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Photograph

Residential Housing

Date: 1936
Description: View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background.
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Booths at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: Elevated view of people crowding around booths at a Civilian Defense Rally, "Poker Dart, Holy Name Society," "Meat mart, American Legion," "[obscured]Jap! ...
Photograph

Orfordville

Date: 
Description: View across road of two cars parked near the Orfordville Crop Service. The front wall is adorned with signs for Northrup King Seeds and Borden Smith Dougla...
Photograph

Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking west. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen near the main building....
Photograph

Haddy Barn and Sprint Car

Date: 2004
Description: The Haddys are famous in local dirt track racing. Their son, Tim, kneels in front of a sprint car.
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Gary Giese Farm

Date: 2004
Description: Gary Giese's farm milks 30 cows that produce about 1,000 lbs. of milk per day.
Print

Seasons Greetings

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card of the history of the State of Wisconsin, 1848-1948. Shows a map of Wisconsin with many historical and themed elements. Image was created by w...
Photograph

Adams Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Adams family lives at W584 Hwy 28. Their home overlooks the Theresa Marsh. Jeff and Maureen are pictured with their children, (l to r) Joshua, Michael,...
Photograph

Preparing Cemetery Plots

Date: 06 1926
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and a Perry automatic scraper to prepare the grounds at Mount Emblem Cemetery. Farm buildings are in the back...
Photograph

Theresa Village Marker

Date: 02 01 1978
Description: "In the early morning hours, a new month dawns on the small village of Theresa. The village is now in the 130th year of its existence." The village marke...
Photograph

Hahn Farm

Date: 04 1994
Description: "This photo was taken from the silo on the Craig and Judy Hahn Farm."
Photograph

Scene at Fred Coleman Farm — Tornado

Date: 09 21 1931
Description: View from road of storm damage to a farm. The barn roof has blown off. Men are working on the roof, which has exposed roof timbers. In the foreground are t...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

View of Kekoskee

Date: 04 1987
Description: A 500 mm telephoto lens compressed Cty Trunk Y as it meanders from Kekoskee in the foremground north towards Leroy. A funeral cortage passes in the foregro...
Photograph

Road America Inc. Automobile Race

Date: 06 18 1960
Description: Elevated view over parking area towards the Road America race course.
Postcard

Rhinelander Paper Mill Dam

Date: 09 18 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "Paper Mill Dam, Rhinelander, Wis." View of the outflow of the Rhinelander Paper Mill dam, on the Wisconsin River, that powers the mil...
Postcard

Greetings from Spring Green

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green." On the reverse it reads: "Palomino Mare and Colts." Three horses and a foal graze in a pasture. Three a...

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