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P. Langlais Farm

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Three men standing in the cornfields at P. Langlais's farm.

In "Northern Wisconsin: A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker" (1896), this photograph is captioned...

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Vegetable Farmer

Date: 1895
Description: A farmer stands in his vegetable field.
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Home of John Riemer

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card displaying John Riemer and a women in front his home.

The caption reads, "Home of John Riemer, 3.75 miles from Stetsonville, Taylor C...

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Man Posing with Haystacks

Date: 09 1895
Description: A lone man poses with haystacks in northern Wisconsin.
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Two Men in Field

Date: 1895
Description: Two men in a field with long dikes.
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Man Standing in Cornfield

Date: 1895
Description: A man, wearing a suit and a hat, standing in a cornfield.
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Field of Grain

Date: 1895
Description: Two men, one waving a hat, standing in a shoulder-high field of grain.
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Family in front of Home

Date: 1895
Description: A family of eight posing in front of their home.
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School House

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card advertising the school house in Rib Lake. The caption reads, "SCHOOL HOUSE, RIB LAKE, TAYLOR COUNTY, WIS. -In all the towns of Price and T...
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Fenced Garden

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of man posing in a fenced garden outside a house and storage buildings.
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Man with Pipe

Date: 1895
Description: A farmer smoking a pipe while standing in his field. In the background are farm buildings.
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A.G. Beebe Farm

Date: 09 26 1895
Description: View of the A.G. Beebe farm in Bruce, Wis. with stump land in the foreground. In the background is Mr. Beebe's barn and house.
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A Start in Price County

Date: 11 01 1896
Description: One of many promotional cards created to attract farmers to the agricultural land in northern Wisconsin. This card shows a family outside their home in the...
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Result of a Day's Fishing

Date: 1895
Description: A card depicting two men posed near a stringer holding the many fish they caught. The caption reads, "Result of a day's fishing on Elk River, Price Co."
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Crops of Peas and Rye

Date: 07 1897
Description: Promotional card depicting the prosperous farming in northern Wisconsin.

Caption: "Here is shown a mixed crop of peas and rye, the clover in the foregrou...

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A Man Standing in a Field of Grain

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands in a field in Ashland County, almost dwarfed by grain plants.
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Millet Field

Date: 07 30 1895
Description: Two men stand in a field of millet owned by Henry Higgins.
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Shropshire Sheep

Date: 1895
Description: A view of purebred Shropshire ewes grouped together in a fenced-in pasture on the stock farm of Andrew Tainter.
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Man with Grapevine

Date: 1895
Description: A man in a suit and hat bending over while holding a grapevine. In the background is a fence and some farm buildings.
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Well-Dressed Group

Date: 1895
Description: A group of well-dressed men and a dog pose in a forested area.

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