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Surveying

Date: 1969
Description: Three men surveying a point in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Laying Rail at Kilbourn Railroad Station

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Description: Three men are laying rail on snow-covered ground at the Kilbourn railroad station.
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Steam Tractor

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Description: Two men are standing and working on a large steam tractor outdoors in a field.
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Men Harvesting

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Description: View across field towards four men standing in a field and holding tools in a recently reaped field.
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Stump Pulling

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Description: View across field towards a group of four men standing with a stump-pulling rig. Three horses on the left are pulling the tree stump.
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Stump Pulling

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Description: View of four men in a clearing. Two men and a dog are standing next to a team of two horses hitched to stump pulling machinery. On the right, two men are s...
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St. Peter's Church Steeple

Date: 05 1984
Description: "Workers do steeple repair on St. Peter's Church."
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Man with Carpentery Tools

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing and holding wood-working tools on a shaded patch of ground in a field. Displayed around him is a trunk with more ...
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Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
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Removing Stumps on Uhrenholdt Farm

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Description: A group of men remove a large stump with the help of horses and a winch on the family farm.
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Family and Workers in Field

Date: 1895
Description: A large family group and workers pose in field in front of farming machinery and haystacks.
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Cut Fence

Date: 09 10 1963
Description: A boy repairing the fence at the Golden Guernsey Dairy cooperative McKerrow Farms.
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Steeplejack at Work

Date: 05 1984
Description: A steeplejack works on St. Peters Lutheran Church.
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Robert Neureuther Inspecting Frame

Date: 03 27 1980
Description: Beekeeper Robert Neureuther examines a frame of honeycomb partly filled with honey. Behind him are hives wrapped up for cold weather.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, view looking south west.
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Men Posing with Tree Stumps

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Description: Four men posing with stumps they are pulling in an open field. In the background is a winch powered by two horses in the background. There are power lines ...
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Spring-Time Project

Date: 04 11 1985
Description: Five men are working on a highway, placing tar and covering it with tissue. A line of cars are passing in the opposite lane. A field and farm buildings are...
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Three Men Posing with Parked Truck

Date: 1922
Description: View across dirt road towards three linemen posing in front of a truck that is parked along the side of the road. A power pole is attached horizontally in ...

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