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Husking Corn

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of the Krueger family husking corn. From right to left are: Mary, Sarah, August, Florentina, and Jennie Krueger. A dog is lying on the ground...
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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"Dell Queen" Entering the Narrows

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the "Dell Queen" entering the Narrows via Devil's Elbow as Hattie and Nellie Bennett look on from an overlook on the shoreline.
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Village Across Pond

Date: 1875
Description: A view of the village from a nearby bluff across a pond. Men, women and children, standing spaced apart, are posing in the field near the pond.
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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Young Women at Devil's Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Six young women posed among the rocks at Devil's Lake.
Poster

Plano Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster

Date: 1914
Description: Advertising poster for Plano brand reapers, mowers, grain binders and dump rakes featuring color illustrations of the implements and a woman holding two ho...
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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Steam Tractor with Sod-breaking Plows

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Description: Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them...
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Women Posing in Stream

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Description: Group of women in comical poses pulling up their skirts while standing in a stream. One woman stands on the river bank on the right. Behind them is a hill...
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Visor Ledge

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Description: Evaline Marshall Bennett, unidentified person, Miriam Bennett, and Ruth Bennett sitting and standing on the Visor Ledge.
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — India

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard with a color illustration of men and women working in fields. Original caption: "India — Primitive methods are still in use. The Reaping Hook has ...
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Wisconsin Press Association

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Description: Group of men and women posing on rocks. There is a wooden bridge at right.
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Dell House

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Description: Exterior view up hill towards the Dell House, with two women posing in front.
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Narrows, High Water

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Description: A group of people are standing on the Narrows looking at the high water. An inscription by Dells pilot Leroy Gates is visible across the river.
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Girl on High Rock

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Description: View towards High Rock from a cliff, looking down on the Wisconsin River. There is a young girl posing sitting in the foreground on the edge of the rock.
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Angel Rock

Date: 1900
Description: View along rockface shoreline towards a woman and two children sitting on Angel Rock. Along a cliff along the opposite shoreline are buildings and a bridge...
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High Rock and Romance Cliff

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Description: High Rock and Romance Cliff from bar above. Miriam and Ruth Bennett are standing at the sandy edge of the river holding hands. An open umbrella is laying n...
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Woman Riding a Horse-Drawn McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Woman in a hat and dress sitting on a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder.

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