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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Parade of Wagons Picking Up New McCormick Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of a parade of farmers in horse-drawn wagons picking up their new McCormick machinery packed in crates. They are parked along a rural dirt ro...
Map or Atlas

View of the City of Waupun, Wis., Situated in Fond du Lac & Dodge Counties.

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waupun on the Rock River. There is an inset at top center of "Althouse, Wheeler & Co., Windmills and Pumps."
Map or Atlas

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Date: 1882
Description: This map of Cedarburg is a bird's-eye map with an inset of Cedarburg Brewery. Relief is shown pictorially and the map includes an index to buildings.
Photograph

Piper Brothers Farm

Date: 03 04 1932
Description: Piper Brothers farm scene, 4718 Odana Road near Midvale.
Photograph

Agricultural Implement Dealer Storefront

Date: 1914
Description: Storefront of Barrington Mercantile Company, a rural agricultural implement dealer. A variety of signs indicate equipment sold, including Deering machines ...
Photograph

Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
Photograph

Farms of Burton, Fitlen, and Rustebakke

Date: 1873
Description: View of several farms, including Burton's, Fitlen's and Rustebakke's. Field arrangements and fencing patterns are evident. A man is walking along the bott...
Photograph

Farm with Windmill

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Description: View from hill overlooking a farmstead at the base of the hill with a windmill and a pond. On the right in the foreground, two men, one sitting, one standi...
Photograph

Farmstead Buildings and Family

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Description: A family stands in a field with a farmstead behind them. The farmstead buildings include a hops drying shed with a large round chimney, small log structure...
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Family with Windmill and House

Date: 1870
Description: Family and baby carriage next to wooden tower windmill with house behind them. A.L. Dahl, landscape photographer, wagon, left.
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Men Working with Hay near Farmstead

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Description: Men in a grain field are piling hay or straw onto a wagon as one man stands on top of the pile. On the left is a windmill on a wooden tower and behind are ...
Photograph

Large Group near Farmyard and Windmill

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Description: A large group of men, women and children stand in front of an elaborate wood and stone fence. A horse and carriage stand at the left and behind them is a w...
Photograph

Young Couples at the Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Well-dressed young couples sit in the foreground. In the background is a picket fence running along a busy road with horse and buggy traffic. Further on is...
Photograph

Droster Farm

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the Droster farm located on Felland Road. The house was built in 1854.
Photograph

Dawn Manor

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Description: View down a long, curving driveway, leading to a farmhouse and windmill.
Photograph

Davidson Feed Mill

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Davidson Feed Mill near the Amnicon River.
Postcard

Union Depot

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Union Depot. Caption reads: "Union Depot, Milton Junction, Wis."
Photograph

Two Women and Baby in Field

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Description: Two women playing with a baby while reclining on a blanket in a farm field with two carriages in the background.
Painting

View of Jacob Bennett Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Painting of farm depicting farmhouse, barn, and windmill. Located east of Gotham on Old Lone Rock Road.

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