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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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Excavation of Goose Effigy on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

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Description: Charles E. Brown (left), directs excavation of a goose effigy mound at the Willow Drive mound group on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Two Men Scraping Hives

Date: 04 1934
Description: Two men scraping diseased hives.
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Cranberry Harvest

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Description: Men working in field during Wisconsin cranberry harvest. Crates are stacked up throughout the field.
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Man Sharpening Axe

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Description: Man sharpening an axe on a grinding wheel next to a cabin at Old World Wisconsin.
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Surveying

Date: 1969
Description: Three men surveying a point in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Main Office at Dam Site

Date: 04 14 1911
Description: Completed two-story wood frame main office building at the site of the Wisconsin River dam.
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Movie Set at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 1990
Description: Crew of the made-for-TV movie "Dillinger," which was shot on location at Old World Wisconsin. Here the crew has transformed the historic Seven Mile Inn fo...
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Visitors Watch a Burial Mound Excavation

Date: 1935
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Outing Club watch the excavation of a burial mound at the Outlet group in 1935.
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Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: Lincoln Terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Unveiled in 1909, the Lincoln Statue was created by sculptor Adolf Weinman of Hodgenville, K...
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Effigy Mound Excavation

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: Students digging into a bird effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin campus on May 31 through June 1, 1935.
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On a Goat Farm

Date: 05 10 1953
Description: Two goats on a goat farm are standing near two milk cans next to the side of a building.
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Wisconsin Pioneer

Date: 1978
Description: An older woman is splitting wood on a farm. She is wearing a dress and apron.
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Taking a Break

Date: 1937
Description: Men and one woman gathered around machinery in a cutover area of northern Wisconsin preparing to undertake an unknown task.
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Gathering Maple Syrup

Date: 1945
Description: Two men and a child in Granton (vicinity), Clark County, Wisconsin. They are gathering maple syrup with a horse-drawn sled.
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Production of Maple Syrup

Date: 1927
Description: Man in "sugar bush" (grove of maples) boiling down maple sap in production of maple syrup. Probably Wisconsin.
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Water Tower

Date: 1937
Description: The recently constructed Greendale water tower.
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Dazzling Display

Date: 05 1955
Description: Apple blossoms in an orchard in the spring. Stacked logs are in the foreground.
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Larry Giese, Louie Mueller, and Gerhard Zimmerman

Date: 10 2002
Description: Larry Giese, a retired John Deere employee, poses with friends of the Giese family, Louie Mueller and Gerhard Zimmerman of Mayville, Wisconsin. Mueller, 99...
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Work on East End of Power Dam

Date: 05 09 1912
Description: Men with shovels working downstream from the east abutment, while other men are looking on.

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