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Peshtigo Fire

Date: 11 25 1871
Description: Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak...
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Plankinton Packing Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Plankinton Packing Company, a pork and beef packer and provision dealer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Includes an elevated view of the company b...
Manuscript

A Land of Immense Potential . . . An Era of Great Development

Date: 1950
Description: Color illustrated map of Australia shows various resources available in the different regions of Australia. Original caption: "Australia is the the mi...
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Watering the Pigs at the Farm

Date: 08 10 2015
Description: A young boy in the foreground is standing just outside of a pig pen, and is holding a hose to spray water onto the pigs inside the pen. The pigs are wallow...
Photograph

Oscar Mayer Pig Pen

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Description: View of a room full of pigs which are being cooled off by a sprinkler system installed along the indoor pen.
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Oscar Mayer Pig Pen

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Description: View of a room where pigs are being cooled off by a sprinkler system installed above the indoor pen.
Photograph

Hogs Bathing

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Description: Hogs are bathing in a water trough outdoors. Lantern slide.
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Pigs in Trough

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Description: Pigs are climbing out of a water filled trough next to a building. There is a wooden chute towards the back of the trough. Lantern slide.

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