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Bull Along Roadside

Date: 08 1929
Description: Bull standing along a rural road with farm buildings in the background. Original caption reads: "Better tether him out than for him not to get pasture."
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Calves in Pasture

Date: 08 1929
Description: Young dairy cows feeding in a clover pasture with farm buildings in the background.
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Cows Drink from Tank in Pasture

Date: 08 1929
Description: Cows drinking water from a tank in a rural pasture.
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International Tractor Family Group Shot

Date: 1971
Description: Color advertising photograph of the International tractor family arranged for display around a rural creek. Tractors include (from front, clockwise): Farma...
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Orchard and Landscape

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Description: Elevated view of a split-rail fence enclosing an orchard, with farmsteads and more fences in the distance. A man wearing a hat is posing with his hands on ...
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Farm of Thomas Williamson

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Description: View over a cornfield toward a distinctive barn, fences and animals. A group of women are standing near the barn in the center. A man and a child are stand...
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Pasture with Brick House and Barns

Date: 1870
Description: A pasture is in the foreground with a brick house, barn and connected outbuildings behind it.
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Carcajou Pasteur

Date: 1920
Description: View of a rocky pasture with some small, distant farm buildings, and a few farm animals grazing.
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Millpond in Cross Plains

Date: 1915
Description: Millpond with several buildings and horses in the middle ground, and more buildings in the background. Trees are visible throughout. Text at lower left rea...
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Colt and Mare in a Field

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Description: Colt nursing, mare grazing. There is a house in the background.
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Round Barn

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Description: View across field of a round barn with cows grazing in the pasture in front. Built by John Warren, Menominee.
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Sauk County Road

Date: 1920
Description: Loganville Road in Sauk County taken by the Wisconsin Good Roads Association. The photograph was meant to create a contrast between the new improved road ...
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A Guernsey Herd

Date: 1949
Description: A Guernsey herd in a stream near a pasture. Trees line the banks.
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Field with Tree Stumps

Date: 07 1930
Description: Stump-studded field with farm buildings in the background.
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Wagon in Pasture

Date: 09 1929
Description: A horse-drawn wagon parked near a stopping gully in a pasture.
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Cattle in Pasture

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Description: Cattle graze in a pasture with mountains in the background.
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The Sauk Prairie

Date: 1892
Description: A view of the Sauk Prairie looking south. From the left are the photographer's brother, Frank Bass; Mrs. Edward (Ada Burlingame) Bass and her daughter, Eve...
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River Scene with Cows

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Description: River, with fence in foreground, reflecting trees and sunlight. On the right is a field with cows, a man near a fence, and a small dog.
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Texas Longhorn Cattle at the Shey and Strand Ranch Near Deansville

Date: 05 04 1950
Description: Rare Texas longhorn cattle, among the few survivors of that famous strain, are pictured grazing at the 271-acre hobby "ranch" of Ed Shey and Peter "Pete" ...
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Logs in Pasture

Date: 05 19 1966
Description: Pasture with logs near fence and road. On the other side of the road is a barn and farm buildings. In the background is a tree-lined ridge.

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