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| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men... |
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| Description: | Home of E. France & Son. The buildings from left to right are: Warehouse No. 2 (partially blocked by 20 foot tall spruce hedge), Warehouse No. 3, 160 colon... |
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| Description: | Small rural clapboard schoolhouse with class posing at entrance. There is a dog sitting on the right side of the building, and cows are in a field in the b... |
| Date: | 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Gothic roofed barn with river scene painted on its roof by Frank Engebretson. |
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| Description: | Letterhead of N.E. France of Platteville, Wisconsin, the general manager and treasurer of the National Bee-Keepers Association, in the form of a label for... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across fairground racetrack, with judging stands and large barn in the background. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Apiary of 92 colonies owned by N.E. France, a celebrated beekeeper. In the center is the frame of the 10x10-ft extracting house. |
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