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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 ...
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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
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Family Posed around Table near House

Date: 1878
Description: A family is in a yard around a table with books on it. One woman holds a fan, another sits in a rocking chair with a shawl on its back. A fence and open ga...
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Knud Gjesma Farmhouse

Date: 1875
Description: A family group of eleven sits around a table with a pitcher and books before the farm house of Knud Gjesma.
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Badger Ordnance

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of the "powder storage area" of the Badger Ordnance Plant.
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Aerial View of Farmhouses

Date: 1860
Description: Farmhouses near P. Rodenschmit Hill.
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Wisconsin Ribbon of Concrete

Date: 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of US Highway 14 southeast of La Crosse descending into Mormon Coulee. The original caption of the print, which is undated, describes the road ...
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Winterble-Keys Farmhouse

Date: 02 03 1949
Description: The living room of the historic stone farmhouse at 901 University Bay Drive, recently renovated by Freda Keys Winterble. The house was named "Keystone" aft...
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Charmany Farms

Date: 1946
Description: Aerial view of farm which is part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the foreground is a tree-lined road. The farm has several buildings, including...
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Aerial View of Fluckiger Farm

Date: 02 09 1949
Description: Three aerial views of the John Fluckiger farm and farm buildings amid snow-covered fields near Verona, operated by son Ivan Fluckiger.
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Aerial Vew of Gallagher Farm

Date: 02 09 1949
Description: One of three aerial views of the E.P. Gallagher farm in the snow, operated by Elmer Fosso, south of Oregon.
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Aerial View of Blaney Farm

Date: 02 09 1949
Description: One of four aerial views of the Edwin Blaney farm and farm buildings surrounded by snow-covered fields. Four miles south of Madison and a mile west of U.S....
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Manure Pile Near House

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle...
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Oil Stove Accident Prevention

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman wearing an apron pouring oil into a hot stove at the International Harvester Hinsdale experimental farm, illustrating a dangerous scenario for Inte...
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Farmhouse Hazards

Date: 08 1927
Description: A child sitting on the floor of a farmhouse kitchen near a cloth-covered table. A lit oil lamp, pot, and utensils are sitting on the table, illustrating th...
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Farmhouse Hazards

Date: 08 1927
Description: An unattended child turning the knobs of a gas stove in a farmhouse.
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Dangers of Oil Lamps

Date: 1927
Description: A woman sitting at a kitchen table wearing a visor, leaning over a book while a lit oil lamp is nearby. Also on the table are a newspaper, additional books...
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Dangers of Electrical Fan

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman moves a curtain out of the way of an electrical fan sitting on a desk. Near the fan are some books, a floral arrangement, and a notepad. Outdoors, ...
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Staircase Danger

Date: 07 1927
Description: A girl holding a long coat or blanket, a broom, and a dustpan while descending a flight of stairs at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Knife Precautions

Date: 07 1927
Description: View from above of an open drawer revealing sharp knives mixed in with other kitchen utensils.

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