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Men with Plow

Date: 1873
Description: Group portrait of men gathered in a farmyard, posed behind two plows. The plow in front has Argyle, Wisc. from Michalson Implement Company inscribed on the...
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Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
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Cutting Christmas Trees for Market

Date: 1895
Description: A group of loggers at work in the woods with horses and a team of oxen. The men are cutting down fir trees to eventually be sold at market.
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Turvill Family Picking Strawberries

Date: 1897
Description: The Turvill family picking strawberries on their family farm. Five family members, men and women, are crouched in the field picking, and a young girl stand...
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Rolla B. Shurfelt Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Barnyard scene on the Rollo Shurfelt farm with people milking the cows. Several horses are in the yard as well.
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Husking Corn

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of the Krueger family husking corn. From right to left are: Mary, Sarah, August, Florentina, and Jennie Krueger. A dog is lying on the ground...
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Girls in Red, White and Blue

Date: 1904
Description: Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t...
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Farm Yard

Date: 1906
Description: A view of the William Ruggles farm with an old farm wagon in the foreground. A number of farm buildings are in the background, with a fence and hill on the...
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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Punch Table, Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. Outing

Date: 08 26 1906
Description: Exterior view of the punch table at a company picnic under trees. A man stands in the foreground looking at the camera while holding a knife, and the woman...
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Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians Picking Cranberries

Date: 1913
Description: Panoramic slightly elevated view of Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indians harvesting cranberries by hand at Gebhart's Marsh.
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Gathering Raspberries at Grant's Point

Date: 1913
Description: Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley gathering raspberries and getting milk on the road to Grant's Point on Madeline Island.
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Stock Fair

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the monthly Stock Fair. The roof of a building is in the left foreground. Horse-drawn wagons line the street, and there is a large buildin...
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Apple Orchard

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: A row of blossoming apple trees in the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society orchard.
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Sweet Corn Delivery

Date: 1920
Description: Wagons delivering sweet corn to the Canning Company on the west bank of the Chippewa River.
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Harvest Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Shocks of oats form long rows in a large, rolling field. A single tree is standing in the field. On the reverse of the print is written: "Greenfield near L...
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Shocks of Corn

Date: 1940
Description: Pumpkins are scattered in a field near corn shocks. Farm buildings are in the distance. Caption from calendar: "Shocks of corn on a Wisconsin farm. Wiscons...
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Holstein Cattle

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view across water towards Holstein cattle in a pasture. Caption from calendar: "A Holstein dairy herd — Polk county. Wisconsin's fame as America's...
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Sauk County Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of a large farm in a valley. Caption reads: "Prosperous Sauk County Dairy farm — nestling in a fertile valley between timber-clad hills. Phot...

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