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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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Man with Two Horses

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Description: Man posing with two horses in a farmyard. Fences and farm buildings are in the background. A tower on the far right may be a windmill.
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Group on Farmhouse Porch

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Description: A group of men, women and children gather on the front porch of a farmhouse. In addition to the traditional farm buildings, a windmill is visible near the ...
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Peddler at a Farm

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Description: A male peddler shows goods to two women and a young boy. In the background, farm buildings and a windwill are visible.
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Man and Woman in Farmyard

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Description: In a farmyard, a man displays two horses while a woman rests on a bike. Behind them is a tall structure with a ladder, perhaps a windmill.
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Man Papering Barn

Date: 1897
Description: A man papers a barn with posters for the "Black River Falls Fair, September 7, 8, 9 & 10."
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Construction of Railroad

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Description: Group of men at the construction of a railroad branch line among piles of stones. Railroad ties placed on the ground are visible on the platform in the bac...
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People and Buggies Posing Outdoors

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Description: View across road towards a man and a boy posing sitting in a buggy pulled by a team of two horses, and a man standing near another buggy pulled by a team o...
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People with Cow in front of Frame House

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Description: View across dirt road or path towards two men and a child who are posing sitting, with a woman, girl, and boy standing near a baby in a baby carriage. The ...
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People and a Buggy in Front of a House

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Description: A man, woman, and two children are posing sitting in a buggy pulled by a team of two horses. A man is standing near the corner of the two-story frame house...
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Horses and Sheep

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Description: Elevated view over sheep pen towards men displaying several horses in a yard among farm buildings, a frame house and a windmill. Three women and two young ...
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Steam Tractor Running a Thresher

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Description: View across field of tall grass towards two men on a steam tractor belt-driving a thresher on the far left near a team of two horses. In the background is ...
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Couple in a Sleigh

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Description: Outdoor view of a man and woman posing sitting in a sleigh pulled by a team of two horses on snow-covered ground. Two men are standing in the background be...
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Farm Scene

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Description: View across barnyard towards men sitting in several wagons and buggies. Around them is a tall windmill and two barns.
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North Bend Hotel

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Description: View towards men and women posing sitting and standing in front of a wooden building. The top of a windmill behind the building rises above the roof. Ident...
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Four Children Posing on a Horse

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of four children posing sitting on a horse. A man and woman are posing standing on either side of the horse. In the background are t...
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Group of People Posing at Farm

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Description: A farm scene with a group of people posing in front of farm buildings, tall, cone-shaped haystacks, and a windmill. In the center is a man and woman sittin...
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Procession of Horses and Carts

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Description: View from side of road towards men with horses and carts. A farm with large, cone-shaped haystacks and a windmill is in the background.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Man and Two Women

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Description: Group portrait of a man and two women, each one posing standing next to a chair in the front yard of a home. A windmill is on the right with a sign that re...

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