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Main Street

Date: 1873
Description: Main Street, with its dirt, ruts, cows (and presumably manure), but wide enough for easy hitching of wagons and teams.
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Men with Plow

Date: 1873
Description: Group portrait of men gathered in a farmyard, posed behind two plows. The plow in front has Argyle, Wisc. from Michalson Implement Company inscribed on the...
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Halvor Nerison Hauge and Other Farmers

Date: 1874
Description: Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) had much to be proud of in 1874: an imposing brick house, modern harvesting equipment and a growing family. When Dahl publ...
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Reaping Scene

Date: 1879
Description: Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings...
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Men with Farm Tools

Date: 1879
Description: Five men, facing away from the camera, are standing in a field. Some of them are holding a rakes and a scythe. A boy is in the foreground facing the camera...
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Early Morning at Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Early morning at a railroad crossing on County Highway A, with houses and a barn in the distance.
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Blaney Farm Buildings

Date: 05 24 1945
Description: Long distance view of Blaney Seed Farm and buildings, at Syene & Lacy Roads.
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Homer Stone Farm Turkey Farm

Date: 11 16 1932
Description: Mrs. Homer Stone observing turkeys at Homer Stone Farm turkey farm. They are Holland White turkeys. Alternate view.
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Bowman Dairy and Farm

Date: 09 14 1932
Description: View across road towards the Bowman dairy and farm on Fish Hatchery Road.
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Piper Brothers Farm

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Piper Brothers farm scene, 4718 Odana Road near Midvale.
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Farmer at his Barn

Date: 09 28 1931
Description: Farmer Charles Nelson, carries a pail in front of the door to his barn. His 245 acre farm was southwest of Lake Wingra near Madison. It became the first pr...
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Fordson Tractor

Date: 07 02 1931
Description: An adaptation of the Improved Fordson tractor as a power plant to operate a double-gang pea viner on the farm of John Keichinger.
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Trees Blown Over by Windstorm

Date: 06 20 1931
Description: Trees blown over by windstorm, at the Edward Korb farm, Route 1, Waunakee Road.
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Tobacco Field

Date: 08 22 1928
Description: View of Mr. Klein farm showing use of "Red Steer" fertilizer on tobacco field looking east.
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Monona Farm

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: Monona Farm, 4202 Monona Drive, operated by the Quaker Oats Company.
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Farm Couple

Date: 1920
Description: Farm couple seated together outdoors on the lawn, his arm around her shoulders.
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Woman On Avery Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Woman holding flowers posing on the back of an Avery gasoline tractor.
Postcard

Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.
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Quammen Family Farm

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Description: View of the Quammen family farm with a man in the foreground standing in a field. Behind him and across the field is an upright and wing frame house with w...
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Amund Rustebakke Farm

Date: 1873
Description: View across field towards the Amund Rustebakke farm. Twelve haystacks dominate the left and center of the image, and two people are standing on top of the ...

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