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Historical Essay

Wisconsin State Fair - Image Gallery Essay

View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began.
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Pre-Industrial Pig Dinner Menu

Date: 03 07 2009
Description: One-page menu for a special event dinner centered around the pre-industrial (heritage breed) pig. Presented by the Underground Food Collective and Morren F...
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Madison Sourdough Company Fall Menu

Date: 2013
Description: Double-sided menu for the bakery and cafe, Madison Sourdough Company, (MSCo.) with still-life illustrations in color of fruits, fall leaves, nuts, squash, ...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Reading Between the Wines Menu

Date: 08 30 2000
Description: Front and back of menu from a Reading Between the Wines dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant, with a translucent overlay with the menu listing and a backing card ...
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Farmall Tractor on John Nolen Drive

Date: 2010
Description: A man drives a tractor on John Nolen Drive along Lake Mendota with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance. He is on his was to a Red Power venue held ...
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Black Locust Trees

Date: 08 2013
Description: View near Mineral Point Road across grass and Queen Anne's lace and a cornfield towards a line of black locust trees.
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Cappuccino

Date: 09 2013
Description: Exterior view of a neon sign hanging in the window of a coffee shop on Lakeside Street. It reads: "Cappuccino" and has a simplistic image of a coffee cup w...
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Milkweed

Date: 09 2013
Description: Milkweed pods are in the foreground and beyond is an open field. A small grove of trees is on a small hill on the horizon.
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Sunday Morning Drive

Date: 10 2013
Description: Elevated view of a donkey walking in a field in front of a sign which reads: "Jesus said:... 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God'...
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Crossroads

Date: 10 2013
Description: Two roads converge forming a crossroads. There are three utility poles standing in an open field of tall grass along Enchanted Valley Road which stretches ...
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Farmstead

Date: 10 2013
Description: View across farmyard towards a silo standing in a corner made by two barn buildings. The barn is made of wood on a stone foundation, and is showing signs o...
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The Tin Man

Date: 03 2014
Description: Close-up of a life-sized tin man sculpture with a hatchet attached to his side holding two mailboxes at the side of Highway 78. Snow is covering the ground...
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Holy Wisdom

Date: 04 2014
Description: View down sidewalk towards the Holy Wisdom Monastery. In the distance is Lake Mendota, which is just beyond a field of tall grass and trees. The building h...
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Driftless Farmyard

Date: 05 2014
Description: View up sloping edge of a farmyard. In the foreground is an open gate, a birdhouse on a post, and rock outcroppings. Along the fence in the background are ...
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Saint Martin's Cemetery

Date: 06 2014
Description: Three statues among plants and small trees in a cemetery representing the Crucifixion of Jesus. Two statues of women, probably Mary and Mary Magdalene, are...
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Time in Mount Horeb

Date: 07 2014
Description: An elderly man and woman are sitting at a table near the front window of a coffeehouse. Just outside the window a man and woman are sitting outdoors under ...
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Westside Farmers' Market

Date: 09 27 2014
Description: A woman is standing behind a table with a display of vegetables. She is wearing a red shirt with the word "Wisconsin" printed on it. The vegetables are arr...
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Cafe on the Square

Date: 10 09 2014
Description: Interior view of three young men sitting at a bar facing the window of a cafe, shaded by an outdoor awning. The building across the street has a glass faca...
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Hail Mary in the Window at Lakeside Street Coffee House

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: View through window looking into a cafe at a paper mache statue of Mary stepping on the head of a snake on top of a globe of the Earth.
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Corn Stacks near Paoli

Date: 02 05 2015
Description: Stacks of corn stalks in a field lying in a row and covered in snow. Trees are on the hill in the background.

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