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Trail Through Pines

Date: 1905
Description: Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County.
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Men Wanted Poster

Date: 1930
Description: A U.S. government poster encouraging citizens to invest their money in banks and especially to buy U.S. Reconstruction bonds.
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Boys Looking into Circus Tent

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Description: Three young boys, kneeling in the grass, peer into a circus tent at the elephants.
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Circus Show Buggy and Bandwagon

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Description: Dode Fisk, the operator of a dog and pony show and circus, drives a wire-wheeled show buggy pulled by the horse "Bobby". They are photographed next to a ...
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Elmer the Bull

Date: 1951
Description: Elmer, "husband" of Elsie the Cow, advertising mascot of the Borden Company, is shown with a young woman as he was being readied for participation as one o...
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Smokey the Bear and Kids

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Description: Man in a Smokey The Bear costume poses behind a school desk with a boy and a girl.
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Passenger Ferry

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Description: A ferry on the Arkansas River between Muskogee and Ft. Gibson. Passengers include men, women, and horses.
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Fred Bear and Deer

Date: 1941
Description: Bow-hunter Fred Bear poses with his bow and a deer carcass.
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Barton and Lassie

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Description: Bruce Barton shakes hands (paws?) with Lassie, famous canine television performer.
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Bees on Bumper

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Description: A swarm of bees on the tail pipe of a car.
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Lady Removing Bees from Bumper

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Description: A woman removes a swarm of bees from the bumper and tail pipe of a car.
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Woman with Bees from Car

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Description: A Woman with bees cleared from car bumper and tail pipe.
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Beehive on Grating

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Description: Two men hold onto a piece of grating and a stick on which bees have nested and made honeycomb.
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Beaver Hunting Techniques

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Description: An early drawing depicting various beaver hunting techniques.
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Cheese Factory

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Description: Building thought to be a cheese factory, with workers and horse-drawn delivery wagons in the front.
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Boy Holding Chicken

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Description: A young boy holding a chicken near a river.
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Mountain Fox Hunt

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Description: A mountain fox hunt near Highlander Folk School.
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Chicken on the Chopping Block

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Description: An unidentified man (Myles Horton?) using an axe to cut off a chicken's head.
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Agitating Bees in Log

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Description: A person with a protective hood over his head poking a log filled with honey bees.
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Man with Honeycombs

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Description: A mean, wearing a fedora and overalls, standing above a pile of honeycombs, presumably to collect honey.

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