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| Description: | View of a country store in autumn. A man driving a horse-drawn wagon hauls full milkcans in the foreground and, to the right, several families are hauling ... |
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| Description: | Neighbors work together in the final process of sawing firewood, as they saw poles into blocks. The man with the plaid shirt and suspenders is the owner of... |
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| Description: | On the right, the farmer in his sheepskin coat drives a horse-drawn sled loaded with milk cans to the cheese factory. A blanket is covering the cans to pre... |
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| Description: | Two men work at running sap from maple trees. Buckets are hanging beneath the sap spouts or "spiles" inserted into holes drilled in the trees. A team of ho... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Sweet Clover School near the end of the school year in late April or early May. Cows graze in an adjoining pasture and a farmer is complet... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | "Three views in a short space show the peaceful appearance of what is now a busy paper mills center....The third, another rural river scene, whose composit... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A painting of a dairy farm, which was part of the State Fair Centennial mural. |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of a country road with a small barn in the distance. Trees are on the right and left, and foliage covers the ground. May be based on ... |
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| Description: | Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba... |
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