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Farmer Harvests Grain on Steep Hill with McCormick Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a farmer harvesting grain on a hill or ridge with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder near Pittsburgh. In the background is a va...
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Wrecked and Abandoned Automobiles in Pasture

Date: 05 16 1962
Description: Wrecked and abandoned automobiles in a hidden rural hollow.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Views of Milwaukee, Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye views of various sections of Milwaukee.
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German Farmers Pull Log with McCormick D-435 Tractor

Date: 1960
Description: German farmers pulling a wooden log with a McCormick D-435 tractor against a mountainous backdrop in Alpine country.
Postcard

Streetcar Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter...
Photograph

Amund Rustebakke Farm

Date: 1873
Description: View across field towards the Amund Rustebakke farm. Twelve haystacks dominate the left and center of the image, and two people are standing on top of the ...
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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.
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Elmwood

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from hill towards Elmwood. Tree-covered bluffs are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Elmwood, Wis."
Photograph

Kickapoo Valley

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of a town in the Kickapoo Valley.
Photograph

Holy Hill

Date: 1922
Description: View of a man standing at a fence and looking out over the land below Holy Hill.
Photograph

Holy Hill

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view from Holy Hill of the valley below. The roof and side of the church is on the left.
Postcard

Ebner's Coulee

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Description: Colorized view of Ebner's Coulee. Caption reads: "Ebner's Coulee, taken from Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

Elevated View of Town

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of town from hill. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View Richland Center, Wis".
Photograph

View from Brisbois Bluff

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from Brisbois Bluff.
Photograph

27th Street Viaduct

Date: 09 01 1910
Description: 27th Street viaduct looking north, Menomonee Valley area, with gas holders of the Milwaukee Gas Light Co. in the background. Pedestrians and wagons are cro...
Photograph

16th Street Viaduct

Date: 08 27 1910
Description: Looking south towards the 16th Street viaduct over Menominee Valley from about Clybourn Street. Shows the surrounding industrial area and neighborhoods. Se...
Postcard

27th Street Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Looking north at the Menomonee Valley. Road incorrectly identified on the postcard as twenty-second street viaduct. Pedestrians and carriages are crossing ...
Photograph

Town Valley

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Description: Elevated view of the town in the valley, with houses, other buildings, a bridge, and roads. Caption reads: "General view of Loomis, Wash."
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Elevated View of Clayton

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Description: An elevated view of the town of Clayton, Iowa, which is nestled in a valley. The Mississippi River can be seen nearby. Caption reads: "Clayton, Iowa, on th...
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Cars on Dirt Road to Town

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Description: Elevated view of two cars on a dirt road heading downhill. A town is in the valley below, and mountains are in the distance.

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