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Oxen and Prairie Schooner

Date: 08 1948
Description: Oxen and prairie schooner owned by Charles Ward, Wisconsin Dells, on display for a passing crowd at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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College of Agriculture

Date: 1920
Description: Site of the first dairy school. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Men are working near a wagon parked in front of the building.
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Dane County Telephone Company Wagon

Date: 1908
Description: Dane County Telephone Co. horse-drawn service and installation wagon. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. “Dad” Schroeder and Oscar Quale are...
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch Dedication

Date: 06 19 1912
Description: Day of the dedication of the Memorial Arch for Camp Randall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. University Heights, with the Buell and Gilmore h...
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Jones House

Date: 1938
Description: The Jones house was built in 1867 by William L. Jones who moved to Wisconsin from New York. The carpenter for the home was Mr. William Seeley, a Yankee.
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Deer Hunters and Their Deer

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Description: Copy photograph of an outdoor group portrait of four deer hunters posing with their deer.
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Peddlers

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Description: View towards two men sitting by a wagon with wares spread out on the ground. Probably peddlers with their products.
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Temporary Quarters for New Comers From Indiana

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card advertising farming land in northern Wisconsin. The image depicts four settler men, their two horses, and their dog outside a temporary ...
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New Municipal Building

Date: 1927
Description: The exterior of the city hall and public library on the corner of East Bluff Street and Wisconsin Avenue. There is a toy wagon outside the building. The la...
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McKenna Mill

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of men, children and horses posed standing in front of a sawmill, probably a mill located in McKenna.
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Cedar Creek Road

Date: 1914
Description: Horse-drawn wagon on Cedar Creek Road in Brown County. The road is dirt and there are houses in the backgound.
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Two Men in a Wagon

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Description: Outdoor view of two men posing sitting in a two-wheeled wagon pulled by a single horse. There are wooden buildings in the background.
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Logging Camp, Black River Falls, Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of men posed standing in a logging camp, displaying six teams of two oxen. One man is posed seated in a buggy pulled by a single horse, and a...
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J.C. Head House

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Description: View across road of a woman posing sitting on the edge of the porch of single-story frame house. In the road in front is a woman sitting posing with a dog ...
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1837
Description: Photographic print of an amateur painting, probably representing the "first house in Madison, Wisconsin." The Peck Cabin, one of the many free variations o...
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Miller Store

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Description: Group of men and boys posed outside the Miller Store. There is snow on the ground. The photographer's wagon pulled by two horses is at the left.
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Goodyear Mill

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of men posing standing in front of a sawmill, probably the Goodyear Mill, three miles south of Saddle, or a mill located in ...
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Hogs at Feeding Time

Date: 10 12 1895
Description: Forty-nine hogs at feeding time on the farm of William Miller. The hogs are eleven-months old and weigh approximately 260 lbs each. A wagon and horse team ...
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Family in Front of Frame House and Farm Buildings

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Description: Man and woman posing sitting, and a woman, boy, and girl posing standing. In the background is a frame house and farm buildings.
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Recycling Man

Date: 05 08 2009
Description: James, a recycling man, poses with his wagon of recyclables.

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