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Fresh Vegetable Vendors

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Description: Two African American women pose with baskets of fresh vegetables on their heads while selling their produce. A building with an exterior brick chimney is b...
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Girl Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1920
Description: Baskets of potatoes surround a young girl as she peels and cuts them outdoors near the side of a building.
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: A studio portrait of two young women in front of a painted backdrop. The girl sitting on the left and wearing a white dress is identified as Betty Northup....
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Pontiac Potatoes

Date: 09 1984
Description: "Milton Retzlaff showed off some huge red Pontiac potatoes including a monster that weighted in at a whopping 2 1/2 pounds. Milton claims the potatoes are ...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 623-632

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Description: In God we Trust assorted needs

The complex amplitudes and waste
are never balanced, only tasted
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Children Posed with Produce

Date: 1910
Description: Two children posed on porch steps with assorted garden produce. Probably from the International Harvester Co. Educational Extension Project.
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Mrs. J.L. Hill Checking Records

Date: 1941
Description: Mrs. J.L. Hill checking and keeping records of car numbers and sacks of Lerdoo Long White potato crop as it reaches the potato shed from the field.
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Boy with Watermelons at Farmers' Market

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Description: Boy posing with watermelons under a wooden stand at the Farmers' Market. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background.
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Elisha D. Smith

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of Elisha Smith sitting. He is wearing a long coat and resting his arm on a table.
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Boy in Field with Basket of Onions

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Description: A boy, wearing overalls and a hat, is standing in a field holding a basket of onions. The basket is resting on wooden bins of onions. Hand-tinted lantern s...
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Young Boy & Girl with Farm Produce

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Description: A young boy and girl are sitting on porch steps of a house. On the porch is a basket of tomatoes, squash, corn, and a watermelon. Hand-tinted lantern slide...
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Boy Eating an Onion or a Potato in Field

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Description: View of a boy standing and eating an onion or a potato in a field. Next to him are three baskets of onions or potatoes resting on crates. In the far backgr...
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Girls in Field with Garden Produce

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Description: Two girls, each wearing white dresses, are posing outdoors in a garden. At their feet is a box of produce (tomatoes?), and they are leaning on a sign which...

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