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Cows on Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Fenced-in, the cattle find a grassy pasture of Observatory Hill below Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Woman On Avery Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Woman holding flowers posing on the back of an Avery gasoline tractor.
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Brigham Farm Building in Ruin

Date: 06 1925
Description: View of three farm buildings - the one in the center is collapsing.
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Governor Taylor's Farm in Cottage Grove

Date: 02 21 1927
Description: Governor Taylor's farm with granary and barn.
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Droster Farm

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the Droster farm located on Felland Road. The house was built in 1854.
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Dane County Farm

Date: 1920
Description: A Dane County farm on Highway 113.
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View of House on University Avenue

Date: 
Description: View of a home on University Avenue, with a fenced-in yard and several trees.
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Dane County Farm

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of house with porch and yard on highway 113. Snow is on the ground.
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Hill Farms

Date: 1914
Description: View from field of farm buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Beyond a partially snow-covered field are several barns, and a large home to the ...
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Hill Farm House

Date: 1920
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison farmhouse on Middleton Road.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1948
Description: View of dormitories on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A man in a light-colored sweater is leaning with his arm against a tree on the right, lo...
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Road near University Farms

Date: 1922
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison road near University Farms. There are cows in a field on the right.
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Farmer with Cows

Date: 02 1910
Description: Farmer and two cows standing outside near a barn in winter.
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Looking East from Water Tower

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Mount Horeb from the water tower. Homes and commercial structures dominate the left side, while farmland and newly-developed tracts are to...
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Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking west. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen near the main building....
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Boy with Calf

Date: 1931
Description: Harold Calder, wearing bib overalls and a cap, poses with his calf, which won second place at the Cambridge Festival in 1931. There are chickens, a small c...
Postcard

U.W. Dairy Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored, postcard view of the University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn. Caption reads: "U.W. Dairy Farm, Madison, Wis."
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Cattle Near Water

Date: 
Description: Cattle walk at the edge of a pond at Baywood Farm. There are buildings in the background among the trees.
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Reclaimed Marsh Land on a University of Wisconsin Farm

Date: 06 30 1895
Description: A man is standing in the right foreground near a tall plant, perhaps corn. In the center is a square-shaped pond with high banks. A man is in the backgroun...
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Schuepbach Farm

Date: 1958
Description: The Schuepbach Farm off East Clayton Road, with a view of the Wisconsin State Capitol in the far distance.

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