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Herman Elies Working with Hemp

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: Herman Elies slashing the twine ties from the hemp bundles to be processed into cordage for rope during World War II at a hemp mill on Highway 51 in DeFore...
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Woman and Hemp Stalk Crusher

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: A woman is feeding hemp stalks into a crusher for rope production during World War II.
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Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: Frank Lyons feeds a flock of turkeys on the Frank Lyons farm, Verona.
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Plucking Turkeys

Date: 11 1947
Description: Two girls, holding turkey feathers, are watching the production line at Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, where two women workers are plucking turkeys.
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Weighing a Turkey

Date: 11 1947
Description: A worker at Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, is weighing a turkey as two girls are looking on.
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Workers at Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: Female workers on the production line at Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona, plucking turkeys.
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Men Processing Hemp Fibers

Date: 10 06 1944
Description: Two men processing hemp in a DeForest plant for use as cord and rope during World War II. The men are feeding hemp into a rolling machine which crushes the...
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Lyons Turkey Farm Maintenance Workers

Date: 11 1947
Description: Men scalding turkeys to remove feathers in the production area at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kapec with Strawberries

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Local fruit farmers Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kapec, Route 2, Madison, display a crate of home grown strawberries the size of golf balls.
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Harvesting Cucumbers

Date: 1941
Description: Catherine, Stanley and Sofia Pranica, a Polish family, harvesting cucumbers.
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Farmer-Labor Unity Meeting Speakers

Date: 03 18 1944
Description: Six of the speakers for the farmer-labor "unity meeting" held at the Loraine Hotel; left to right: N.R. Johnson, head of the Railway Brotherhoods; Claude R...
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Homemade Mosquito Duster

Date: 07 27 1944
Description: City of Madison staff demonstrating homemade liquid mosquito sprayer designed by Dr. Bernhard "Dommie" Domogalla, city biochemist. Left to right: LeRoy Joh...
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Wisconsin Council of Agriculture

Date: 01 08 1945
Description: Eight members of the Wisconsin Council of Agriculture (in no particular order, they probably are: C.F. Claflin, Pres., William H. Hutter, Pres. emeritus, C...
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Governor Goodland Signing Agriculture Bill

Date: 05 29 1945
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland signing a bill in his office, with two men looking on. The bill is probably Chapter 233 of the Laws of 1945 on the as...
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Lewis Flisram, Madison Parks Caretaker

Date: 07 05 1945
Description: Lewis Flisram, age 79, started working for the Madison Parks Commission in 1897. He worked there until 1911. He left to work for his mother for a period of...
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Pfc. Glen Lindsey and Fly Traps

Date: 07 26 1945
Description: Pfc. Glen Lindsey displays the fly traps he invented to trap thousands of flies in the Truax Field area.
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German Prisoner of War with Pea Vines

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: German prisoner of war pitching pea vines into a viner at a cannery.
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Terrace Plowing Demonstration

Date: 09 27 1945
Description: Perry Carroll, Baraboo, and Carl Ribbke, on a tractor at a terrace plowing demonstration on the Ribbke farm near Ableman.
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Terrace Plowing Demonstration

Date: 09 27 1945
Description: Art Giese, Loganville, and state soil conservation committee members, Ben Rusy, Madison; M.H. Ward, Durand; and Paul Weis, Waunakee, inspecting a two-way p...
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Terrace Plowing Demonstration

Date: 09 27 1945
Description: Exhibit of new machinery at the terrace plowing demonstration and conservation field day on the Carl Ribbke farm near Ableman. Some of the 2,000 cars and b...

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