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A.G. Beebe Farm

Date: 09 26 1895
Description: View of the A.G. Beebe farm in Bruce, Wis. with stump land in the foreground. In the background is Mr. Beebe's barn and house.
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Farmhouse and Stump Land

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Farm surrounded by cutover stump land.
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Titan 10-20 Tractor Removing Tree Stumps on Farm

Date: 1921
Description: Two farmers are using an International Harvester Titan 10-20 HP tractor to remove tree stumps along the fence line of a farm near a road. Electrical poles ...
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Fifth Avenue, Looking West

Date: 1882
Description: Caption reads: "5th Ave Antigo Wis Looking West Photo taken in 1882". View down road with felled trees lining both sides. Two men are posing further down t...
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Burning Stumps

Date: 03 16 1915
Description: Smoke surrounds several stumps in a field as they are burned to make way for a farm field.
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Terraced Field

Date: 02 1915
Description: Elevated view of a terraced farm field belonging to M.L. Jackson. Multiple tree stumps are scattered throughout the foreground and farm buildings are in th...
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Plowing Around Stumps

Date: 02 24 1915
Description: Left side view of Earle Morris using a walking plow pulled by a mule in a field pitted with tree stumps.
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Children Clearing Land for New School Playground

Date: 03 13 1915
Description: Several children clearing land for a new school playground. Three boys are using axes to chop a log, and other children are gathered near the fire. Three b...
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Clearing Land

Date: 12 18 1922
Description: A man is using a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor to assist in clearing land in a residential area. Several other men are standing in the background hold...
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Tree Removal

Date: 07 22 1927
Description: A man uses a tractor and rope to fell a tree in an area that appears to have been cleared by fire.
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Field Preparation for Cranberry Marsh

Date: 08 08 1922
Description: A man is sitting on the back of a Kissel truck using machinery to dredge a field. The field was being cleared in order to prepare it for use as a cranberry...
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Draining Horicon Marsh

Date: 1914
Description: View of a drainage ditch in Horicon Marsh. A man is on a path along the left of the ditch.
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IH TD-15 Series B Tractor Crawler Clearing Trees

Date: 1969
Description: This photograph was likely taken by the International Harvester Overseas Division for promotional purposes, and shows a man driving an International Harves...
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Stump Fence

Date: 1930
Description: A field is demarcated by tree stumps piled in a wide row. Beyond the piled stumps is a field with stumps still in the ground. There is a farm building on t...
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Clearing Brush

Date: 06 09 1936
Description: Smoke is rising from piles of burning brush and stumps along a country road. Two men are walking near another pile of brush in the foreground on the right....
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The Old School House

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Description: View through trees of the old school house. A number of trees in the foreground have been cut down, leaving an open area of stumps.
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Men Working in the Woods

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Description: Men are working in a clearing, among many trees that have been cut.

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