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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1858
Description: Elevated view from bluff looking down on city, with Lake Michigan in background. Detailed foreground with two boys playing with a grounded kite, while a ma...
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Family with Farm Animals near Barn

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Description: Family and animals, including horses and cattle with some apparent shorthorn markings, near the barn. Behind the group of two women and four children is a ...
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Boys Fishing near John P. Linde's Farm

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Description: Boys fish in a stream, with cattle, horses, a farmhouse and a barn in the background.
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Cattle Pulling Wagon in Parade

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Description: Cattle pulling wagon in parade through muddy street.
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Cows, Girl, and Cat

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Description: A cow, standing in front of a girl and a cat, with farm equipment and another cow in the background.
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Boy with Dog in Farmyard

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Description: A young boy calls a dog in a farmyard with cattle in the background. A shadow is cast next to the boy, possibly Van Schaick's.
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Two Boys, a Dog, and a McCormick Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Two boys are standing at the side of a road near a lake with a dog. One boy is watching a man driving a horse-drawn McCormick binder, while the other boy i...
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Platteville School District #10 Rural School

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Description: Small rural clapboard schoolhouse with class posing at entrance. There is a dog sitting on the right side of the building, and cows are in a field in the b...
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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1945
Description: Young people on the fairgrounds stand in front of a tent with calves competing at the fair. Richard Quinney stands on the far right.
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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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Bucky the Calf

Date: 1990
Description: Bucky the Calf makes an appearance at the Adams County Fair.
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Young Boy with Two Dogs

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Description: A young boy wearing work clothes, boots and a knit cap stands on a hill with his two dogs. Behind him a man holding what appears to be a coil of wire is st...
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Girl Riding Calf

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Description: A crowd standing in a circle is watching a girl sitting on a calf. In the background is a storefront.
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Tending the Cattle During Winter

Date: 1906
Description: August, Edgar, and Alexander Krueger feeding cornstalks to the cattle during the winter. The cattle are lined up along the fence eating from troughs. Augus...

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