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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of public school building with playground. Caption reads: "Public School - Black Earth, Wis."
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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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Vermont Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior view of Vermont Lutheran Church with a cemetery in the back. Caption reads: "Vermont Lutheran Church Near Black Earth, Wis."
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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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Sunlit Landscape

Date: 03 22 1960
Description: Landscape through an aperture in sunlit trees. Caption reads: Black Earth (vicinity), Mar 22, 1960. Upland pasture, early evening.
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Creek in the Snow

Date: 11 1958
Description: Black Earth Creek with November Snow. The water meanders and a large tree grows on the bank.
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Black Earth Creek

Date: 1949
Description: Black Earth Creek in the winter, with the banks covered with snow. Large trees are leaning over the creek on the right bank. In the background are a fence,...
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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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Tree in Rain

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Bare tree in the rain.
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Ice Fishing on Salmo Pond

Date: 01 1954
Description: Three people ice fishing on Salmo Pond near Black Earth.
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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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Flowering Tree

Date: 05 22 1960
Description: A roadside tree blossoms in springtime.
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Earth Day Globe

Date: 1995
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people wearing hard hats gathered on the National Mall. They are building a huge model of the planet Earth for the 25th A...
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Field of Cultivated Earth

Date: 06 12 1914
Description: Field of cultivated earth. Caption reads: "Field of young oats before and after culti-packing. Note how all lumps are crushed out without injury to the gro...
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Cultivated Hillside

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: Landscape view of a rolling, cultivated hillside.
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Man Mound House

Date: 07 1933
Description: Front view of Man Mound House, with trees and a walkway which leads to the front door. The walkway appears to be on a mound.
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Pasture Valley

Date: 1960
Description: Large pasture valley between Black Earth and Marxville, at sunset.
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Valley and Farm

Date: 12 01 1962
Description: A valley and farm in the vicinity of Highway F to the west.
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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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