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Horse and Buggy on a Country Road

Date: 1906
Description: View down tree-lined country road near Wausau, taken by Dr. Joseph Smith, talented amateur photographer. It depicts women (probably members of his family) ...
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Funeral Procession

Date: 1959
Description: Panoramic view of the funeral procession of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with Taliesin seen in the center background. Following the farm wagon hearse are ...
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Maple Sugaring

Date: 09 13 1949
Description: A man and woman driving their horse-drawn cart into the woods to collect buckets that are hanging from maple trees. The buckets catch sap that is used to m...
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Farm Family and Farm

Date: 1889
Description: A farm family posing in front of farm buildings and farmhouse. The young daughters are wearing matching dresses. Men in the background are standing with a ...
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Quammen Family Farm

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Description: View of the Quammen family farm with a man in the foreground standing in a field. Behind him and across the field is an upright and wing frame house with w...
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Family in Yard with Carriage

Date: 1878
Description: Family in yard with carriage with large stone house behind that has shutters closed. The house was built in 1845. Harmon J. Hill was the first supervisor o...
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"The Warrior And His Bride"

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American man and woman, both Ute Indians, on horseback.
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Farm Family Posing Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: View down driveway towards a farm family posing in front of their farmhouse and farm buildings. An older man and woman are sitting. Three women are standin...
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"Let's Get a Good Cow"

Date: 02 1914
Description: A woman wearing a bonnet and apron kneeling in a field to milk a cow.
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Tschirren Family Having Lunch in the Field

Date: 1958
Description: Men, women, and children of the Tschirren family having lunch on a wagon in their field. The Tschirrens had a farm in Niedermuhlern, Switzerland.
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Picnickers in Wagon with Kern Family

Date: 1900
Description: Kern family with other picnickers in a horse-drawn wagon.
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Avery School House

Date: 1900
Description: Woman and child standing on the steps of the Avery School House. A horse and carriage stand nearby.
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Family Sitting in Yard

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass as a child standing in a yard with her mother, Ada, standing with hand on hip, and unidentified family members. The Burlingame family home is...
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Family Posing around Farmhouse

Date: 1921
Description: View across field towards a family standing on the porch of a farmhouse while a man is standing in the adjacent field with a horse. In the background, clot...
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Numerous Horses Tied to a Line

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Description: Three men and a woman attend to many horses tied on a line.
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Displaying Horses

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Description: Two men display three horses in front of a house. A boy sits on one of the horses, and a man, woman, and girl stand on the house porch.
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Man and Women in Buggy

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Description: A man and woman sit in a buggy that is pulled by a two-horse team.
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Woman Driving Carriage

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Description: A woman drives a buggy that is pulled by a horse wearing a fly-net. The fly-net would be set on top of the horse's back and would shake with the horse's mo...
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Woman Posing Side-Saddle on Horse

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Description: A woman rides a horse side-saddle in a farmhouse yard. In the background, a group of men and women gather on the farmhouse porch.

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