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McCormick Mower

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Description: Indoor view of a horse-drawn McCormick Mower. Wheels and writing suggest an early model predating International Harvester's 1903 incorporation.
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Sand Script

Date: 1955
Description: Young girl at the beach writing her name in the sand.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Poynette misnamed by wrong writing of intended name

Date: 1925-02-15
County: Columbia
City: Poynette
Manuscript

Back Side of Captian Joseph Martin's Pay Roll

Date: 1777
Description: The back side of Captin Joseph Martin's pay roll from 1 May through 30 June, 1777. There are columns of numbers beneath the writing.
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Farmington and Hampshire Canal

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Description: View of the Farmington and Hampshire canal lined with factories and a road. The American Writing Paper Company is on the left.
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Classroom Lessons

Date: 04 27 1956
Description: One girl is writing on the blackboard while students are sitting at their desks paying various degrees of attention at Leland School.
Biographical Book Excerpt

Edgerton, Alice (Craig)

Date: 1874 - 1946
County: Waukesha
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Illustrations of Bee Skep Design

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Description: Illustrations of skep hive design. Writing on back of photograph: "Skep hive used by Schiroch 1770. Made of straw usually kept in bee houses during the win...
Biographical Book Excerpt

Bartlett, Elisha

Date: 1804 - 1855
County: 
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1895
Description: Side view of a man sitting on a horse-drawn mower in a field. The man on the mower is writing on a piece of paper. Another man wearing a bow tie is sitting...
Photograph

Emerson School Hearing Test

Date: 02 11 1935
Description: Boys at Emerson School are listening intently to earphones and writing on notebooks during a hearing test.
Photograph

Blaney's Seed Corn

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: New style bag of Blaney's seed. Writing on bag states: "Blaney's Hybrid Seed Corn, Blaney Farms, Certified Seeds, Madison, Wisconsin, Member of Wisconsin E...
Photograph

Scene still with Marguerite Clark in a bedroom.

Date: 1917
Description: Marguerite Clark in the role of Bab Archibald lies on her bed in a nightgown, perhaps writing in a diary. This is a scene still for the 1917 Famous Players...
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Young Man Holding Swarm

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Description: Young man standing next to a bee skep while holding a swarm of bees. German writing on back: "Mein John Felix."
Photograph

Honeycomb on Bread

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Description: Two slices of honeycomb on a piece of bread on a decorated plate sitting on a tablecloth. Writing on back: "A honey sandwich in the making."
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Beehives Destroyed by Bear

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Description: View of an apiary that has been destroyed by a bear. Trees and stumps in background. Writing on back reads: "What a bear did to Outcelt's yard."
Photograph

Fan for Gasoline Powered Engine

Date: 10 07 1913
Description: Fan for gasoline powered engine indoors on a table. In the background is a cabinet with writings and drawings, some of which reads: "Standley," and games o...
Photograph

Waukesha Works

Date: 1957
Description: Exterior view of plant buildings. Writing on photograph reads: "No.9." Caption on front of photograph reads: "Yard — Looking East."
Manuscript

Boone Family Genealogical Pedigree

Date: 
Description: Handwritten letter of genealogical information about the Boone family.
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Theta Sigma Phi Alumnae Holiday Book Fair

Date: 11 19 1951
Description: Two people visit with a hospitalized veteran interested in writing who may possibly benefit from the proceeds of the "Holiday Book Sale" sponsored by Theta...

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