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Hop House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a hop house built in about 1868 by H.J. Meyer.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Onion Mound

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of several farmers working to lift a giant onion onto the flatbed horse-drawn cart. Beside them is a giant mound of onions with a ladder leani...
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Landscape from the Top of Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1909
Description: The view from Gibraltar Rock across farm fields and woods. There are corn shocks in several of the fields. A farm house and outbuildings stand near a pond...
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Elevated View of Avoca

Date: 1909
Description: An elevated view of a town in the Wisconsin River Valley. Fields surround the town, and low hills are in the far background.
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Cement Silos

Date: 1909
Description: Two cement silos next to barns.
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Men with Wagon

Date: 1909
Description: Two men standing by the wheel of a wooden horse-drawn wagon while another man is standing behind wooden bars on the wagon bed. A barn, additional buildings...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Siberia

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a man operating a self-rake reaper pulled by a horse in a field i...
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Portrait of Mary Krueger with an Umbrella

Date: 1909
Description: Outdoor portrait of Mary Krueger standing along a tree line, wearing an elaborate hat and holding an umbrella. Behind her is a farm building.
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August Krueger with a Dog

Date: 1909
Description: August Krueger standing outdoors in a yard, with a dog sitting at his feet. Trees and farm buildings are in the background.
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Outdoor Portrait of August, Mary, and Sarah Krueger

Date: 1909
Description: Outdoor portrait of August Krueger sitting in a wicker rocking chair supporting an open book on his lap, while Mary and Sarah Krueger are standing behind h...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Dump Rake

Date: 1909
Description: View down field towards a man using a horse-drawn dump rake. Further down the field men are using a hay loader. In the background are farm buildings.
Postcard

Shipping Cabbage

Date: 1909
Description: View across field towards men loading carts of cabbage onto boxcars. Caption reads: "Shipping Cabbage, Greenville, Wis."
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W.A. Holt and Mr. McDonald Crossing the River

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline towards W.A. Holt and Mr. McDonald, dressed in suits, walking across a fallen tree trunk which serves as a bridge over a river. They ar...

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