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Lewis Flisram, Madison Parks Caretaker

Date: 07 05 1945
Description: Lewis Flisram, age 79, started working for the Madison Parks Commission in 1897. He worked there until 1911. He left to work for his mother for a period of...
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Agricultural Extension Class

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Description: Demonstration class sponsored by the Agricultural Extension.
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Horse-Drawn Mower on Park or Estate Grounds

Date: 1899
Description: A male grounds keeper is driving a horse-drawn mower down a path on a park or estate grounds. Another man is leaning against a slender tree. Both men are w...
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Two Horse-Drawn Mowers on Path in Fairmount (?) Park

Date: 1899
Description: Two men are guiding horse-drawn mowers down a path in a park. There is a stand of tall trees along the left side of the path, and some low scalloped fencin...
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Gilbert Road Grader in Northern Park

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: W.H. Stuber operates a Gilbert road grader on a road in "Northern Park." Men are standing in the background near a house.
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Relief Tractors

Date: 04 01 1925
Description: Men readying a line of McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractors for delivery for "tri-state tornado" victims. The tractors are parked in a row near what appears to...
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International 2444 Tractor with No. 110 Balanced Head Mower

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Description: Color photograph of a man driving an International 2444 tractor with a No. 110 Balanced Head Mower. The tractor is mowing near the shoreline of a pond or ...
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Tractor Clearing Snow from Ice Rink

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Description: Winter scene with a tractor outfitted with a rotating brush device clearing snow from a fenced-in ice rink with overhead lights.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Mower in Park

Date: 1900
Description: A man is sitting on a mower drawn by two horses in a park along a body of water. A group of people, including men, woman, and children, are near a band pav...
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Planting Trees

Date: 04 26 1997
Description: "School children plant three trees in the village park near Firemen's Park."
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Pioneer Days

Date: 09 07 1997
Description: "Pioneer Days is celebrated at Firemen's Park. Civil War reenactors, in period garb, put on a show of battlefield conditions."
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Men Roasting Corn

Date: 08 1982
Description: Dennis Bodden, Frank Kuczkowski and Adrian Geiger are busy roasting corn at Firemen's Park.
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Art Kehl with Woman Wearing Bee Dress

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Description: Art Kehl is standing outdoors with a pipe in his mouth and is handing a matching hat to an unknown young woman in a dress decorated with bees. Located in R...
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Outdoor Luncheon

Date: 1900
Description: Scattered groups in a wooded park-like setting, sitting in tall grass and lunching at an agricultural organization picnic.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower in Philadelphia

Date: 1900
Description: Left side view of a man using a horse-drawn mower on a lawn. The horse is wearing a fly-net. There are buildings, and what may be the capitol of Philadelph...
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Two Grounds Keepers Mowing Lawn

Date: 1900
Description: Two grounds keepers mowing lawn in Fairmount Park.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: View across well-manicured lawn towards a man using a horse-drawn mower. The horse is wearing a fly-net. Across a drive is a domed pavilion. A man is sitti...
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Man Driving McCormick-Deering Industrial Tractor

Date: 08 17 1926
Description: A man is driving a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor to pull a large trailer on a street. In the background is what may be a park, with many types of tr...
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Fisherman

Date: 1963
Description: Slightly elevated view of a fisherman standing on the rocks below a spillway. Trees are along the shoreline. On the right is a picnic area, and on the hori...

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