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Man Posing in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: A man poses behind the wheel of a car in the foreground. In the background on the left two women are on the porch of a building with a false front. In the ...
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Greenwood Mills

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Description: Slightly elevated view toward several buildings. Fences run between them, marking yards. Caption reads: "River Falls, Wis. View showing Greenwood Mills and...
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Valley of the Minnesota (St. Peter's) River

Date: 1884
Description: Lithographic engraving depicting two people on a bluff overlooking a river. Several canoes are present on the river. Caption reads: "'Valley of the Minneso...
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Billings Station

Date: 1922
Description: Angled view across two sets of railroad tracks toward a depot, which has numerous carts lined up on the platform. On the far right a man is standing next t...
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First Artesian Well in DePere

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde...
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This Train For Racine

Date: 1900
Description: Several men pose on a station platform in front of a locomotive and railroad car at the end of the railroad tracks. A man standing in the center is wearing...
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Greenwood Mills and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1879
Description: Slightly elevated view across a river toward a large building with Greenwood Mills written on the side. The mill is reflected in the river in the foregroun...
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Wheel Storage

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Description: Elevated view over roofs of buildings of a factory. Wheels are stacked up in the yard. Includes a view of the neighborhood beyond.
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Man Using Continuous Track Tractor for Road Construction

Date: 06 12 1929
Description: A man is driving a continuous track tractor to pull a man operating road grading equipment on a road.
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Landscape with Country Road

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Description: View of field and trees. Buildings are in the background.
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Road Scenes

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: View down road. Rock has been blasted away to form the roadway. Trees are on top of the rock formations on both sides of the road.
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Ensilage Cutters

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Description: A tractor on the left, probably steam powered, is belt-driving an Ensilage Cutter. Men are working on and around a wagon near a barn.
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Man Mowing Along Roadside

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Description: Man using horse-drawn mower along roadside.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

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Description: A man is using a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. On the far right a young girl is sitting in a horse-drawn wagon.
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Man Mowing Along Roadside

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Description: View across road towards a man mowing along a roadside. There is a lake or river in the background.
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Scandinavia Produce Company

Date: 1902
Description: View across two sets of railroad tracks toward several buildings. Two men are in a horse-drawn carriage in front of the buildings near railroad cars on a s...
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View of Lake

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Description: View across lake towards a far shoreline, where a man is using a horse-drawn implement.
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Group of African Men Building Bridge

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: View of a group of men and youth building a bridge over a river.
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Waterfront in Africa

Date: 12 1927
Description: View down hill towards boats at a waterfront. There is a building at the shoreline and a large dock.
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Harvesting Corn on Windy Day

Date: 12 10 1927
Description: View from front of a man on a Farmall tractor with a corn picker working in a field. There is a wagon on the left. Farm buildings are in the background.

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