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Poultry Building at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of the Poultry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair, showing some poultry on display.
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University of Wisconsin Poultry Class

Date: 1916
Description: University of Wisconsin Poultry Class. A large group of students is standing outside near cages.
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Wisconsin Chicken Farm

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Description: The chicken farm of Alfred Ruf on State Highway 3.
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Ellen Kayser with Baby Chicks

Date: 03 25 1949
Description: Pictured at the University of Wisconsin poultry husbandry department is Ellen Kayser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul (Alfie) Kayser, 3 Bayside Drive, holdin...
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Man, Dog and Chickens

Date: 03 03 1947
Description: Irvin Thompson with Andy, a chicken retrieving dog, placing an escaped chicken into a crate at the Southern Wisconsin Produce Company, 633 West Doty Street...
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Mrs. Endres Feeding Chickens

Date: 1925
Description: Mrs. John Endres feeding the chickens in the farmyard with her dog.
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Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: People are standing in the middle of a flock of turkeys at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
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Frank Smith, Jr.

Date: 1933
Description: Frank Smith, Jr., age 12, feeds chickens on his father's farm. The farmhouse is in the background. Young Smith was a student at the Hillcrest School, Distr...
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Farm Scene with Horses and Chickens

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Description: A man is displaying two horses among chickens in front of a barn. There is a dog standing in front of the horses.
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Turkey Fanning his Tail

Date: 11 1947
Description: A turkey fans his tail at the Frank Lyons Turkey Farm, Verona.
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Stommel Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: Marge Stommel shows off some chickens that she is raising.
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Man Holding Rooster

Date: 1935
Description: Man wearing a vest and tie stands holding a rooster at the Iron County Fair.
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Chickens in a Yard

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Description: Chickens in a yard in front of wooden building on the left, and on the right a sideways double-exposure view of trees. The shadow of the photographer is on...
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We Saw You . . . Coming Out at the Matthews Hatchery

Date: 03 24 1954
Description: Chick newly hatched from its egg at the Matthews Hatchery, Rural Route 2, in Madison.
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Turkey Farm

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Description: View of thousands of turkeys at a turkey farm.
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Lyons Turkey Farm

Date: 11 1947
Description: Frank Lyons feeds a flock of turkeys on the Frank Lyons farm, Verona.
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Prairie Chicken on Nest

Date: 06 23 1930
Description: The written description on the reverse of this photograph reads: "Prairie chicken incubating her eggs in a nest located 5 miles southwest of Plainfield." S...
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Harvey Lein

Date: 1932
Description: Harvey Lein, 13, poses with a flock of chickens near a barn. He is wearing a cap and bib overalls and is carrying a bucket. There are bushes blooming in ...
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Floyd Quinney

Date: 
Description: Floyd Quinney, Richard Quinney's father, feeding cows and chickens in a field on his family's farm.
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Car in the Farmyard

Date: 1916
Description: Will and Lorena Holloway seated in a car parked in a farmyard while chickens forage in the foreground.

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