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Henry Mathews

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Description: Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas...
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Workers Begin Assembling a Stove

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Description: Two workers at the Malleable Iron Range Company begin assembling a stove. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 13 The beginning of the building process. The ...
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Polishing Machine

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Description: A man operates the polishing machine at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 11 One of the automatic polishing machines which s...
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Workers in the Polishing Room

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Description: Workers prepare castings for further assembly at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 10 One section of the polishing room,...
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Packing Castings to be Annealed

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Description: Two men pack castings to be heated in the annealing oven. Caption on stereograph reads, "No.8 Packing hard-iron castings in the annealing pot preparatory t...
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Pig Iron Storage Yard

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Description: A worker in the pig-iron storage yard at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 1 A section of the pig-iron storage yard, Monarch...
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Moulders Filling their Ladles

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Description: Four workers gather around the malleable iron furnace and fill their ladles. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 5 Moulders filling their ladles at the mall...
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Men Working at Furnace

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Description: View of the furnace at Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 4 One side of the Malleable Iron furnace. Note the provision for sk...
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Workers in Warehouse

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Description: Two workers stock the warehouse at the Malleable Iron Range Company. Caption on stereograph reads, "No. 17 A corner of the warehouse where immense stocks a...
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Koll Barn — Interior

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Description: Paul and Evangeline Koll have 27 stanchions in their barn. They ceased milking cows May 26, 1988.
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Lichtenberg Barn

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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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Lifke Barn

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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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Retzlaff Barn — Exterior

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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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Retzlaff Barn — Interior

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Description: The Retzlaff's own this antique potato planter, which was purchased from Ed Radke, a long time Theresa resident.
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Kiefer Barn

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Description: Leo and Nancy Kiefer, along with children, Ann and Julieanne, live at W1053 Allen Road (Section 27). Nancy's father, Harley Sellnow, and grandfather, Wm Se...
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Hilgendorf Barn — Exterior

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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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Hilgendorf Barn — Interior

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Description: The Hilgendorfs farm 300 acres with 55 milking cows and 45 heifers and calves. On this day they produced a little over 3,000 lbs. of milk.
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Frank Barn — Exterior

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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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Beck Barn

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Description: Vernon and Alice Beck and son, Milan, live at W1057 Zion Church Road (Section 34). Their silo is 98 years old and the barn is 150 years old.
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Giese Barn

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Description: Gary and Sue Giese live at W1161 Zion Church Road (Section 27). Their granddaughter is Sydney Comstock. The Giese's milk 30 cows that produce about 1,000 l...

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