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Canfield Hop House

Date: 1900
Description: Old Canfield Hop House, exterior of building. Text reads: "Of the many fantastic hop - houses, this one alone remains a relic of the famous days of Sauk Co...
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Group of Workers Posing Outdoors

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Description: Photographic postcard of a group of workers, all men, and one boy, posing outside of a wooden building. Three of the workers wear white aprons. Four of the...
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Buff Creek Farm

Date: 06 19 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Child on Hobby Horse

Date: 1930
Description: A child rides a hobby horse that is pulling a wagon filled with a toy lion and doll. A rocking chair holding a large doll, a small doll and teddy bear is p...
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Winnebago Dairy Farm

Date: 10 18 1939
Description: Postcard submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. On the front of the postcard is the slogan: You can 'whip' our cream but you can't...
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Kissel Motor Car Company

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib...
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Young Man Outdoors

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a young man standing in front of a field of corn. His hands are resting behind him on his lower back. He is wearing a cap, shirt and kn...
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L. Dawson's Fruit Ranch

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a slightly elevated view of the fruit ranch. Rows of crops in the foreground are bordered by a row of trees. Three dwellings ...
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New Bridge over Baraboo River

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a concrete bridge over a river. There is a boat near wooden pilings that stretch from the shoreline to the center...
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Busy Road near Blanchardville

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a busy road near Blanchardville. Men are driving a wagon hitched to eight horses, and people are standing in the roa...
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Scenic View

Date: 1910
Description: View of a river with a dam waterfall. A road runs along the far side of the river, and a large barn is across the road on the right. Caption reads: "Scenic...
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Workmen Build a Stone Wall

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Description: Photographic postcard of three workmen building a stone wall next to a shed.
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Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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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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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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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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A Rural Procession of Carriages

Date: 1910
Description: View of a procession of horse-drawn carriages along a dirt road through a field. The second carriage from the left is a hearse. There is a farm in the back...
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Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Masonic Home and Farm on Highway 18, thirty miles west of Milwaukee.
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Murphy Farm at Horseshoe Bay, Wis.

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Description: View of a farm with multiple barns and silos. Two trucks are parked on the property.

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