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Farmers Harvesting Grain with McCormick Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: European farmers and young boy harvesting grain with horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field in front of a large mansion or institutional complex.
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Governor La Follette and Industrialists

Date: 01 17 1931
Description: Group portrait of Governor Philip La Follette and eight industrialists standing in front of the Governor's Residence, 125 East Gilman Street. First row lef...
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Governor Rennebohm Pushing Wheelbarrow

Date: 12 03 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm pushing a load of dirt in a wheelbarrow while helping workmen excavate for a garage to be constructed at the Governor's residence,...
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Rennebohms Moving to New Governor's Residence

Date: 12 13 1949
Description: Sixteen employees of the Rennebohm Drug Company carry miscellaneous furnishings from the old executive residence to the new one in Maple Bluff. The "moving...
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Hanging the Laundry to Dry

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Description: View of two maids in aprons and bonnets hanging laundry out to dry in the yard of the Governor's Palace. The Palace can be seen in the background past tree...
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Men Using McCormick Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men using McCormick horse-drawn binders in a field. A road leading to a large building with a turret is in the background.
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Men in Field with Horse-Drawn Mower and Dump Rake Posing at Estate

Date: 1900
Description: Two men, one driving a horse-drawn mower, and one driving a horse-drawn dump rake, are posing in a large open field with a mansion in the background.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Reaper near Large Estate

Date: 1920
Description: View down slope towards a man working in a field with a team of horses. Further down the hill is a large estate in a wooded area.
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Tea for Lawyers' Wives

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: Officers of the State and Dane County Lawyers' Wives Association at a tea at the governor's mansion for members from area counties. In front are Helen Thom...

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