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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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Woman with Bicycle

Date: 1900
Description: A woman stands with her bicycle on a country road.
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At the Mailbox

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox.
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Carriage and Buggy on Rural Road

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon along a rural lane with a man walking in front on the left. In the background is a field, fences, farmho...
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Women and Young Girl Leaning on Fence

Date: 1897
Description: Ada Bass, the photographer's wife, leaning against a fence, next to daughter Everetta Bass as a young girl, along a dirt road. The photographer's sister, R...
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Group of People in Two Cars

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Description: Panoramic view of a group of men and women posing with two cars side by side on a road. Hills are seen in the background.
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Parked Cars Near Fence

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Description: Panoramic view of a group of people in cars parked on the side of a road near a weather-worn fence. Hills and a valley are seen in the background. A town c...
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Woman on a Farm

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Description: A woman stands on a road that travels through a farm. There are several farm buildings visible along with a wagon.
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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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View from Carriage

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Description: A view from a carriage pulled by a two-horse team. The carriage is moving down the road, towards a group of women.
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Pathfinder on Rural Road

Date: 1911
Description: The Milwaukee Journal car on the side of the road in the countryside. Two women are sitting in the car, and two men are sitting on the side and front of th...
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Men and Woman on Bridge

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Description: Two men fish from an earthen bridge while a woman stands holding a fish. There is a house or barn in the background.
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Fixing a Flat Tire on a Ford Car

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Description: A man fixes a flat tire on an early model Ford automobile. Another man stands to the side of the road, and a woman wearing a hat with a large ribbon waits ...
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Mrs. Brandel before Cutting her Hair

Date: 1925
Description: A view from behind of Mrs. Brandel, wife of E.W. Brandel, before she cut her long hair. She is outdoors near a road and small outbuildings.
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Theta Mead by Her Car

Date: 1918
Description: Theta Mead standing next to her car on a rural dirt road holding a book under her arm.
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Children Playing in front of Porch

Date: 09 1939
Description: View from road of a group of seven children playing in front of a house and on the porch, while a woman holding a bag of groceries walks past on the sidewa...
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Woman Making Peace Signs

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A smiling woman in a long pattered dress stands in the road as crowded cars slowly roll past, making a peace sign with her hands for a captive audience.
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Woman Standing in Road near Campers

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A smiling woman in a long pattered dress stands in the road next to a crowded camper, making a peace sign with her hands for a captive audience.

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