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Clearing the Land

Date: 1905
Description: Man and woman using a double-handled saw to clear trees from their land.
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Technical Service Team at Camp Interstate

Date: 1936
Description: An outdoor portrait of the Technical Service Team at Camp Interstate. From left to right are Kunsman, Hollister, Podolske, Preston, Greaves, Hurd, Solberg,...
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Pontoon Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Date: 1933
Description: Native Americans hired to assist with the White Pine Blister Rust eradication effort on the Menominee Reservation are being trucked to their work site.
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White Pine Blister Rust Eradication Crew

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Description: Six-man crew at Camp Mercer looking for ribes (gooseberries), a stage essential for the transmission of blister rust to white pines, working in a marsh are...
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Blister Rust Eradication Supervisor

Date: 10 1939
Description: Eradication of the blister rust threat to Wisconsin's white pine forest created a joint federal-state effort that was almost military in its proportions. H...
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Cranberry Drying and Storage

Date: 1934
Description: Two workmen stack crates of cranberries in an open air drying shed. The original caption which was supplied by the Agriculture Department noted that Wiscon...
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Planting Seedlings

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Description: Planting seedings at the state nursery at Trout Lake.
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Green Pea Combine

Date: 1969
Description: A pea combine in use on an unidentified Wisconsin farm.
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1999
Description: Cranberry harvest at Warrens, the self-proclaimed cranberry capital of Wisconsin.
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Hubert H. Humphrey Speaking to Workers

Date: 1968
Description: Hubert H. Humphrey speaking to factory workers through a megaphone from the back of a convertible.
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Harvesting Corn

Date: 1902
Description: A farmer is using a corn binder, while two other men are collecting the shocks. A farmhouse is in the background with several individuals standing on the p...
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Madeline Island Logging Camp

Date: 1910
Description: Madeline Island logging camp near Big Bay. Men preparing logs for a building, with three log buildings in background.
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New Deal Road Work

Date: 07 21 1936
Description: Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j...
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Automobile Stuck in Mud

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Description: Men with a tractor attempt to pull out a car stuck in the mud on an early road.
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Large Cement Kiln

Date: 08 24 1956
Description: Purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the Marquette Cement Company, original Falk caption reads:"M.O. NO. 5541-0574 & 5520-7424. Type of Unit, 12 1/2 GDA...
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Large Mill Drive

Date: 10 29 1968
Description: Mill drive purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by Duval. Original Falk caption reads, "260 inch x 34 inch single helical split ring gear... part of a phot...
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Street Cleaner and Streetcar

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Description: A street cleaner sweeps the tracks in a residential neighborhood, as the streetcar and its operator and passengers wait. Original Falk caption reads, "Phot...
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Group Portrait of Falk Employees

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Description: Male employees of Falk pose for a group portrait outside of the factory. Original Falk caption reads, "Centennial historical photos of old negative which c...
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Farmers Union Members by Fertilizer Co-op

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Description: Private building of Farmers Union Fertilizer Co-op, with three men in work clothes sitting in front. Junior Marlow on right.

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