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Lars Davidson Reque's Farm with Men and Boys

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Description: In this tableau, men and boys stand at the edge of the field in elaborate and fanciful poses. The man on the left holds a hoe and cake while the one on the...
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Orfordville Lutheran Church

Date: 1872
Description: View from cornfield towards the Orfordville Lutheran Church, built in 1871-1872, surrounded by a white picket fence. The pastor at the time of the photogra...
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Cassville from the Park

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Description: Caption reads: "View from the park". View down dirt road, with a large deciduous tree on the left side of the road, and a cornfield on the right. In the di...
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Wooden Picket Fence

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Description: View down side of wooden picket fence in a residential section of town. There is a wooden bench against the fence, and stalks of corn can be seen just over...
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North of the Farmhouse

Date: 2001
Description: Landscape view from the country road north of the Quinney farm.
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Sewer Pipe Installation with Hough Payloader

Date: 1947
Description: A crew of men laying sewer pipe with a Hough payloader. Original caption states: "Hough Payloader laying sewer pipe sections weighing 200 lbs each. Equipme...
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Rolling Croplands

Date: 07 03 1965
Description: Landscape view of rolling croplands planted with corn. A dirt road is at the bottom of the hill, with trees beyond.
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Creek Road Turtle Township

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Description: View from side of road of intersection with telephone or power poles. In the left foreground is a stop sign, and across the road is a field of corn. In the...
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A Duck Farm

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Description: A view of a fenced area with ducks. Across the road is a cornfield. A telephone or electric line runs along the road from the right into the distance on th...
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Farmer with Corn Planter with Fertilizer Attachment

Date: 1921
Description: A man is operating a horse-drawn McCormick corn planter with a fertilizer attachment in a field. A dirt road, barn and farmhouse are in the background acro...
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Dunbar's Camp

Date: 1900
Description: View downhill toward four men standing on the side of the road, with two men leaning against a fence, and one sitting on the fence. To the right is a cornf...
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Oak Lake Farm

Date: 1925
Description: View from across road of a farmhouse and two outbuildings on an IH demonstration farm at Oak Lake. A dirt road runs past the farm and a cornfield is in the...
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Alabama Demonstration Farm Plot

Date: 01 24 1924
Description: Plot for an International Harvester Company demonstration farm.
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Parade Float

Date: 10 15 1929
Description: A parade float built on a Farmall tractor parked outside a building on a dirt road. The tractor is covered in corn stalks and has signs on the front and si...
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Highway 61

Date: 1920
Description: View from hillside of car driving down a winding road. Their are cornfields on both sides of the road.
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Bank of Mindoro

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Bank of Mindoro. A car is parked on the lawn beside the bank. On the back of the car is an advertisement for the Interstate Fair in La Cros...
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Bike Riders

Date: 10 1996
Description: "Bike riders cross the Rock River near the intersection of AY & Gill Road."
Painting

State Fair Centennial Mural Study Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining ...
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Scenic View

Date: 1924
Description: A road intersection in a rural area. A tree and a shed on the left. A general store in the back. A house, a shed and a cornfield on the right.
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of Viola and neighboring farms in a valley surrounded by rolling hills.

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