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Ice Fishing on Salmo Pond

Date: 01 1954
Description: Kenneth Kruse, a Madison policeman living at 5009 Flambeau Road, and his son Billy wait patiently for a nibble while ice fishing on Salmo Pond near Black E...
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Farm Road between Fields

Date: 12 01 1962
Description: A farm road between fields in late sunlight, looking towards Mounds Creek in the vicinity of CTH F.
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Gaylord Nelson at a Podium

Date: 04 22 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium on Earth Day with a flag partially visible in the background.
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Hillside Field

Date: 05 22 1960
Description: View of a newly planted field on a hillside. The edge of the field is shaded by a tree-lined ridge.
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Long View Across Valley

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: Elevated view from Highway P on a hill looking down across valley pastureland, between Black Earth and Marxville.
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Clothesline

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: Laundry hangs on a clothesline and blows in the wind. There are fields behind, and low hills in the distance.
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John Stuart Curry's Painting "The Good Earth"

Date: 12 19 1951
Description: Dean R.K. Froker of the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture stands beside the late John Stuart Curry's painting "The Good Earth". The painting h...
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Man Driving Hough Pay Loader

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Description: Elevated view of a man using a Hough Pay Loader to move earth. Tire tracks are on the dirt surrounding the Pay Loader.
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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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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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U.W. Madison Earth Satellite Project

Date: 12 06 1957
Description: The small black sensor on the end of the antenna of a model Vanguard satellite, will detect differences in radiation as the satellite passes over the earth...
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International Construction Equipment on Job Site

Date: 1964
Description: International D500 Paydozer and 295 Payscraper moving earth on a job site. The machines were manufactured by Hough, the construction equipment subsidiary o...
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Holstein Cows Grazing in Field

Date: 10 20 1963
Description: A small herd of Holstein cows graze in a field. Beyond the cows are cornfields, and in the background are trees on a small ridge line.
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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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Man Using TD-20

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Description: View down hill towards a man operating a TD-20 to move earth that a dump truck is unloading onto the ground.
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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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Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

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

Date: 1873
Description: View across field towards the Amund Rustebakke farm. Twelve haystacks dominate the left and center of the image, and two people are standing on top of the ...
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Reverend John N. Fjeld and Family

Date: 1876
Description: The Reverend John N. Fjeld, pastor of the Vermont Lutheran Church, enjoying coffee and a pipe with his family. His wife Gunhild on left (it could be his se...

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