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Aerial View of Contour Strip Farming

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of contour strip farming with the Obert Olstad farm in foreground. The Carl Backum farm is in the background.
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Railroad Tunnel

Date: 1924
Description: View from railroad tracks through covered railroad tunnel in hill. A sign on a telephone pole on the right reads: "Private Property / Thoroughfare / Keep O...
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Aerial View of Hillsboro

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Hillsboro.
Postcard

Fishing Industry on Mississippi River

Date: 1907
Description: Fishing implements on the shoreline of the Mississippi River, and a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Industry, Mississippi River, La Crosse, W...
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"Three Chimneys" Land Formations

Date: 1930
Description: A winter view of "The Three Chimneys" in the St. Peter sandstone formation.
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Dam near Steep Hill

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline of dam on Kickapoo River. There is a steep hill on the left, and both sides of riverbank are covered with trees.
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La Farge Street Scene

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Description: View down a main street with storefronts, showing large power lines stretching into the distance, and a hill in the background. There are cars parked in fr...
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Farm Buildings in the Springtime

Date: 05 19 1966
Description: View of a barn and farm buildings against the early morning light. Budding trees are in the foreground, and a hill with trees are in the background.
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Field with Wheel Tracks

Date: 05 30 1962
Description: View down a hill of a newly prepared field with wheel tracks in the dirt.
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Country Valley

Date: 05 30 1962
Description: A country valley with a winding stream. A farmhouse with barn and silo are on the right.
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Stream Valley

Date: 09 06 1964
Description: View down into small valley with stream. Bluffs are in the distance.
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Pasture Land through a Grove of Trees

Date: 05 18 1966
Description: View of a rolling pasture land through a grove of trees.
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Wooded Valley

Date: 09 07 1964
Description: View of a tree-filled valley. Two large trees, one alive and one dormant, are prominent above the tree line.
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Strip-Planted Cornfield

Date: 09 07 1964
Description: View of a strip-planted cornfield. A grove of trees grows on a ridge in the background.
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Tree-Filled Valley

Date: 09 07 1964
Description: View down a long valley, filled with trees.
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Farm Buildings

Date: 05 17 1966
Description: Several farm outbuildings on a hillside. A grove of trees line the hilltop behind the buildings.
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Early Morning Fog

Date: 05 30 1965
Description: Fog settles among a line of trees in a valley. In the background, the tops of another line of trees is visible.
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Looking Northwest from Cemetery

Date: 1922
Description: View from the hilltop at the Genoa cemetery looking down towards the village, the Mississippi River and the Minnesota border.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View over railroad tracks towards a railroad depot with an arriving train. A few passengers are on the platform. On the right is a pile of fuel wood. There...
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Ruined Hull of Steamer J.S.

Date: 05 25 1910
Description: A man stands on the wreckage of a burned steamer in the Mississippi River near the shoreline. There is a small boat and a barrel nearby. Bluffs are in the ...

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