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Female Band Serenading Cows

Date: 08 1930
Description: The Ingenues, an all-girl band and vaudeville act, serenading the cows in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Barn in a scientific test of whether th...
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Cathryn Haight Milking Cow

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Cathryn (Mrs. Ben) Haight sitting on a stool milking a cow by hand on the Capitol View Farm, 5380 Lacy Road.
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Champion Cow Milker

Date: 10 28 1931
Description: A young woman is demonstrating her championship cow-milking skills as she is sitting on a low stool and milking a Holstein cow. A person (out of frame) is ...
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Krueger Children Feeding Calves

Date: 04 04 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger feeding calves through the barn door.
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Girls on a Stone Wall

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Description: Two bonnetted farm girls sit on a stone wall, apparently cracking nuts.
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Soil Conservation Project at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 06 03 1935
Description: Men from the Illinois Soil Conservation Project stand for a photograph at International Harvester's experimental farm at Hinsdale. Original caption reads: ...
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Ruth B. Glassow Home

Date: 05 04 1949
Description: Ruth B. Glassow, a professor of physical education for women at the University of Wisconsin, stacks wood in the outdoor fireplace that she built by herself...
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Fred Thwaites and Turvilles with Flag

Date: 07 04 1895
Description: Fred Thwaites, Harry Turville, and Helen Turville celebrate the Fourth of July with American flags outdoors. There is a barn in the background.
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Woman Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: Mrs. Harvey Schmidt sits on a stool in a barn to milk a cow by hand.
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Milking Machine Sale

Date: 06 03 1937
Description: Ralph Lower, dairy equipment salesman from International Harvester's Syracuse branch, sells a farmer a milking machine at Cedardale Stock Farm. A McCormick...
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Bucky the Calf

Date: 1990
Description: Bucky the Calf makes an appearance at the Adams County Fair.
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Wisenefske Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Wisenefske family lives at N9652 Hwy 175 (Section 2). Standing, L-R: wife, Linda; son, Jared; father, Greg; daughter-in-law, Jodi; and her daughter, Al...
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Steger Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Debbie and Kevin Steger and sons, William and Joseph, live at W2230 McArthur Rd (Section 18). They milk 50 cows.
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Steger Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Kevin and Debbie Steger took over the farm from Kevin's parents, Jerome and LaVerna, who acquired the farm in 1943.
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Schmitt Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Ron and Sandy Schmitt stand in the doorway of their barn.
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Hoepner Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Hoepners moved here in April 1967. The last time cows were milked here was in 1966.
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Christian Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Dale Christian lives at W1728 Racoon Rd (Section 29). This farm has been in the Christian family since 1848.
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Caspary Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Joe and Carol Caspary live at W9473 Zion Church Rd (Section 34).
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Kemp Tractor

Date: 2004
Description: Randy Kemp shows off this fine, old WD 1951 Allis-Chalmers tractor.
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Zastrow Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Wally and Bonita Zastrow, who moved here in 2000, have a workshop in the loft of their barn. Elmer and Meta Zastrow were previous owners, and cows were las...

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