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International "Red Baby" Truck Leaving Rural Farmstead

Date: 1923
Description: International "Red Baby" (model S) truck loaded with binder twine(?) and a stationary engine leaving a rural farmstead. In the background a woman holding a...
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Group Gathered at Farming Exhibition

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of group of people gathered in outdoor pavilion for an exhibition or fair. Truck in the foreground has a sign that reads: "Kansas State Agric...
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IH Demonstration Farm House

Date: 1924
Description: View from road of several people standing on the porch of an IH demonstration farmhouse. A barn is in the background on the right, with a painted sign on ...
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Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...
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Frank Barn — Exterior

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Description: Paul and Carol Frank live at N7409 Ferris Road (Section 33). Carol, who has lived on this farm most of her life, is a third generation. Her father, Rudy Pa...
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Model Dairy Farm

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Description: A model dairy farm maintained by Hoard's "Dairyman Magazine" for experimental purposes. Two women are walking in the driveway near the buildings on the rig...
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Second Annual Picnic at Dane County Asylum Farm

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: Panoramic view of the staff and residents of the Dane County Asylum at the second annual picnic for the institution.
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Gygax Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This is the Gygax farm at N9699 Hiawatha Rd (Section 4). Pictured are Leroy and Mary, their son, Kevin, and grandchildren Taylor, Tori, and Chase Wondra.
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Gygax Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Leroy and Mary Gygax have been married for 38 years and moved here in 1968. They produce 6,000 pounds of milk per day.
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Buying Snacks

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: View from interior of a man wearing sunglasses, and a woman at the snack counter at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Two women are behind the counter s...
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Borgman Farm

Date: 07 05 1959
Description: "Shirley Widmer walking in driveway of Elmer, Sr. & Jeanette Borgman farm on Spring Valley Road, southeast of Lomira."
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A chorus of men singing on stage with a crowd watching. A group of officials seated on the right. Rolling farmland in the background.
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: View of field full of parked automobiles at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Swiss Colony at New Glarus. A log structure in...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 85-90

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Description: 200 years this tree grew here and so did I
We were raised here and brought up young ones
Book or Pamphlet

Smalley Manufacturing Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1911
Description: Front cover of catalog with the title: "The Old Time-Tried and Reliable Smalley Cutters. For 54 Years the Standard of the Nation's Farms." Features an illu...
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Posing in front of a Chevy

Date: 1955
Description: Edgar, Elna, and Robert Krueger posing together in front of a Chevy automobile parked in their yard. The barn and a silo are in the background.
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Kruegers with Friends

Date: 1955
Description: Group portrait in front of two cars parked on the Krueger farm. Elna Krueger stands on the far left with her grandson, Glenn Oestreich, standing in front o...
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Holding Puppy and Dog

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of couple kneeling on the lawn. The women on the left cradles a puppy in her lap, while the man holds a puppy in his right hand while his left arm...
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Playing with Puppies

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of a man and woman sitting on the lawn of the Krueger farm playing with puppies. Each of them is holding a puppy. The puppies mother stands next t...

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