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Halvor Nerison Hauge and Other Farmers

Date: 1874
Description: Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) had much to be proud of in 1874: an imposing brick house, modern harvesting equipment and a growing family. When Dahl publ...
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College of Agriculture Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Wetland, grassy pasture, ring fence are part of the College of Agriculture Farm on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus.
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Cows on Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Fenced-in, the cattle find a grassy pasture of Observatory Hill below Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Ole Wettlesen Barnyard

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Ole Wettlesen barnyard. A man is standing and holding a pail in the center near a lineback cow. People, cattle, sheep, horses, a barn, haysta...
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N. Lunde Farm

Date: 1874
Description: View framed by trees of a barnyard at the N. Lunde farm. Cattle and three men are standing in an enclosed yard in front of a barn with a cupola. One of the...
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John P. Linde Family in Farmyard

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Description: Family in yard at side of farmhouse, boy with carriage at house front, children on front porch roof. There is a barn in the background on the left, a straw...
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Man and Boy in G. Larsen's Barnyard

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Description: A man and a boy are in the barnyard of the G. Larsen farm with cows and dogs. A haystack with a temporary roof and a drive-through corn crib are evident.
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Oil Painting of Farm Scene

Date: 05 1947
Description: Oil painting of a rural scene showing silos, farm buildings, cows and fields. Taken for Brock Engraving company.
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Road near University Farms

Date: 1922
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison road near University Farms. There are cows in a field on the right.
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Texas Longhorn Cattle at the Shey and Strand Ranch Near Deansville

Date: 05 04 1950
Description: Rare Texas longhorn cattle, among the few survivors of that famous strain, are pictured grazing at the 271-acre hobby "ranch" of Ed Shey and Peter "Pete" ...
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Farmer with Cows

Date: 02 1910
Description: Farmer and two cows standing outside near a barn in winter.
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Holstein Bull

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Description: Side view of a Holstein bull in a University of Wisconsin farm yard. A man holds the bull by a nose ring secured to a pole.
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Oscar Mayer Cows

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Description: Cattle are grazing in a dirt pen. A barn and silos are in the background.
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Oscar Mayer Cows

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Description: Cattle are grazing in a dirt pen. Behind the cattle is a fence, and in the background is a barn.
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Driving to the Farm

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Description: View from road, with the front of an automobile on the right, towards a farm. Cows and pigs are in a pasture, and two silos are next to the barn.
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Syverud Farm

Date: 1967
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of a farm. A man is sitting on the hill in the foreground with his arm on one knee, gazing at the view. There is a house, p...

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