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Six Men on Street

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of six men standing in the street. Behind them are storefronts in downtown Black Earth.
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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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Horse-Drawn Hearse

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Description: Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving.
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Aerial View of Black Earth Residential Area and Countryside

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Black Earth residential area and the surrounding countryside.
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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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Black Earth Wisconsin, Penco Filling Station

Date: 1929
Description: The Penco Filling Station in Black Earth. Wisconsin. Entrances to the ladies rest rooms in the service stations of this period were typically outside the ...
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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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Horse-Drawn Hearse

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Description: Black Earth hearse drawn by horses. Chris Schanel, the Black Earth undertaker, is driving. In the background on the right a small pig is running near a fen...
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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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Ice Fishing on Salmo Pond

Date: 01 1954
Description: Mrs. Arthur Fecht, Highland, attaches bait to her line while ice fishing on Salmo Pond near Black Earth.
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Family Honors New Congressman from Iowa

Date: 11 28 1958
Description: John L. Wolf (right), a Madison automobile salesman from Black Earth, welcomes his brother, Leonard G. Wolf, who is a newly-elected congressman from Iowa.
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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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Men Working with Earth Moving Equipment

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view of men working with crawler-tractors and sheepsfoot rollers to move earth. Trucks, dump trucks and automobiles are in the background.
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Main Street

Date: 05 25 1925
Description: Main Street with storefronts, automobiles, and horses and carriages parked along it.
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Man Using Kerosene McCormick-Deering Tractor as Earth Mover

Date: 06 1926
Description: Right side view of a man using a McCormick-Deering tractor to move earth. An unpaved road, and houses among trees are in the background.
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Earth Day March

Date: 04 21 1970
Description: People walking near a bus before the first Earth Day march. One man is holding up an ecology flag. In the background people are standing on the sidewalk un...
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Depot — Black Earth

Date: 1922
Description: View of the train depot. A train is stopped at the depot. An automobile is parked on the left. A train conductor and a man stand at the outside.
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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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