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Wisconsin State Line
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A sign post next to a survey marker, lower right, marks the state line between Wisconsin and Illinois south of Kenosha. Signage on that post identifies State Trunk Highway 1; the sign on the left identifies State Trunk Highway 15 and the directions and distances to towns in Wisconsin and Illinois. There are also signs on the barn in the background for Firestone Tires and for Sparks World Famous Shows.
1930
Middleton, Forest, 1892-1990
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Highway 41
May 1939
View down median of road towards a truck parked on the scales of a weigh station in the center of Highway 41 just north of the Wisconsin/Illiinois state line. Signs along the highway mark the Wisco...
The Judkins Family
1930
Cora Judkins, kneeling, posing with her four daughters sitting in front of her. They are, from left, Bonnie, Leonore Judkins Middleton, Juanita and Blanche. There is a small patch of corn behind th...
Zion City Signs
1930
Two signs are taped to the inside of the glass in a double hung window in a wood sided building. The photographer is reflected in the lower left corner of the window. The upper sign identifies Zion...
At the Lake
1930
Two men and five women posing in knee-high water. Leonore Judkins Middleton is crouching in front of her husband, Forest Middleton. The woman to the left of Forest may be Leonore's mother, Cora Jud...
Leonore and Chickens
1930
Leonore Judkins Middleton, wearing a striped jacket over her fancy dress, is looking down at a flock of chickens. She is wearing shoes with buckles, and a hat.
Mowing the Lawn
1930
Juanita Judkins pushing a "Run Easy" reel lawn mower. She is wearing heavy fabric coveralls with wide legs which end at mid-calf, exposing silk stockings. There is corn growing on the left. In the ...
