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Lovers' Lane

Date: 1921
Description: View down pathway in wooded area, which crosses over a wooden pedestrian bridge.
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Laying 90 # Rail — Near Cassville, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad near a farm field.
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Hartford Cottage on the Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: A small cottage in a wooded setting. There is a small boat with a man on the shoreline. There is a steep bluff on the far shoreline. A Frank Feiker 'Souven...
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Dewey Farmhouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of exterior of house with snow on the ground. There is a steep hill in the background. The house was built after Nelson Dewey's death.
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Nelson Dewey Home

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Nelson Dewey home with snow on the ground.
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Velie Automobile

Date: 1914
Description: Two men sitting in an open car in a field. There is a bluff in the background. On the front of the car underneath the windshield is a license plate with th...
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Commercial Beehives in Woods

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Description: Beehives in the woods. They appear to be covered with wrapping for cold weather. There is a wire fence in the foreground.
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Automobile on a Snowy Road

Date: 1926
Description: Winter scene with a man in an automobile on a snowy road.
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Automobile Stuck in the Snow

Date: 1928
Description: Winter scene with a plowed road and automobile stuck in a snowbank. There is a snowplow in the background.
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Prize Draft Horse

Date: 1910
Description: The horse, with a man holding him by a lead, is standing in a meadow with chickens and a fence in the background.
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Pigs in a Pig-Pen

Date: 1910
Description: Three pigs waiting to be fed. There are farm implements, barrels, farm buildings and the lower section of what is probably a windmill in the background.
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Family Posing in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: This family decided to make a family portrait with a number of the members doing an activity. On the right a man is wielding an ax, while in front of him a...
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Grain Shocks in Farm Field

Date: 1910
Description: Shocks of grain in a field. Hills are in the distance.
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Harvesting Grain into Horse-drawn Wagons

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Description: View across field of two men pitching grain into horse-drawn wagons. Between the two wagons is a man in a horse-drawn carriage. In the far background is an...
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Corn Field near Bluffs

Date: 1910
Description: Field of corn with steep bluffs in the background.
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Rural Road through Fields

Date: 1910
Description: View down hilly unpaved road between two fenced fields. There are telephone poles with wires on either side of the road, and an automible near the top of t...
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Shoveling Snow on Rural Road

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene of snow-covered road with two men shoveling snow. A dog is standing in the road near the men. The road is lined with fenced fields and telepho...
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General View of Governor Nelson Dewey's Estate

Date: 1904
Description: Panoramic view of Governor Nelson Dewey's estate. The left image is of an old stone barn with a shed in the rear. The center image is another barn. The rig...
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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1904
Description: View across field of farm on the estate, showing a sheep or horse shed on the left and a cow or horse barn on the right. In the background is a bluff.
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Horses Pulling Plow

Date: 1953
Description: View from front towards two horses pulling a plow in a field being driven by a boy. On the right an older man is walking beside the team, and in the backgr...

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