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Woman on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: A woman operating a Farmall H tractor with an attached cultivator in a farm field.
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1913
Description: Rocky Roost, a cottage, which was located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The cottage was designed and built in 1893 (according to Taliesin Asso...
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1915
Description: Rocky Roost, located west of Governor's Island, Lake Mendota. Robert Lamp, in 1902, had his friend Frank Lloyd Wright design a cottage to be called "Rocky ...
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Professor's Homes

Date: 1902
Description: View across field towards two residences of University of Wisconsin Professors. At 1532 University Avenue is the Harry L. Russell home and at 1540 Universi...
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Farm with Windmill

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Description: Farm buildings, including a farmhouse and 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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Windmill

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Description: View of a farm with machinery attached to the bottom of a windmill. Windmills were usually used to pump water for livestock. The water was pumped into a ta...
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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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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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Farm with Windmill and Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn binder in a field, while cattle are grazing nearby. A farmhouse, several farm buildings and a windmill are in the distance...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower near Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a mower pulled by two horses in the middle of a field. Two other men appear to be herding cattle along a path beyond the field. A fa...
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Workers and Foremen (?) Posing in Field with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men in suits, presumably foremen or supervisors, and several men in work clothes, are in a grain field. Most of the men in suits are either sitt...
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Horticulture Building

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. The building stands on the right, with attached greenhouses on the left. A smokestack is behind the...
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Horticulture Building

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Horticulture Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Greenhouses are to the right behind the building. A windmill is on top of ...
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O.W. Anderson Farm

Date: 1930
Description: Farmyard of O.W. Anderson with farmhouse, barn, silo, and windmill. There is a platform swing in the yard.
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Miniature Farm Display at Muscatine Imp. Co.

Date: 07 02 1929
Description: A tabletop display of a miniature farm, including a house, barn, garage, windmill, fences, plants, tractor, truck, animals, and two water pumps. A sign on ...
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Farm Scene

Date: 1940
Description: Farmhouse with several barns, a silo, and a windmill surrounded by fields and a bright, cloud strewn sky.
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Farm Scene

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Front view of a farmhouse with a barn, silo, and windmill in the background.

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