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Man Loading Fertilizer onto Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 04 18 1927
Description: A man wearing a hat loads a large bin of fertilizer, with the aid of an overhead pulley system attached to a barn, onto a manure spreader that is being pul...
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General View of Governor Nelson Dewey's Estate

Date: 1904
Description: Panoramic view of Governor Nelson Dewey's estate. The left image is of an old stone barn with a shed in the rear. The center image is another barn. The rig...
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Cattle in a Field

Date: 1946
Description: View over fence of cattle grazing in a large, open field. In the far background is a cornfield and farm buildings along a low hill.
Postcard

Busy Road near Blanchardville

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a busy road near Blanchardville. Men are driving a wagon hitched to eight horses, and people are standing in the roa...
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Farmhands and Cattle in a Farmyard

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Description: Group portrait over fence of two men, a woman, and a boy posing in a farmyard with cattle and a team of oxen. In the background are farm buildings and a ph...
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Woman Posing with Cows

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a woman wearing a light-colored dress, apron, and a hat. She is standing holding a cow and a calf. In the background is a cornfield and...
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Cow by a Fence

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Description: A cow standing by a wooden fence, with a field and wooden building in the background.
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Displaying Horses in a Corral

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Description: Outdoor view of a man displaying two horses near a herd of other horses, cows and sheep in the corral of a barn and another wooden building.
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Cows in a Pasture

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Description: Outdoor view of two cows in a field near telephone poles and a rock outcropping in the background.
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Brick Structure Under Construction

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Description: A brick structure is under construction with a large group of people posing next to it.
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Cows in a Pen

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Description: A small herd of cows are standing in a pen. There is a man standing behind them.
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Grazing Cow

Date: 1940
Description: Cow grazing in a pasture. Taken from The Writer's Program to be used as an illustration for "Wisconsin: a Guide to the Badger State."
Postcard

Scenic View Near Edwards, Wis.

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Description: View down stream running through the countryside. A cow is grazing nearby on the left under trees.
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Lake Waubesa

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Description: View of Lake Waubesa from a hill. A farm is in the distance on the left. The Yahara River is in the foreground. Handwritten caption reads: "Lake Waubesa."
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Winter Winds

Date: 1976
Description: Deserted farmstead with a cow standing in the snow at the base of a windmill. The wooden portions of the stone farmhouse are deteriorating, and many pieces...
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Holstein Cattle

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view across water towards Holstein cattle in a pasture. Caption from calendar: "A Holstein dairy herd — Polk county. Wisconsin's fame as America's...
Postcard

Prizewinners

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Prizewinners, Rusk Co. Wis. Fair." Slightly elevated view of cattle lined up with their owners during a competition at the County Fai...
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Three of a Kind

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Wausaukee, Wis. 'Three of a Kind.'" Three black and white cattle with their heads through openings in a fence, and thr...

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