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Fitchburg Depot and Train

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene of Fitchburg depot with train at platform, and a group of men and women waiting outdoors.
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International 15-30 H.P. Tractor

Date: 1921
Description: International 15-30 H.P tractor running an International 28 x 46 thresher on a rural farm. The tractor was purchased by Oscar Krueger in 1920. The threshe...
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McCormick-Deering 123-SP Combine in Wheat Field

Date: 1943
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmer Ed Frey at the controls of a McCormick-Deering 123-SP combine on his 1400 acre farm.
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Deering Binder in Farm Yard

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Description: Farm family standing in front of their house, while on the right a man is sitting on a Deering binder, and two men on the left and right are looking on. At...
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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...
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Farmall Tractor Parade

Date: 1941
Description: Farmall H and M tractors driven in a parade through a downtown street. The tractors are driven by two women and two men. One of the men has a small child o...
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Kohler Airport

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Description: The airport at Kohler. On the ground (right) is "The Village of Kohler," the Mahoney-Ryan-Brougham owned by Walter Kohler, Sr., and Carl Kohler's Aeronica ...
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

Emjay Wind Generator

Date: 08 04 1939
Description: View of complete EMJAY wind generator unit set up in front of the M.J. Fitzgerald factory, 2034 Jenifer Street.
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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 ...
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Mound and Barn

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Description: View of large platform mound with small barn in the foreground. The numbers 1, 2, and 3 are written on the photograph in ink.
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College of Agriculture

Date: 1903
Description: View towards the College of Agriculture on the University of Wisconsin campus, with Bascom Hall in the distance on a hill.
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Train Passengers at Depot

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Description: View across railroad tracks of passengers standing on the platform as a locomotive pulls into the depot.
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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...
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International Model 31 Truck Carrying Eggs in Denmark

Date: 11 20 1922
Description: International model 31 truck owned by Axel Broegaard, an egg buyer, in Karise, Denmark. The truck was carrying 22,000 eggs and was bought from H.C. Peterso...
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Flour and Grist Mill

Date: 1896
Description: Flour and grist mill built on Green Lake Prairie and later moved to Alto. It stood about 50 feet tall and 24 feet wide.
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Uppen's Home in British Hollow

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Description: Uppen's residence in spring. The house was built in 1850.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Wind powered stone grist mill. Two men stand on a wood balcony near the open doorway of the windmill.
Postcard

Grist Mill

Date: 1910
Description: View of the stone building, with a town in the distance. Caption reads: "An old Landmark, Cedarburg, Wis."

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