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| Date: | 05 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capit... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | A man wading and fishing in the Brule River. He is wearing waders, a plaid shirt, hat and creel, and has netted a fish. In the background is a forest and p... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin farm scene, south of Lone Rock, but in Iowa County. A church can be seen on the left. The hills are the south bluffs of the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Haying on the farm with dramatic clouds in the background. The John Deere tractor is pulling the chopper as it empties into a wagon. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View down hill towards a farm in a valley, with harvested corn in corn shocks in the field. Tree-lined hills are in the background. Text on reverse of imag... |
| Date: | 08 1951 |
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| Description: | Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor. |
| Date: | 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Snow scene along County Trunk Highway A after a snow storm. The snow has drifted alongside a wooden fence in the foreground. There are power poles and a sn... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Armory tower with crenels and narrow arched windows. The building is on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and is also known as the Red Gym or Old ... |
| Date: | 09 1955 |
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| Description: | Sky and clouds above Highway 43, west of Kenosha. Guard rails line the highway on both sides and trees can be seen on the left side. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A boat rack is silhouetted against the lake and a dramatic sky. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A harvest moon over a farm. Fence posts are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | A circular contrail forming a halo behind a silhouetted church steeple. Power lines are in the background. |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Fish nets and floats drying while wound onto wooden reels. Clouds are in the sky in the background. |
| Date: | 06 1964 |
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| Description: | Irrigation sprinklers spraying water onto a field near Grand Marsh. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Shocks of corn or grain standing in a snow-covered field. A lone tree and foliage is in the foreground. More trees and a fence are in the background. The s... |
| Date: | 03 1969 |
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| Description: | The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse silhouetted against the sun shining through the clouds. Snow covers the pier, and ice is floating on the la... |
| Date: | 01 1974 |
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| Description: | A harrow in a field casting a long shadow on the snow-covered ground. |
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