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Middleton Woman with Her Doll Collection

Date: 12 06 1949
Description: Mrs. Otto Koberle of Middleton is standing next to her bookcase of dolls. Mrs. Koberle has collected between 200 and 300 dolls that fill the living room of...
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Reunion of Company K, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 07 28 1913
Description: Group portrait of a reunion of Company K, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, on the Trautwein farm. The company on this occasion were the guests of Mr. And ...
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Nellie Arms and Her Cat

Date: 10 24 1954
Description: Nellie Arms, aunt of Lewis Arms, holds a cat outdoors at the farm she shared with her husband Bernard.
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Farmhouse with Running Water

Date: 1915
Description: Miss Foy Martin filling a bucket with water from a sink faucet, while her mother is lighting a burner on the stove inside the kitchen of R. Martin.
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Merton Sutter with All-Steel Thresher

Date: 1938
Description: Merton Sutter receiving a 4-H farm accounting award in front of a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher. Original caption reads: "Winner of $300 merchandisi...
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Photographing Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: A man stands on a raised platform attached to a tractor with a camera while preparing to photograph a hay baler in a field on International Harvester's Hic...
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Man Holding Dairy Cow

Date: 06 03 1929
Description: A man wearing a hat and overalls holding a dairy cow in front of a farmhouse. Trees, a barn with a silo, and other dairy cows are seen in the background. T...
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Pumpkin Harvest

Date: 10 1983
Description: "Milton and Adeline Retzlaff show off their bountiful pumpkin harvest."
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Family Posing in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: This family decided to make a family portrait with a number of the members doing an activity. On the right a man is wielding an ax, while in front of him a...
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Ziemer Auction

Date: 10 1979
Description: Al Trauba and Ed Radke are interested bystanders at the Ziemer auction.
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Roadside Marketeers

Date: 10 1983
Description: Milton and Adeline Retzlaff took time off from serving a steady stream of customers to pose with their merchandise.
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Sitting on the Edge of the Porch

Date: 1939
Description: The Edgar Krueger family sitting on the edge of the porch with friends. From left to right: Edgar Krueger, Ann Buss, Adolf Buss, Elna Krueger, and Robert K...
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Holding Puppy and Dog

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of couple kneeling on the lawn. The women on the left cradles a puppy in her lap, while the man holds a puppy in his right hand while his left arm...
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Playing with Puppies

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of a man and woman sitting on the lawn of the Krueger farm playing with puppies. Each of them is holding a puppy. The puppies mother stands next t...
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At the Farmhouse

Date: 04 27 1968
Description: Members of the Petersen family gathered for a meal at the farmhouse, also referred to as the Baker house, at Black Point Estate. The room is open to the ra...
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Wisconsin Farm Kitchen

Date: 1951
Description: Lawrence Sherman sitting in a chair by the window, reading the paper in his farm kitchen. On the left is a Jungers Model E stove with kettles and a teapot....
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Tug of War

Date: 08 28 1904
Description: Maggie von der Sump, center, is holding a ring sausage as two teams of three women each pull on opposite ends of a thin rope. Maggie's sisters Leta, far le...

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