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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Nelson Dewey farm, showing the house built on the site after Dewey's death. The original house built by Dewey burned in 1873.
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Country Road

Date: 1915
Description: Low perspective of a dirt country road curving into the distance. The road is bordered by fields and scattered wooden buildings while a solitary figure ap...
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Laying 90 # Rail — Near Cassville, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad near a farm field.
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Automobile on a Snowy Road

Date: 1926
Description: Winter scene with a man in an automobile on a snowy road.
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Automobile Stuck in the Snow

Date: 1928
Description: Winter scene with a plowed road and automobile stuck in a snowbank. There is a snowplow in the background.
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Prize Draft Horse

Date: 1910
Description: The horse, with a man holding him by a lead, is standing in a meadow with chickens and a fence in the background.
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Rural Road through Fields

Date: 1910
Description: View down hilly unpaved road between two fenced fields. There are telephone poles with wires on either side of the road, and an automible near the top of t...
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Shoveling Snow on Rural Road

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene of snow-covered road with two men shoveling snow. A dog is standing in the road near the men. The road is lined with fenced fields and telepho...
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Elevated View of Town and Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over city. A church is in the middle foreground, and the Mississippi River and far shoreline is in the background. On the right side is a dir...
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General View of Governor Nelson Dewey's Estate

Date: 1904
Description: Panoramic view of Governor Nelson Dewey's estate. The left image is of an old stone barn with a shed in the rear. The center image is another barn. The rig...
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Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1904
Description: View across field of farm on the estate, showing a sheep or horse shed on the left and a cow or horse barn on the right. In the background is a bluff.
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Town Scene, Toward the Hotel

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Description: View over town, including hotel and church, towards the Mississippi River. The far shoreline and bluffs are in the distance.

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