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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: Woman pouring a cup of coffee.
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Weather Radar

Date: 1950
Description: Meteorologists using radar equipment outdoors.
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Agriculture Hall and Henry Mall in Madison

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of the College Of Agriculture building on Henry Mall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
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Woman Shopping at Kroger Store

Date: 07 09 1943
Description: A woman shopping in the produce department at the Kroger store at Union Corners, 2541 Winnebago Street. She was promoting the Oscar Mayer Health for Victor...
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Silo near Barn

Date: 10 12 1937
Description: View of dome roof silo with a small door at the top open, built by Madison Silo Co., 3222 Atwood Avenue, standing next to a barn.
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Fourteen Foot Tomato Plant

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Mr. Liebenberg standing on a ladder measuring a 14 foot tomato plant growing in his garden. Mrs. Liebenberg is standing beside the plant.
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Baby Chicks at Hatchery

Date: 01 15 1936
Description: Two trays of baby chicks at Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street, showing contrast between chicks fed with Jarvis egg mash and those who weren't.
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Vit-O-Ray Egg Laying Contest

Date: 03 04 1935
Description: View inside storefront towards a dozen chickens in cages. They are finalists in the Vit-O-Ray egg laying contest for Klinke Hatchery, 1918 Winnebago Street...
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Erwin Alfonsus with Bees

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Portrait of Erwin Alfonsus, University of Wisconsin entomology department's "bee man," with hand covered with bees. There are beehives in the background.
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John Walker

Date: 06 15 1933
Description: John Walker, father of 16 children, standing outside a greenhouse with a pipe in his mouth.
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George Trayer with Plywood Panel

Date: 06 23 1933
Description: U.S. Forest Products engineer, George W. Trayer, in the laboratory with a plywood panel, newly developed to provide strength and durability in construction...
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White House Coffee Display

Date: 02 17 1933
Description: Display of White House coffee tins, Hommel Store, 11 N. Pinckney Street.
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Mrs. Homer Stone Holding Turkey

Date: 11 16 1932
Description: Mrs. Homer Stone holding a 28 lb "Holland White" turkey.
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Albert Larson with Giant Squash

Date: 11 06 1931
Description: Albert A. Larson, Burke Township, displaying a 58 pound squash which he gave to the Madison Salvation Army. In the background is a sign on the side of a bu...
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Girl with Easter Lily

Date: 03 30 1931
Description: Ruth Jordan holding an Easter lily plant in Smith-Knox Floral Co. greenhouse, 2023 Sherman Avenue.
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Farmer on Tractor

Date: 04 03 1930
Description: Photograph of a drawing of a farmer on a tractor.
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Anderson Mfg. Co. Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 10 1929
Description: Ben H. Anderson Mfg Co., manufacturers of the Clean-Easy Milkers, booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival. Showing two Clean-Ea...
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Man Weighing Chickens

Date: 07 30 1929
Description: Man weighing chickens on a Toledo scale at the Southern Wisconsin Produce Company, located at 638-40 West Main Street.
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Snow Scene Agricultural Campus

Date: 03 27 1928
Description: Winter scene, looking west, of the snow-covered Agriculture Campus, with the Home Economics building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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