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Early Morning at Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Early morning at a railroad crossing on County Highway A, with houses and a barn in the distance.
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Clustered Tree Trunks

Date: 05 12 1962
Description: A clustered growth of several tree trunks. Two of the trunks are trimmed off.
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Tall Grass Stalks

Date: 05 21 1961
Description: A close-up view of tall grass stalks in a field, with trees beyond.
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Rock Ledges

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: View up towards several rock ledges protruding from a hillside. Between the rock outcroppings are patches of long grass and flowers.
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Shadowy Field

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: View towards horizon of long shadows stretching across a large field. Small plants grows in the foreground.
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Field in Bloom

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: View of a field of blooming wild mustard(?). In the distance, several farms are visible.
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Cows Grazing on a Hilltop Pasture

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: View up hill of a group of cows grazing on a hilltop covered with daisies. The pasture was owned by Mr. Amos Steensland.
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Maple Tree Trunks

Date: 07 05 1964
Description: A cluster of maple tree trunks in a shady grove. A wire is strung along the right side of the trees, with a coil of wire leaning against a tree trunk in th...
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Abandoned Log Cabin

Date: 09 01 1963
Description: A view of an abandoned log cabin obscured by plants and trees.
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Gravel Pit with Wooden Cross

Date: 10 05 1963
Description: View down into a large gravel pit. A small, wooden cross is in the foreground.
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Tree and Morning Sun

Date: 07 03 1965
Description: View up hillside of a tree silhouetted against the early morning sun. Grasses grow on the hillside.
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Tree Branches in Sunlight

Date: 07 10 1966
Description: View of pasture with dead and living tree branches in the sunlight.
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Tall Grass

Date: 10 1966
Description: Tall grass grows at the roadside edge of a flat field.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 1-6

Date: 
Description: We've at least been able to conserve something if it's only the idea of conserving for conservation's sake
But the community interests ought to come fir...
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Open Fields

Date: 1960
Description: View down slope across open fields over a barbed wire fence towards the horizon. The field is uncut in the foreground, obscuring an abandoned farm implemen...
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New Residential Construction

Date: 1960
Description: New residential construction on the outer southwest edge of Madison.
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Pastoral Pool

Date: 07 16 1960
Description: View of a pool in a pasture through dead branches. Hummocks of wet grass and rocks cover the shore. The background is misty.
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Madison School Forest

Date: 1960
Description: Hardwood growth in the Madison School Forest.
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Farmland Vista

Date: 1961
Description: Vista over farmland from a small country cemetery.
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Flowering Bush amidst Farmland

Date: 1960
Description: Flowering bush on Rocky Dell Road.

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