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Deer Friend
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A deer is standing next to a man as he is boiling maple sap over a fire pit in the woods at Blue Farm, located in Dale, Wisconsin. Steam and smoke are rising up into the air. On the right is a wood pile, and a sap collection can is on a tree. In the foreground is an ax and chopping block.
1950
Mueller, Andrew John
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Pouring Maple Sap into Vat
circa 1950-1959
Harvey Blue, standing next to a wood burning fire pit. He is pouring maple sap into a large vat, which is in a forest clearing.
Potato Harvest
1950
A man is harvesting potatoes using a John Deere tractor and a John Deere single row potato harvester, located in Forest, Wisconsin.
Watertown Park
May 1950
Weeping willows overhanging the Rock River in Watertown, Wisconsin.
Capitol Square
1950
Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and surrounding Madison area. Lake Monona is in the background.
Effective Advertising, Cooking Maple Syrup
1956
A man is cooking maple syrup over a wood fire among trees. Steam is billowing from the kettle.
