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Albert Peglow in Apiary

Date: 1923
Description: Wisconsin beekeeper Albert Peglow posed standing outdoors among beehives in apiary.
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Sheep on Agricultural Campus

Date: 1900
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural campus with sheep and a dairy barn in the background.
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Open Farmland

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Description: Fields, cattle in a pasture, and farm buildings in the countryside, possibly near Avon, Wisconsin.
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Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial

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Description: Roger Little Eagle (Tallmadge) standing in a field holding a horse by the bridle.
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Governor Knowles Pheasant Hunting

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Description: Governor Warren Perley Knowles, 37th Governor of Wisconsin, standing in a snowy cornfield. He is holding a hunting rifle, and a dog on the left is pointing...
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Farmer Holding Box of Produce

Date: 1895
Description: Farmer in a vegetable field holding a box of produce, showing the productivity and diversity of his farm in northern Wisconsin. A man on the left walks wit...
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The Threshing Crew

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Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
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Field South of Theresa Wisconsin

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Description: "This field is located south of Theresa."
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The Population Explosion

Date: 1959
Description: A bird's nest with eggs, on the wheel of a vintage hay rake.
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Superintendent's Home at Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1879
Description: View of the superintendent's residence at the Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery (aka Nevin Fish Hatchery, 3911 Fish Hatchery Rd.), a frame house on a stone fou...
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Three Women in a Surrey

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of three women posing sitting in a surrey behind a team of two horses wearing fly-nets.
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Cutting Grain

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Harvesting grain with horse-drawn machinery at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Highway 113.
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Men with Oxen

Date: 1855
Description: Sod-breaking plow with five yoke of oxen.
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Doe Sitting in Tall Grass

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Description: Close-up view of a doe sitting in tall grass.
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Bird Hunting

Date: 1940
Description: Two men with shotguns, accompanied by two dogs, hunting in a grassy field. There is a row of trees and utility poles in the background.
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Pastoral

Date: 1964
Description: Farm scene along County Trunk Highway M. A horse is grazing in a harvested cornfield near a barn.
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Wisconsin Grasses

Date: 1914
Description: View of piles of cut grass in a field. Men on a wagon with a heavy load of hay pulled by a horse can be seen in the background.
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Cream Wagon

Date: 07 09 1895
Description: Man driving a cream wagon pulled by a team of horses and loaded with dairy products.
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Girl in a Buggy

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a small girl posing sitting in a horse-drawn buggy.
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Threshing in a Field

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Description: View across field towards a group of men working with threshing machinery.

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