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Black Earth Tourist Park

Date: 1925
Description: The tourist park in Black Earth. Typically such facilities were free for motorists.
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Silage Processing Equipment Truck

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: A mobile silage processing equipment truck owned by the Black Earth Farm Service company.
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Horses and Carriages Outside Storefronts

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of horses and carriages parked on Black Earth's main thoroughfare. Snow is on the ground.
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Telephone Company Truck

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Black Earth telephone company maintenance truck in front of the local office.
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Bridge Across Black Earth Creek

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline of wooden bridge. There are homes and barns in the distance.
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Earth Day March near Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 04 21 1970
Description: Crowd gathering for the first Earth Day march. Someone is holding the ecology flag. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background.
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Man Using Tractor to Move Earth

Date: 06 1926
Description: View across ditch towards a man using a tractor to move earth. In the far distance are farm buildings among trees, and a windmill.
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Scenic View

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Description: View from a bridge looking down a river.
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Woman at Spring

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified woman stands beside a stone spring house at a spring between Mt. Horeb and Black Earth.
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Man Using Kerosene McCormick-Deering Tractor as Earth Mover

Date: 06 1926
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man using a 10-20 McCormick-Deering tractor to move earth in a field. There is a windmill and farm buildings in the ...
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Octagonal Bandstand

Date: 1960
Description: Bandstand and old Town Hall in the park.
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Earth Day Banner Over Street

Date: 04 1973
Description: The city of Burlington is visited by Gaylord Nelson during an Earth Week celebration. The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage riding down main street, ...
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Black Earth State Bank

Date: 1925
Description: View across street of a group of men standing on the sidewalk in front of the bank. A streetlamp hangs from a utility line.
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Object on a Desk

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Description: View of objects on a Gisholt desk: blotter, notepad, pencils, earth globe, and cigarette ends in an ashtray.
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Lovers' Lane

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Description: View down dirt path through a wooded area. Beyond the trees are houses and buildings.
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Earth Day 1970

Date: 04 1970
Description: Acting on the suggestion of his mentor Senator Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin congressman David R. Obey participated (here at a gym) at the first Earth Day even...
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Earthmovers

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: View towards a man operating an earthmover that is sitting on the top of a pile of dirt moving earth. Water is in the background. Buildings are along the s...
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State Bank

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior from street of the State Bank. The building features a large plate glass window, double front doors, and a retracted awning.
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the high school. The grounds feature a hand-pump water well and a flag post.
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Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: A man is operating an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Tall buildings are in the background.

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