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Fishing Early in the Morning

Date: 
Description: Lawrence Martin and Will Hotchkiss fishing off a pier early in the morning.
Painting

Wisconsin Heights Battlefield

Date: 1856
Description: Painting by S.M. Brookes of the Wisconsin Heights Battlefield.
Photograph

Tree in Cornfield

Date: 08 23 1985
Description: A lone tree standing in a rural Ottawa cornfield in western Waukesha county.
Photograph

Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
Photograph

Farmall M Tractor and Disc Harrow

Date: 1949
Description: Color photograph of a farmer with a straw hat working a field using a Farmall M tractor with disc harrow against a bright blue sky strewn with fluffy white...
Photograph

Wooded Hillside Early Morning

Date: 07 1965
Description: Wooded hillside in early morning fog, in the Spring Green-Dodgeville area.
Photograph

Madison Skyline from Field House

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Madison skyline from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House showing the Wisconsin State Capitol and Gateway Lumber Co., 1429 Monroe Street.
Photograph

Upper Campus from Library

Date: 1900
Description: The view of Bascom Hill and upper campus of the University of Wisconsin Madison seen from the roof of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Photograph

McCormick Farmall Tractor H and Grain Drill

Date: 1950
Description: Farmers are unloading bags of seed from the back of an International L-series pickup truck in a field. A McCormick Farmall H tractor with attached grain dr...
Photograph

McCormick Farmall H Tractor with Mounted Cultivator

Date: 1948
Description: View towards a man in a field on a Farmall H tractor with a mounted cultivator, either at or near the company's experimental farm in Hinsdale.
Photograph

McCormick Farmall C Tractor with Front-Mounted Cultivator

Date: 1950
Description: View towards a man in a field operating a McCormick Farmall C tractor with front-mounted cultivator against a bright blue sky strewn with fluffy white clou...
Print

Springtime Air Conditioning Ad

Date: 
Description: "It's Always Springtime on the C&O," an advertising brochure issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to publicize its status as the first railroad to air ...
Photograph

Men on Cliff

Date: 
Description: View looking up at three men standing on top of a rock formation, possibly Gibraltar Rock. The men are silhouetted against the sky, with their right arms o...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Catalog

Date: 1890
Description: Color catalog illustration of a farmer harvesting grain at night by moonlight with a horse-drawn grain binder. A farmhouse is in the background. Text at bo...
Book or Pamphlet

Cotton King Disk Harrow Catalog Cover

Date: 1910
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Cotton King disk harrows sold by International Harvester. Features an illustration of a view framed by trees and a fenc...
Photograph

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1955
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse
Photograph

Westgate Parking Lot

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: Elevated view of the parking lot at the Westgate Shopping Center. The storefronts are on the left, and include Ragatz Shoes, Three Sisters, ?obil Shoes, S....
Photograph

Villa Louis

Date: 1979
Description: Villa Louis, home of Hercules Dousman.
Photograph

International Harvester 1460 Combine

Date: 1980
Description: View across field towards an International Harvester 1460 combine (harvester-thresher).
Photograph

Wisconsin River from Cactus Bluff

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: View of the Wisconsin River from Cactus Bluff.

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