb County.
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Ludington Building

Date: 
Description: The Ludington Building, built in 1881 on the southeast corner of North Plankinton Avenue and West Wells Street, featuring the Singer Sewing Machine store.
Painting

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

Date: 
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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Woman on Porch of House

Date: 
Description: View from road of woman standing next to a chair on the porch of a wooden frame house behind a fence and a sidewalk.
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Two-Story House

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of two-story house with brick work on front corner. There is an enclosed patio extending from the house towards the front drive. A street lamp is ...
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Boy with Lunch Pail on Dirt Road

Date: 1918
Description: A boy carrying a metal lunch pail walking along a dirt road.
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IH Demonstration Farm at Gull Lake

Date: 12 1928
Description: Cameramen staging a shot of a man and woman on a Farmall Regular tractor in front of farmhouse at an International Harvester demonstration farm in Gull Lak...
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Large Expanse of Great Plains Farm Country

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of an expanse of Great Plains farm country. City buildings can be seen beyond fields.
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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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Street Scene at Intersection

Date: 1913
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...
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Looking West from Bluff

Date: 
Description: A bird's-eye view of a farmland property with barns and farmhouse.
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Man Feeding Calf

Date: 1919
Description: A man feeds a calf while standing in a dirt road. A dog is running in the background.
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Bird's-Eye View of Coon Valley

Date: 1925
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.
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Lone Road

Date: 06 1980
Description: "There are some imposing hills on Lone Road. The camera faces north."
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Allenton Firemen's Picnic Parade

Date: 1996
Description: "Evangeline Koll and Arlene Beck ride the float in the Allenton Firemen's Picnic Parade."
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Boy Sitting on Front of Truck Eating Ice Cream Cone

Date: 1977
Description: A five year old boy is sitting on the hood of a truck eating an ice cream cone. The boy is Joel Keith Strickland, and he is wearing denim bib overalls and ...
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Roadside Picnic

Date: 1917
Description: Roadside picnic on the way to Waupaca. Mary E. Smith is seated with a friend on a white blanket with thermoses and a picnic basket. In the background the a...
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Roadside Scene with Japanese Women

Date: 05 1945
Description: Soldier offering food to Japanese women and children gathered on a roadside in Okinawa. One woman wears a baby on her back. Other soldiers watch from a jee...

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