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Fairwater Canning Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Fairwater Canning Company of Markesan, Wisconsin, "Packers of High Grade Wisconsin Peas," with peapods growing on the vine and gold embos...
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Fuhremann Canning Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of Fuhremann Canning Company of De Forest, Wisconsin, "Packers of Fancy Peas and Corn" under the brands "Housewife's Pride, Judge Right & First Ro...
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Wm. Larsen Canning Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wm. Larsen Canning Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with peapods growing on the vine and three cans of peas: Larsen's Special Brand, Gree...
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Wisconsin Pea Canners Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wisconsin Pea Canners Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, packers of Lakeside and Eureka brands of peas, beans, sauerkraut, pumpkin, and hom...
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Beaver Canning Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Beaver Canning Company of Randolph, Wisconsin, packers of peas and sweet corn, with three beavers perched on a branch overhanging the wat...
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Waiting to Load Sacks on Train

Date: 09 1902
Description: Farmers with wagon loads of sacks of potatoes(?), probably waiting to load them on a train.
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L'Etoile Restaurant Farmers' Market Dinner Menu

Date: 1994
Description: One-page menu for a dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant based on ingredients sourced from the farmers market, with listings of farms and farmers, as well as illu...
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Children Posed with Produce

Date: 1910
Description: Two children posed on porch steps with assorted garden produce. Probably from the International Harvester Co. Educational Extension Project.
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Municipal Market

Date: 1918
Description: Farm produce for sale from farm trucks at the Municipal Market on the Capitol Square. The Municipal market was established by a committee of women in July,...
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L'Etoile Restaurant 20th Anniversary Dinner Menu

Date: 08 1996
Description: One-page menu for the twentieth anniversary of L'Etoile Restaurant, with a side illustration of vegetables, fruit, leaves, and other plant life.
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L'Etoile Restaurant Earth Day 25th Anniversary Menu

Date: 05 04 1995
Description: One-page menu from L'Etoile Restaurant honoring the twenty-fifth anniversaries of Earth Day and Wisconsin's Environmental Decade and Earth Day founder and ...
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Man and Woman with Market Stand

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide of a man and a girl or young woman standing next to a market stand which has melons, roots, and other foods. The man is wearing ...
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Market Scene

Date: 1910
Description: A market stall with an array of fruits, vegetables, fish, and flowers. The shop keeper is sitting in the center just behind a wooden post. In her journal f...
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Watertown Chamber of Commerce Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Watertown Chamber of Commerce, with spot illustrations around the page of a dairy cow, potatoes, an ear of corn, a "mortgage lifter" hog,...
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Display at Odanah Fair

Date: 1930
Description: Farm produce, including potatoes, cauliflower and cabbage, displayed on a stand decorated with stars and stripe bunting. Preserves and potted plants are on...
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The Girl on the Land Serves the Nation's Need

Date: 1918
Description: World War I poster featuring four women in brown coats, pants, and hats walking along a field. One of the women is leading a team of two horses, two of the...
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Adda Howie with Beans

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Description: Adda Howie at Sunny Peak Farm holding a handful of green and purple beans. There are two rocking chairs and a potted plant on the porch in the background.
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Salzer's Early Bird Radish

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Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog advertising early bird radishes. The illustration features a basket spilling over with radishe...
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Olds' Seeds Cover Design

Date: 1945
Description: A cover design of the Olds' Seeds catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The caption reads: "Victory Gardener by ???," and features a photograph of a woman we...
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Olds' Dollar Collection Advertisement

Date: 1925
Description: An advertisement on the back cover of Olds' Catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. Features illustrations of packets of seeds for a variety of garden vegetabl...

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