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Samson Passes Away

Date: 11 28 1981
Description: Veterinarians examining Samson, the Milwaukee Zoo's star 32-year-old gorilla, after attempting to revive him after he had collapsed while feeding in the zo...
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Rhudra Gets Surgery

Date: 12 13 1985
Description: Overhead view of Rhudra, an Indian rhinoceros, receiving surgery for a non-healing wound on the sole of his right, rear foot at the Milwaukee County Zoo. T...
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Irene Castle and Vernon Castle in Uniform with German Shepherd Dog

Date: 08 21 1917
Description: Original caption:

"The above picture is the first that has been taken of Mrs. Vernon Castle and her soldier husband since he returned to this country aft...

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Vernon Castle and his Monkey Jeffrey

Date: 1918
Description: Vernon Castle, half of the glamorous Castle dancing team, enlisted in the British Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and flew over 150 missions at the Western Fron...
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Smokey Bear and Homer C. Pickens with Airplane

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub and his handler, Homer C. Pickens, pose by a Piper Aircraft Corporation airplane named in Smokey's honor prior to flying to Washington, D.C...
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Joseph B. Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: Exterior of house, located at 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. House has three levels, and is surrounded by trees.
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Friends of Hebrew University at Picnic

Date: 08 21 1967
Description: About 80 Israeli students and members of the Milwaukee chapter of American Friends of Hebrew University attended a picnic Sunday at the Beaver Lake home of...
Painting

Spring Planting

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Description: A farmer is planting corn using the planter wire method.
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The Blacksmith Shop

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Description: A town scene featuring the blacksmith shop and horses.
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Haying Time

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Description: A farm boy is riding the "hay-fork horse" as the farmer is loading hay into the barn during haying time in July.
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Milking Time

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Description: A farm family takes part in milking time. The mother carries a milk can and a stripping bucket while the boy pushes milk cans on a cart toward the barn. Th...
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Belgian Power

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Description: A team of three Belgian horses pulling a Deering binder through a field during the oat harvest. A farmer is driving the team, and other workers are in the ...
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Threshing

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Description: A threshing scene during harvest time. In the background, the separater tender stands on the thresher overseeing the whole operation. He has a weighing dev...
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Steam Power

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Description: A harvest scene in which an old-fashioned steam-powered tractor is hooked up to a threshing machine. There is a pile of coal next to the tractor and a tank...
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Silo Filling

Date: 1980
Description: Farmers work cooperatively with their horse teams on silo-filling activities early in autumn. Rows of green forage are created in the fields and carried to...
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Rural Free Delivery

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Description: A woman waiting by her mailbox receives a Sears Roebuck catalog delivered by her mail carrier who drives a horse-drawn wagon. The farmhouse and barn are vi...
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A Farm Auction

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Description: An auctioneer, a clerk, and a helper stand on a stage on a farm conducting an auction as potential bidders surround them. Farming equipment and other items...
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The Country Store

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Description: View of a country store in autumn. A man driving a horse-drawn wagon hauls full milkcans in the foreground and, to the right, several families are hauling ...
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Corn Shredding

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Description: Two farm workers in the righthand foreground toss a corn bundle up to the horse-drawn corn shredding machine to be shredded. To the left, a man loads feed ...

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