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William Fiebelkorn Farm

Date: 1908
Description: William Unglaube is in the wagon, which has bags of barley in it, with William Fiebelkorn on William Fiebelkorn's farm. There is an unidentified figure in ...
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Chipping Wood on the Farm

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Description: An early wood chipper with belts and a steam engine is closely watched by the William Fiebelkorn farm workers. The postcard is addressed to Anna Fiebelkorn...
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Cutting Logs into Chunks

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Description: A group of men are working on sawing logs into smaller pieces. In the foreground, an unidentified man is holding a large piece of tree trunk.
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Chickens on the Farm

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Description: A smiling grandfather has his arm around a toddler granddaughter. A toddler boy is standing next to them. They are surrounded by chickens, and behind them ...
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Feeding the Chicken and Geese

Date: 1900
Description: An unidentified woman standing near a shed is feeding chickens and geese in the barnyard.
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Barn Raising in Sheboygan County

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Description: A large group of men are using log poles to pull the side of a new timber framed barn up to meet the roof line.
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Barn Raising in Sheboygan County

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Description: A large group of men pause briefly in their work of raising this large timber framed barn.
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Barn Raising in Sheboygan County

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Description: Four men pause in their work of building a new, large barn. They are all wearing hats for protection from the sun.
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Loading Hay into a Silo

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Description: View across barnyard towards five men on the William Fiebelkorn farm working with a wagon and conveyor belt to load hay into a silo. The barn has a stone f...
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Hole for Silo

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Description: The hole for the new silo on the William Fiebelkorn farm. A pole marks the center. There is a barn on the left with a stone foundation. In the background a...
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Group Looking at Pigs

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Description: Three young women, one of them holding child on the fence, line up along the opposite side of a fence to look at a herd of pigs. They are all smiling. On t...
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The William Fiebelkorn Farm

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Description: William Fiebelkorn and his wife Anna stand at a fence on their farm. William is holding a toddler. The house, the barn, several outbuildings and a windmill...
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Dutch R.F.M.D. Church

Date: 03 03 1910
Description: Hand-colored view of the Dutch R.F.M.D. Church. View across field or lawn. There is a dwelling and stable to the left of the church, and another building i...
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Old Wade House; Smokehouse

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of a group of people standing near the smokehouse and water pump. Text on reverse reads: "Outside the summer kitchen stands the old ...
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Wade House; Blacksmith Shop

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the interior of the blacksmith shop. Text on reverse reads: "In the blacksmith shop the giant bellows and forge are in fully oper...

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