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Girls in Red, White and Blue

Date: 1904
Description: Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t...
Poster

Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
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Village Across Pond

Date: 1875
Description: A view of the village from a nearby bluff across a pond. Men, women and children, standing spaced apart, are posing in the field near the pond.
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La Farge Public School

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the public school. A large brick building with a bell tower on the roof, arched entrances, and a wooden fence along the side.
Poster

Gammon and Deering Advertising Poster

Date: 1876
Description: Color chromolithograph illustration advertising poster for the Marsh Harvester, produced by Gammon and Deering Company. Printed by Charles Shober & Co., Ch...
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Young Boy in Wagon Pulled by Dogs

Date: 1915
Description: Young boy in a wagon pulled by two dogs near a cornfield.
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Children with Lecturer

Date: 1924
Description: At Louisiana State University, an instructor lectures a group of children on agriculture using charts prepared by International Harvester Company. The lect...
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Young Boy with Lunch Box on School Grounds

Date: 05 1928
Description: A young boy holding a lunch box has his hand on his head while standing on the grounds of Viall School.
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Photographer's Son in Boat

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Description: Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, plays in boat. The photograph was originally titled "The Lone Boatsman".
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Eddie Mathews, Jr. at the Plate

Date: 09 07 1958
Description: Three-year-old Edwin Lee Mathews, Jr., dressed in a "Milwaukee Braves" uniform, takes a swing at a baseball. He is the son of Braves' Hall of Fame third ba...
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Lone Fisherman

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Description: View across water towards Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, fishing from a rock on a misty morning near the family home.
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Children Racing

Date: 07 10 1971
Description: Children in a foot race.
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Children at Fountain

Date: 1905
Description: Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling...
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Boy with Dog Pulling Wagon

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Description: Three small children with a wagon drawn by a dog.
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School Boys Raising a Garden

Date: 04 18 1917
Description: Young boys digging a garden in an urban setting on "Mowhawk Street near Larrabee." Original caption reads: "Newberry School boys who have gotten into the h...
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Artesian Well in Prairie du Chien

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of Artesian Well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). It was dubbed by some...
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Men and Boys with McCormick Binder in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: Men, young boys, and a dog standing in front of a brick farmhouse with a horse-drawn McCormick binder.
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Parade of Wagons Picking Up New McCormick Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of a parade of farmers and young children with horse-drawn wagons picking up their new McCormick machinery. They are parked along a rural dir...
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Parade of Wagons Picking Up New McCormick Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of a parade of farmers in horse-drawn wagons picking up their new McCormick machinery packed in crates. They are parked along a rural dirt ro...
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Fence Sitters

Date: 1922
Description: School friends Ethel and Eleanor fence-sit on a summer day.

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