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Engine Powered Hay Press on Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Men operating a hay press powered by an International Harvester stationary engine as a woman is looking on. They are working near a barn which has chink-lo...
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N. Lunde Farm

Date: 1874
Description: View framed by trees of a barnyard at the N. Lunde farm. Cattle and three men are standing in an enclosed yard in front of a barn with a cupola. One of the...
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Norwegian-style Barn with Cupola

Date: 1876
Description: Distant view from hill of a barnyard with people, split-rail fencing, cattle, a Norwegian-style barn with cupola and rooster weather vane and an animal bui...
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Boy Mowing the W.R. O'Hearn Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Boy mowing the lawn in front of an elaborate Victorian frame house, probably the residence of W.R. O'Hearn located at Tenth and Harrison Streets. The house...
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Farmer Steers Horse-Drawn Mower Towards Brick Farmhouse

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn mower enters a path leading to a brick farmhouse. The image contains architectural details, including decorative brickwork...
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Hadfield Penfield Grader

Date: 08 25 1925
Description: A man is standing on a Hadfield Penfield one-man grader outside the entrance to a building.
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Manure Spreaders on Display in Town

Date: 03 15 1911
Description: View down street of large group of men in small town with over 15 manure spreaders on display. On the left near an intersection is a firehouse with a tower...
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Man with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a team of two horses to pull a McCormick mower across a grassy area in front of a barn.
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McCormick Grain Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
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McCormick Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
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Gothic-Roofed Barn under Construction

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of foundation and elaborate frame of a Gothic roofed barn, partially built.
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Round Barn

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the round, large frame barn of Chas. Tisch. A man in a carriage and a team of horses wearing fly-nets poses in front. On the right a man a...
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Steeplejack at Work

Date: 05 1984
Description: A steeplejack works on St. Peters Lutheran Church.
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Child on Horse-Drawn Mower in Yard of Victorian Home

Date: 1900
Description: Group of people posing in front of large Victorian home (Joseph Robbins?). A child is sitting on a horse-drawn mower in the yard in front. The horses are w...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a horse-drawn mower in front of the ruins of a building surrounded by a fence. The building is probably a church as there are wreaths on grav...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man on a horse-drawn mower. In the background are the ruins of a large building, probably a church.
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University of Wisconsin — Hiram Smith Hall

Date: 06 30 1893
Description: Exterior view of front of Hiram Smith Hall, a stone and timber, Queen Anne-style structure. It was the first dairy education building in the western hemisp...
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University of Wisconsin — Dairy Barn

Date: 06 30 1898
Description: The University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn and silo, with an man standing on the elevated ramp on the right. Another man is standing on top of a load of hay on...
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University of Wisconsin — Horse Barn

Date: 06 30 1899
Description: View of the horse barn. A man is driving a horse and buggy at the College of Agriculture on the University of Wisconsin campus. Two horses on standing on t...
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Fachwerk House

Date: 1889
Description: Several men and children are standing in an arched doorway at the rear of a small courtyard. On the left, steps lead to the door of a Fachwerk (timb...

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