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| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Color chromolithograph illustration for the Deering All-Steel Binder with steel bundle carrier, produced by William Deering & Co. Includes an illustration ... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Family in front of large brick rural house that has shutters, elongated basement windows and large bay window. A man sits with a hand scythe at the right. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a group of workers posing on the east bank of the Wisconsin River at the power dam construction site. One man is strumming his shovel like... |
| Date: | 04 14 1911 |
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| Description: | Workers posing inside the forms for the east shore abutment at the power dam site. |
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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. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower... |
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| Description: | Group of men posed with 13,260 feet of cut lumber on a horse-drawn sled in winter. Some of the men hold cant hooks. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | National Youth Administration workers cutting stone in the quarry near the Grignon House. A sign behind the group of boys says: USA Work Program." |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Man tightening a wire fence. Original caption reads: "R.A. Hayne tightening a wire fence on the John Esch farm." |
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| Description: | Outdoor scene of a crew of men building a barn. A smaller building is next to the tower structure for a windmill. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Three men use two International trucks to transport logs through a wooded area. The trucks were owned by F.J. Jacks, logger and retail lumberman. |
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| Description: | A man drilling a hole in a sugar maple tree, for extracting the sap, using a hand drill. A bucket is hanging on the opposite side of the tree under a tap. ... |
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| Description: | A group of men remove a large stump with the help of horses and a winch on the family farm. |
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| Description: | Man posing standing and holding/sharpening a scythe, with a dog sitting nearby. Three children are sitting in the grass, and a woman is standing in front o... |
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| Description: | Four men posing with stumps they are pulling in an open field. In the background is a winch powered by two horses in the background. There are power lines ... |
| Date: | 08 09 1927 |
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| Description: | View towards a truck with equipment for installing telephone poles. There is a large auger suspended from the back of the truck. Men are standing along the... |
| Date: | 08 09 1927 |
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| Description: | View across road towards a truck parked on the side of the road. A large auger is hanging in front of the truck. Fields are in the background. |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a group of men posing near a log cabin in the woods. In the foreground is a dirt mound and a man sitting on a box. Barrels and tools are sca... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Two young men are posing under a tree in front of neatly piled stacks of fuelwood, and a tall pile of fuelwood on the right. The man on the left is sitting... |
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