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Hunter Shows Prize to Man on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: McCormick-Deering Farmall H tractor in a fall setting. A hunter, Mr. Vinson E. Gritten, is holding up a dead rabbit for William Foreman and Junior Scott (b...
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Holt Crawler at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men in suits and hats follow along as a man plows with a Holt crawler tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. Another man in the foreground is p...
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Case 20-40 Tractor at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men pose with a J.I. Case 20-40 tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada.
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Edgar Krueger with Mink

Date: 1913
Description: Young Edgar Kruegar holding a mink he trapped in one hand and a gun in the other.
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Surveying

Date: 1969
Description: Three men surveying a point in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Men Talking at Bridge

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Description: Two men standing on a wooden bridge holding rifles, with a horse-drawn carriage in the background.
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Net Fishing

Date: 1960
Description: A group of men on a shoreline pulling a fish net from a lake. Several other men watch nearby. Two men use cameras to record the event.
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Group of People Posing in front of Frame House

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Description: Group portrait of a man and woman posing sitting in chairs, with a young boy and a dog posing between them. An older boy is standing to their right holding...
Painting

State Fair Centennial Mural Study Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Prior to the 1948 State Fair, artist Robert Hodgell traveled Wisconsin to study its many landscapes. He then produced a series of study sketches outlining ...
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Wireless Radio Poles

Date: 1918
Description: A group of Russians erecting new wireless radio poles near a town. In the background across a field are a number of large buildings behind a wooden fence.
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Scene at Munson Farm after Cyclone

Date: 06 12 1915
Description: Group of men and boys standing around the exposed foundation of a house in the foreground. There is part of an overturned roof on the left. Broken wood is ...
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Hunters' Gun Safety Instruction

Date: 11 1953
Description: Russ Beach of Madison receives coaching on the firing line at the Winnequah Gun Club near Lodi during a gun safety session for hunters. The instructor is N...
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Hunters' Gun Safety Instruction

Date: 11 1953
Description: Jerry Teesdale, a member of the Winnequah Gun Club, keeps in phone contact with men manning the targets during a gun safety session for hunters.
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Jennie and Edgar Posing with Dead Rabbit and Two Dead Birds

Date: 04 04 1904
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger suspending a tree limb on their shoulders on which is hanging a dead rabbit and two birds. Each of them is holding a rifle over th...
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Standing Next to Blossoming Apple Tree

Date: 1903
Description: Edgar and August Krueger standing in front of a blossoming apple tree. Edgar is holding a rifle, while August is holding a long pipe with a cord and tassel...
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Two Men with Scout II

Date: 1971
Description: Two men are standing at the back of a blue Scout II with blue topper in a field with snow and ice on the ground. They are wearing hunting jackets and hats,...
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Hay Press Powered by 6 H.P. Engine

Date: 04 12 1912
Description: View up hill towards a man using a hay press on the right powered (belt-driven) by a 6 H.P. engine on the left.
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Sikorsky S-31

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Description: Right side view of a Sikorsky S-31, equipped with a 200hp Wright J-4 engine, sitting on a runway. These models were bought by Fairchild Co. to be used for ...
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Sid Sitting Near Telephone Pole

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Description: View from road of Sid sitting in the snow next to the base of a power pole while warming his hands by a small heater, which appears to be plugged into the ...
Print

"A Man is Not Poor . . ."

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Description: Outdoor view of Sid Boyum sitting in the snow and warming his hands with a heater, which is attached by a long power cord (hand-drawn) to a power line. Tex...

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