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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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Tollef Olsen Family

Date: 1878
Description: The Tollef Olsen family posed around a table in the yard with the family dog. A framed print of a long-haired retriever is placed prominently on a chair to...
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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...
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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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Family Outside of Barn

Date: 08 1903
Description: Alexander Krueger sitting in an open barn door with the twins Edgar and Jennie. Their Grandpa August Krueger is sitting on a fence on the right at the side...
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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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Women Decorating Monument

Date: 1905
Description: Women placing floral garlands on a monument to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller. The women are wearing decorative hats.
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Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid. Standing left to right: Mrs. Crusius, Mrs. Kuoni, Mrs. Mueller, O. Meyer, Mrs. Schmiedhofer. S...
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Krueger Family in the Snow

Date: 02 1905
Description: Winter scene with Jennie, Flora and Edgar Krueger standing at the end of a path shoveled in extremely deep snow. Farm buildings and the base of what may be...
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Group Looking over Fence

Date: 1906
Description: A group of adults, including Harry E. Cole (center), stand behind a fence. A sign on the fence reads, "YOU CAN'T PLAY IN OUR BACK YARD."
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Group of People in Farmyard

Date: 1917
Description: A group of people under a tree in a farmyard, with possibly a lake in the background. Two women, with heavy netting on their hats, hold luggage. A toddler ...
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Group Relaxing Outdoors

Date: 1939
Description: Two men, a young boy, and two women relax by a tree near a stream.
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Showing Off Prize Ribbons

Date: 06 09 1950
Description: Three male members of the Disch family show off ribbons won for raising prize sheep.
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Group Camping Out for Tickets

Date: 1958
Description: Three men wrapped up in blankets waiting at a stadium box office for tickets to go on sale. The man in the middle is reading a book. The man on the right h...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of group posing in front of a painted backdrop with a prop fence. Two Ho-Chunk women are sitting and wearing several necklaces,...
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Farm Laborers with Reaper

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Description: A crew of farm laborers taking a break from harvesting wheat while a young woman is offering food and drinks. They are posing in front of a reaper with the...

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