Date: | 1859 |
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Description: | Ranzer's prosperous farm was hewn out of the forest rather than the prairie. This was "of course more difficult" and needed hired help to fell and burn the... |
Date: | 1859 |
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Description: | The maple and hickory forests in the old northwest were often plagued with fires during the summer months. Hölzlhuber, on a return journey from Niagara Fal... |
Date: | 1858 |
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Description: | The fertillity of the soil in America and Canada, especially in Wisconsin, was the attraction for most European immigrants. The vast amount of land and the... |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining ... |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man splits a cedar trunk with a wooden tool. The cedar is to be used to build the framework for a canoe. A woman is seated nearby. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman prepare to transport rolled bark back to their home to use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man sits on the ground tying cedar materials with wigub as a woman looks on. The cedar will be used in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man kneels on the ground to roll up cedar bark that will be used in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman peel bark from a tree to use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman split and peel bark from a tree for use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman slit the bark on a tree as they prepare to peel it off for use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man prepares to fell a tree to use in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man pulls up jack pine roots to sew bark on a canoe that he's making. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman carry wood and roots gleaned from the forest to be used in the construction of a canoe. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman carry materials for making a canoe out of the forest. |
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Description: | An Ojibwa man and woman melt pitch in a pot over an open fire in a forest. The pitch will be used to seal a canoe that they're making. |
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