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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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Capturing the Hodag

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Description: A staged scene depicting men poised with weapons pointed at a hodag, a mythical beast, who has attacked a child.
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Little Norway Building Interior

Date: 1948
Description: The interior of one of the buildings at "Little Norway," showing a group of objects of Norwegian decorative art and household utensils, including duck bowl...
Manuscript

First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Roster

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Description: Commemorative Civil War roster of First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, Wisconsin Hussars Squadron "G." Depicts "Our Country as it was in 1860" with ...
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Judson House Slave Kitchen

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Description: View of the slave kitchen in the Judson House. Built circa 1750 by Captain David Judson, the kitchen features a large brick hearth and fireplace with tools...
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Van Cortlandt House Dutch Room

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Description: Interior view of the Dutch room of the Van Cortlandt house, featuring a fireplace, two ornately carved cradles, a wall clock, table, an open chest, polishe...
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Hammond-Hardwood House

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Description: The Hammond-Hardwood House's colonial kitchen features a fireplace with furniture surrounding it, a clock and candle holders atop the mantle, and lamps and...
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Farmhouse Kitchen

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Description: Interior of farmhouse kitchen featuring a fireplace for cooking, an adjacent brick oven, and a table in the center of the room set with metal dishes. Cooki...
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Fairlawn Home Kitchen

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Description: The Fairlawn home's colonial kitchen and fireplace. The view features a cooking fireplace with a built in oven, a spinning wheel, irons, fireplace tools, ...
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Fairlawn Home Dining Room

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Description: The Fairlawn home's colonial dining room. Features area rugs, a fireplace with hanging kettles, fireplace tools, displayed plates and figurines and a built...
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Judson House

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Description: Interior of Judson House, built by Captain David Judson in 1750. The living room features a fireplace with elaborate woodwork and decorations.
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Farmhouse

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Description: Interior view of a farmhouse. The living room features a potbelly stove and a rocking chair. The portrait of a man hangs on the wall above a table lined ...
Print

Diamond Ink Company Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Diamond Ink Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with product images of a bottle of writing fluid and a jar of alpha paste with an attached wat...
Print

H.I. Bliss Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of H.I. Bliss, a real estate agent, civil engineer, and county surveyor in La Crosse, Wisconsin. On the left a group of three men are surveying ...
Photograph

Digging a Ditch and Laying Drain Tile

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Description: View of a crew surveying land, digging a ditch, and laying drain tile.
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Erecting a New Wireless Radio Pole

Date: 1918
Description: Russians erecting new wireless radio poles near a town. In the background are a number of large buildings behind a wooden fence. On the ground are barrels ...
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Beekeeping Class

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Description: Beekeeping class in progress. All participants are wearing protective bee veils and hats, and some are wearing gloves. A crate or hive box in the backgroun...
Drawing

Queen Finding Machine Cartoon

Date: 05 1964
Description: Black and white cartoon depicting two men in an apiary. One man is standing over a beehive with ridiculous electrical equipment strapped to his chest and h...
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Lumber Mill Workers

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Description: Group portrait of men, a boy, and horses posed among piles of logs and lumber. A bicycle is in the foreground, and a steam engine is in the background.
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Mrs. Meade with Electronic Kitchen Devices

Date: 1929
Description: A woman is standing at a sink in a kitchen; next to it is a dishwasher. Behind her is a cooking range. Caption on rear of photograph reads: "Mrs. Chas. Mea...

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