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Barn Raising

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Description: A work crew raising the bents of a barn framing system using pike poles. A valley is in the background beyond the hill where the barn is being constructed.
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Installing a Top Plate for a Barn

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Description: Dahl took a series of pictures of barn raisings, one of many community activities he photographed. Here the crew is installing a top plate on the side wall...
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 05 10 1928
Description: The Lutheran Church and buildings, seen from Lutheran Church Hill.
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Wisconsin Ribbon of Concrete

Date: 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of US Highway 14 southeast of La Crosse descending into Mormon Coulee. The original caption of the print, which is undated, describes the road ...
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Country Valley

Date: 05 30 1962
Description: A country valley with a winding stream. A farmhouse with barn and silo are on the right.
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Man Driving Horse-Drawn Reaper in Valley

Date: 1900
Description: Landscape view of field, trees, and valley with farm buildings in background. A man is driving a horse-drawn reaper in a field in the foreground.
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Barn Roof Detail

Date: 05 18 1966
Description: Two large trees grow near two barns. Moss grows on the roof of the barn in the foreground. A large, open valley is in the background.
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Man and Young Boy Driving on Dirt Road

Date: 1914
Description: Man and boy (possibly father and son) driving an International Model M truck on a rough dirt road overlooking farmland in a valley.
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Man and Women Driving on Rural Road

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man driving three women in an International Model M truck along a rural road. In the background is a valley with farm buildings...
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Countryside surrounding Green Lake, Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of the countryside. Barns and dwellings are among fields and trees.
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Dunville Notch

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Description: View of a mountain pass named Dunville Notch. A group of farmhouses are located among trees and a dirt road.
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Elevated View of Avoca

Date: 1909
Description: An elevated view of a town in the Wisconsin River Valley. Fields surround the town, and low hills are in the far background.
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Rich Valley Looking Down Mill Creek Valley

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Description: Rich Valley looking down at Mill Creek Valley. There are several farmhouses among the fields.
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Bird's-Eye View

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Description: View down hill of town in a valley. There is open land, homes, barns and a bee farm.
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Man Posing on Bluff Above a Farm

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Description: A man poses on a bluff overlooking a farm in the valley below.
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Elephants Foot Rock

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Description: View from above of Elephant's Foot Rock with Woodstock in the valley below.
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The Coulee Region

Date: 1936
Description: View down hill towards valley of farming country in the “Coulee Region.”
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Tom Nee Farm

Date: 06 1976
Description: Caption on back of photograph: "Tom Nee farm, 3 miles SE of Richland Center. Looking west over Pine River Valley. Early summer, 1976. TION; RIE; S 1/2 NW 1...
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 1928
Description: View down valley towards the back of the Lutheran Church and cemetery. Houses and barns are in the valley below, and more hills are in the far background. ...
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Field and Barn

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: View across plowed field towards barn and farm buildings along CTH KP in the early morning. In the background are rolling hills and a ridge covered with tr...

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