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Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 01 1901
Description: Lithograph cover illustration in a mosaic styled design for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog of a woman holding a miniature McCormick grain...
Book or Pamphlet

Grout and Company Agricultural Implements Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for John H. Grout and Company, manufacturers of agricultural implements, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Features an illustration...
Book or Pamphlet

Low Spread Manure Spreader Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester manure spreaders. Includes an image of a man operating a horse-drawn manure spreader framed by ...
Photograph

Woman at Lookout Cliff

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Description: View of a woman taking a photograph from Lookout Cliff at Devil's Lake. Below, a train runs through a field surrounded by trees.
Photograph

Farm Scene

Date: 1938
Description: A view of a farm in the "Coulee Country" near La Crosse during the spring. There is a long ditch in the foreground.
Photograph

Farm Land

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Description: Elevated view of farmland with cumulus clouds overhead.
Photograph

Cabin and Trees

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Description: View of a cabin among moss-covered trees near a field. A man crouches while working in the field on the right.
Photograph

Valley Scene

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Description: Valley view from Skyline Drive. Four people on horseback look down upon the farmland of the valley from a rocky ledge.
Photograph

Farm Estate

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Description: View of a farm estate and barn. Fields and hills surround the buildings.
Photograph

Land to be Cleared for Farming

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Description: View of cut-over land to be cleared for farming.
Photograph

Scenic View

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Description: View from a bridge looking down a river.
Photograph

Cemetery Visit

Date: 1958
Description: Local historian William F. Wolf visiting the Native American cemetery. In the background is a barn and a silo and other farm buildings.
Photograph

Plymouth in 1622

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Description: Men work outside dwellings along a shoreline in a reproduction of a painting by W.L. Williams. Copyright by A.S. Burbank, 1891.
Photograph

Home of Governor Bradford

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Description: Reproduction of a painting by W.L. Williams of the home of Governor Bradford in 1621. Exterior view features logs, a thatched roof, a chimney, and a surro...
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1925
Description: View of a church, field, and cemetery from a hilltop. A car drives down the road in the lower-right corner.
Postcard

American Homestead Life Postcard

Date: 1910
Description: Color postcard decorated on the border with autumn-colored leaves and an American flag crest on the top, center, and a banner which reads, "American Homest...
Photograph

Pheasant Release

Date: 10 1981
Description: "Chuck Trauba releases pheasants on Warner Road."
Photograph

Bridge On Beaver Dam Road

Date: 08 1982
Description: "This small bridge is on Beaver Dam Road, a short distance west of Hwy 41. Now, the road has been closed to through traffic."
Photograph

Man with Grapevine

Date: 1895
Description: A man in a suit and hat bending over while holding a grapevine. In the background is a fence and some farm buildings.
Photograph

Camels Near Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of six camels walking and grazing along the side of a country road near Holloway Farm. They may have been circus animals going from one to...

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