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Hile House

Date: 1921
Description: View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office...
Photograph

Vanderpool Farmhouse

Date: 1930
Description: Front entrance detail of the Vanderpool farmhouse. A ruler is mounted on the left door frame, and a sign on the right at the base of the doorframe reads: "...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Miniature Farm Display at Muscatine Imp. Co.

Date: 07 02 1929
Description: A tabletop display of a miniature farm, including a house, barn, garage, windmill, fences, plants, tractor, truck, animals, and two water pumps. A sign on ...
Book or Pamphlet

The Eclipse Wind Engine

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Description: Engraving of a farm with an Eclipse windmill. There is a cutaway view of the building beneath showing a man inside working at a saw. Another man is working...
Photograph

Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: A double exposure of a landscape featuring a very large tree and farm houses superimposed on an image of buildings and crowds at the Sauk County Fairground...
Photograph

State Highway 140

Date: 05 1980
Description: A short black and white pole marks where a road converges with a state highway that stretches to the horizon. In the mid-distance before a hill is a railro...
Photograph

IH Demonstration Farm House

Date: 1924
Description: View from road of several people standing on the porch of an IH demonstration farmhouse. A barn is in the background on the right, with a painted sign on ...
Photograph

Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...
Photograph

IH Demonstration Farm at Aberdeen

Date: 07 1930
Description: View of the farmhouse, barn, and silo on an International Harvester Company demonstration farm.
Photograph

IH Demonstration Farm in North Dakota

Date: 07 1930
Description: View from lawn of farm buildings, farmhouse and grounds at an International Harvester demonstration farm.
Photograph

IH Demonstration Farm at Gull Lake

Date: 12 1928
Description: View from field of International Harvester demonstration farm located in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. The roof of the barn of barn has hand-inked lette...
Photograph

McArthur Road

Date: 1975
Description: "This photo was taken on McArthur Road. The present day River View Mobile Home Park is now on the right side in the picture."
Photograph

Farm Buildings and Frame House

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Description: Frame house with barn and other farm buildings. There is a sign in front of the house for "Postum Food Coffee."
Photograph

Wade House Opening Day

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: The official opening of Wade House. Amid great fanfare, complete with an appearance by poet Carl Sandburg, Wade House opened to the public on June 6th, 195...
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Bridge

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a railroad bridge, which has framed beams on the sides and top. A boy and girl are standing and posing on the bridge. Signs ar...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Keystone Farms

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Description: View of barn, house, and outbuildings at Keystone Farms, owned by Owen W. Rolands.
Photograph

Farm with a Round Barn

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Description: View of a small farm from a field. The shed on the right has a sign that reads: "Darwin." Behind it is a farmhouse. On the left are farm buildings, includi...
Photograph

Sunny Peak Farm

Date: 1902
Description: View of Sunny Peak Farm, owned and operated by Adda Howie. There is a farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, and two windmills.
Photograph

Oldenburg Farm

Date: 08 04 1926
Description: View across barnyard towards a silo next to a barn. A truck is parked inside the open barn door. The sign painted on the side of the barn reads: "Oldenburg...

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