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Koehler Family in a Garden

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Julius Koehler family in their garden in front of their newly built frame home. The original Koehler farm was destroyed by forest fire in July of 1894, evi...
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Michael Baltus Family in Front of New Home

Date: 1895
Description: Michael Baltus family posing in front of their log cabin two miles east of Auburndale Station, Wood County, with a new frame house under construction nearb...
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Farm Laborers with Reaper

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Description: A crew of farm laborers taking a break from harvesting wheat while a young woman is offering food and drinks. They are posing in front of a reaper with the...
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
Poster

Titan Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1919
Description: Advertising poster of World War I veteran returning home to family, farm and new Titan 10-20 tractor. The caption on the poster reads: "Look what dad bough...
Photograph

N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Woman Carrying Water to Farmhouse

Date: 04 1923
Description: Woman carrying a bucket of water back to her farmhouse in winter.
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Deering Binder in Farm Yard

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Description: Farm family standing in front of their house, while on the right a man is sitting on a Deering binder, and two men on the left and right are looking on. At...
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Group Portrait of Mother and Children in front of Sod Farmhouse

Date: 1905
Description: View of farm woman and her two children posing in front of sod farmhouse on poor plot of land. The woman is sitting in a chair near the open front door. A ...
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Farm Family with Implements

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Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company, featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of a young boy and girl playing along ...
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Children Box Fresh Eggs

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Description: Young children crating fresh eggs in front of a farmhouse.
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Kruegers Husking Corn

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Description: August, Mary, Tina, Saraphina, Jennie and Edgar Krueger husking corn.
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Family Farm House

Date: 1879
Description: Harold and Gunhild Mickelson with five of their daughters (Bertha Mickelson Bragger and her husband are standing on the right), in Section 23 of the Town o...
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Farm Family and Farm

Date: 1889
Description: A farm family posing in front of farm buildings and farmhouse. The young daughters are wearing matching dresses. Men in the background are standing with a ...
Photograph

Uncle Herman's Farm

Date: 08 02 1903
Description: Group of well-dressed people posing outdoors at Uncle Herman's farm. Harry Dankoler is the man in the middle holding the shutter release mechanism. On the ...
Photograph

H. Sveren Farm

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Description: H. Sveren farm with the family standing in the foreground and a dog, farm buildings and fences in the background. A line of trees is behind the farmhouse o...
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Farm with Poplars

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Description: Elevated view of a group of people standing in in a farmyard with a reaper-mower and horse-drawn vehicles. A small log building, haystacks and other farm b...
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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 ...
Photograph

Wisconsin Farm

Date: 1873
Description: Three people are posing in the foreground, with a man with a long beard standing in front of two women sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. There is a barn a...

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