Photograph
Field of Potatoes on the Farm of Oswald Scheller
| A promotional card depicting Oswald Scheller and his family on their farm in northern Wisconsin. The caption below the image reads: "Field of potatoes on the farm of Oswald Scheller, in the town of Ogema. Mr. Scheller, like the majority of his neighbors, began farming in Price County without money." |
| Image ID: | 94062 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 04 1895 |
| Creator Name: | Perkins, H. J. |
| City: | Ogema |
| County: | Price |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | H.J. Perkins negatives and photographs, 1895 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6509 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Part of the promotional materials created by the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company Land Commissioner to publicize the sale of land in northern Wisconsin, primarily in Price, Taylor, and Ashland counties, owned by the railroad, circa 1895. One side of the card has illustrations of farming conditions, crops, forest resources, homesteads, small towns, and rural scenes in northern Wisconsin. A number of the illustrations are from photographs made by Harvey J. Perkins for "Northern Wisconsin: a hand-book for the homeseeker" and "Hand book of Price County." The reverse side of the card has text touting the abundance of resources available in northern Wisconsin, some of which was taken from "Northern Wisconsin: a hand-book for the homeseeker," edited by William A. Henry. The image appears on page 22 of "Hand book of Price County," a promotional document published by the Board of Imagination with support from Frederick Abbot, land commissioner at the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company in Milwaukee. See the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections website. |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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