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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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Piper Brothers Farm

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

Date: 
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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Woman and Lambs

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with woman tending lambs in a snow-covered farmyard with log buildings in the background.
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College of Agriculture on Campus

Date: 1899
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture, looking southeast. Fences and fields are in the foreground. There are two windmills near buildings ...
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Richard Quinney's Wheelbarrow Ride

Date: 1935
Description: Baby Richard Quinney rides on a full wheelbarrow pushed by his father, Floyd Quinney, across the farmyard.
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Men with Wagon Outside Abbey Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: Man seated atop a horse-drawn wagon in the snow outside the "Abbey Hotel." Another man stands on the left near the wagon.
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A Winter Day

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Description: On the right, the farmer in his sheepskin coat drives a horse-drawn sled loaded with milk cans to the cheese factory. A blanket is covering the cans to pre...
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Man Climbing Windmill

Date: 04 1926
Description: A man climbs the base of a windmill at Cutten Farms. Fences, a farm building, and a silo are around the windmill.
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Snowy Street

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Description: View down a snowy unpaved street. There appears to be a water tower, as well as a windmill at the far end of the street.
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1903
Description: Cyanotype of the southeast elevation of Hillside Home School in winter. The Romeo and Juliet windmill is on a hill in the background. A field and fence are...
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Krueger Homestead

Date: 04 12 1900
Description: View of the farm buildings of the Krueger homestead. The fields are covered with one foot of snow.
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House on Cottage Row Road

Date: 1915
Description: Winter view, taken from the frozen Green Bay, of a house south of Fish Creek. There is a windmill in the yard. A boathouse with upper deck and railing stan...
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Pinega Settlement

Date: 1918
Description: View over frozen expanse, probably the Pinega River, of the Pinega settlement in northern Russia. There are many wooden structures and dwellings along a lo...
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Christmas in Buffalo County

Date: 1950
Description: Winter scene of a snow-covered hillside with a farm below.
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Winter Scene of a Small Town

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of snow-covered wooden buildings. Stacks of wood and a railroad track crossing is in the foreground.
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Winter scene with Herman Riebe, his four sisters, and a cousin riding in a bobsled pulled by a team of white horses through the snow. A fence, a snowy fiel...
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Sledding on the Driveway

Date: 1903
Description: Winter scene with Jennie and Edgar Krueger posing on a sled in the snow on the west driveway of the family farm. Edgar sits in front of the sled, while Jen...
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View of Farmstead

Date: 1903
Description: View across field with patches of snow towards a farmstead behind a row of trees.
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Early Moon

Date: 1956
Description: A harvest moon over a farm. Fence posts are in the foreground.

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