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| Description: | Aldo Leopold, UW Professor of Wildlife Management, posing with binoculars around his neck. He is about to embark on an inspection and bird-watching tour of... |
| Date: | 09 28 1931 |
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| Description: | Farmer Charles Nelson, carries a pail in front of the door to his barn. His 245 acre farm was southwest of Lake Wingra near Madison. It became the first pr... |
| Date: | 07 06 1937 |
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| Description: | Beverly Lundsten and hired man Gerald Stanford pose with a Farmall F-12 tractor on the Lundsten farm. The tractor is equipped with rubber tires and a singl... |
| Date: | 10 27 1936 |
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| Description: | Farmer Sam Tanaka posing with his son on a Farmall F-12 tractor in a cauliflower field. |
| Date: | 05 18 1944 |
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| Description: | Helen Hall, secretary at the Youth Hostel headquarters on the Samuel Post farm on Middleton Road, near Shorewood Hills. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A man holding his hat and wearing suspenders standing in a field next to another man wearing overalls. The men are likely farmers. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A farmer, standing near a barn and pitchfork for a portrait. |
| Date: | 09 26 1935 |
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| Description: | Plowing champion Carl Shoger holding a trophy on his Farmall F-20 tractor. Original caption reads: "Carl Shoger and his F-20 and Little Genius Plow and 193... |
| Date: | 05 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Ed Shey, left, and Peter "Pete" Strand are pictured at their 271-acre hobby "ranch" near Deansville where they are experimenting with raising buffalo, rare... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Farmer standing outdoors among corn shocks. He is holding a small dog in his arms, and is wearing work gloves and a hat. |
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| Description: | Brothers Roy (left) and Earl (right) Lichtenberg, are the 4th generation of Lichtenbergs to live on this farm. The farm, at W1918 McArthur Road (Section 17... |
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| Description: | Arnold and Bernice Lifke were married 59 years ago, when Arnie returned from serving in the Marine Corp in the SW Pacific. They have lived on the farm most... |
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| Description: | Milton and Adeline Retzlaff live a mile west of Theresa at W1346 Hwy 28 (Section 9). The Retzlaff's, who will be married 60 years in August, last milked co... |
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| Description: | Lloyd and Kim Hilgendorf live at W2050 McArthur (Section 17). After working in the iron mines at Neda, Lloyds's great-grandfather, Whilhelm Hilgendorf, and... |
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| Description: | Paul and Carol Frank live at N7409 Ferris Road (Section 33). Carol, who has lived on this farm most of her life, is a third generation. Her father, Rudy Pa... |
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| Description: | Bill and Werner Steinbach pose in front of this barn, built in 1924. The barn is at W2288 Gill Road. The last time cows were milked here was in November, 1... |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | This very old structure is on the Art Steinbach farm at W1991 Zion Church Rd (Section 30). Art's son, Tom, is in the photo. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | The Steinbachs are organic farmers and get a premium price for their milk and crops. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| Description: | This barn on the Nickel farm was built in 1919 by Ed Radke. The Nickels are still milking 50 cows. |
| Date: | 11 12 1928 |
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| Description: | A man stands beside a McCormick-Deering tractor outfitted with a "Brush Hog." |
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