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Tall-tale Postcard: Nip and Tuck

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of a man fishing. The man, wearing waders and up to his knees in water, is struggling to reel in a giant bass. The words "Nip & Tuck with a Ba...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Swallowed The Pole And All

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of a man pulling a giant fish into his rowboat. As the text box in the lower left corner--which reads "Swallowed The Pole and All"--suggests,...
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Reconstruction for a Movie Set

Date: 09 18 1961
Description: View of a downtown area reconstructed for a movie location set. Several contemporary automobiles are seen in the background. Men are working on on two diff...
Photograph

Motion Picture Set

Date: 10 03 1961
Description: View of a downtown street, altered by 20th Century Fox motion picture studio for scenes in the movie "Young Man." For filming, local people dressed the par...
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Group in front of Log Cabin

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Description: A woman (seated) and four men pose in front of a log building with a tree stump in the foreground. One man is holding a rifle, and is also holding a dog on...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon on Silver Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from street of man seated on a horse-drawn wagon on Silver Street, which is parked in front of (from left to right) Joseph Rainieri Meat Market, Egan ...
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Logging Camp

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Description: A group of people, presumably loggers and camp employees, pose with horses at a logging camp. A muddy puddle is in the foreground, and behind the group are...
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Stringer of Fish in Grass

Date: 1935
Description: Man's hand holding a stringer of about eleven fish in the grass. It is labeled "Butternut Wis" and says "Caught near Mercer, Wis."
Photograph

Man Holding Rooster

Date: 1935
Description: Man wearing overalls stands outside, holding a rooster in one arm and holding his hat in his other hand. He is probably at the Iron County Fair.
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Man Holding Rooster

Date: 1935
Description: Man wearing a vest and tie stands holding a rooster at the Iron County Fair.
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Man with Horse

Date: 1935
Description: Man wearing a plaid shirt standing in front of a dark-colored horse, at the Iron County Fair.
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Bull at Iron County Fair

Date: 1935
Description: View of a bull at the Iron County Fair. The photographers shadow can be seen on the bull. Two men and two other cattle are visible on the right.
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Charcoal Kilns

Date: 09 27 1895
Description: Elevated view of men and horses standing atop the platform used to load wood into charcoal kilns, also known as pits. These kilns convert cord wood into ch...
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Man with Fish at Voss' Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a jacket and hat holding a large fish next to a building and sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge, Strictly Modern...
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Man with Fish at Voss' Birchwood Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man wearing boots, a sweater and hat holding a large fish and standing next to a building and a sign that says "Voss Birchwood Lodge,...
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Horse-Drawn Vehicles

Date: 1903
Description: View towards vehicles in the street, including hearses, and horses from the Burton House Livery parked along the curb in front of storefronts. Men stand ho...
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Location Shooting for "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man"

Date: 1961
Description: A man standing on a log cart, holding the reins for a horse team. Other people are in the foreground and background. Shopfronts for Tiny's Saloon and Brigg...
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Production Crew Filming "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man"

Date: 10 03 1961
Description: Several people standing on a street. A ladder and film lights are visible. Caption reads: "Saxon Wis Oct 3 1961. 20th Century Fox motion picture studio cre...
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Settlement Along A Railway with Locomotive

Date: 1900
Description: A camp or settlement located along a railway in Iron County, WI. Residents and a dog are pictured in the foreground, with a locomotive in the background ne...

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