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Wind and Trees

Date: 1950
Description: Birch and pine trees on a snow covered hillside in the spring. The location is on Lake Michigan near the Michigan border.
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Wisconsin Winter

Date: 1950
Description: Trees and snow, with buildings behind trees in the background. In the far background are hills or bluffs with rocky outcroppings.
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Pastorale

Date: 1950
Description: Cows grazing in a pasture with trees and a dramatic sky of clouds.
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Near Wyoming Valley

Date: 1950
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.
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Haying

Date: 1950
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.
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Threatening Skies

Date: 08 1951
Description: Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor.
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Homestead

Date: 1955
Description: View down unpaved road towards a rustic house and garage, with a truck parked in front. There are woods behind the buildings.
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Feast for the Lotus-Eater

Date: 1957
Description: Lotus beds on Mississippi River in the foreground and middleground. Bluffs are in the background.
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Halo

Date: 1960
Description: A circular contrail forming a halo behind a silhouetted church steeple. Power lines are in the background.
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Drying Fish Nets

Date: 1963
Description: Fish nets and floats drying while wound onto wooden reels. Clouds are in the sky in the background.
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Irrigation

Date: 06 1964
Description: Irrigation sprinklers spraying water onto a field near Grand Marsh.
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Field Marshalls

Date: 1969
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...
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Lighthouse

Date: 03 1969
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...
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Skiing at the Pink Panther

Date: 1970
Description: Skiers at a ski hill with the sun overhead. The flags in the snow at the top of the hill indicate that this may be a competition.

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