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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Boy with Dog Pulling Wagon

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Description: Three small children with a wagon drawn by a dog.
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Three People on Ladder

Date: 1899
Description: A man and two women standing on a stile of broad wood in the middle of a field. The man standing on the second step, wearing a coat, bow tie, and fedora. T...
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Farm Family Posing Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: View down driveway towards a farm family posing in front of their farmhouse and farm buildings. An older man and woman are sitting. Three women are standin...
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Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
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Graveyard in Black River Falls

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Description: Graveyard with buildings in the background.
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Woman Standing in Field

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Description: Woman standing in a field holding the branch of a tree.
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Woman Standing Near Trees

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Description: Woman posed standing in a yard among deciduous trees.
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Women Posed with Umbrella in Field

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Description: Woman posed standing, holding an umbrella, and lifting her skirt to walk through a field of dense underbrush.
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Girl with Sunflower

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Description: Girl posed standing holding the stem of a sunflower.
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Country Home Surrounded by Trees

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Description: Country home that is nearly hidden by trees.
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Girl in front of Frame House

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Description: A young girl stands in front of a two-story frame house that is surrounded by a wooden fence.
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Grazing Cow

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Description: A Holstein cow grazes in a field.
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Family Scything in a Field

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Description: Three men scythe a field, possibly of wheat. Behind the men there are three children and a woman standing in a row.
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Men Extracting Stump

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Description: Three men operate a stump extractor in a field. The piece of machinery was probably a Svenson Grubber sold by J. H. Carnahan.
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Farm Group Posing in Field

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Description: A group of men and women stand in a field with a stump extracting rig.
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Three Men Extracting a Stump

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Description: Three men working with a two-horse team on a hill turning a winch to extract stumps, probably a Svenson Grubber sold by J.H. Carnahan.
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Construction of a Stone Foundation Barn

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Description: Two men stand on the rafters of an unfinished, stone foundation barn.
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Man with Horses in Snow-Covered Field

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Description: A man and six horses standing in a snow-covered field on a hill.
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Horses Pulling a Wagon

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Description: Two horses pull a farmer's wagon. The corner of a building is on the left, and trees are in the background. A hill is in the distance.

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