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Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
Photograph

Francis Shirbroun Delivers Mail in Farmall A Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: Francis Shirbroun delivers mail to a mailbox in a Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab for delivering mail. The cab has a "FARMALL" d...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 522-531

Date: 
Description: It's a day for celebration, just to be so cheering glad and everyone to know
Photograph

Couple Standing in a Field

Date: 1921
Description: Unidentified smiling couple standing in a field near an automobile.
Photograph

Far Traveled Ox-Drawn Cart

Date: 1838
Description: Ox-drawn cart in which Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Upson traveled from Connecticut in 1838.
Photograph

Sunday Ride

Date: 1908
Description: Members of the Krueger family, including Edgar, Florentina, Jennie, and Sarah, sitting together in a lumber wagon on a Sunday ride. A two-horse team is pul...
Postcard

A Rural Procession of Carriages

Date: 1910
Description: View of a procession of horse-drawn carriages along a dirt road through a field. The second carriage from the left is a hearse. There is a farm in the back...
Photograph

Group Posing Next to Chevrolet

Date: 1918
Description: Florentina, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger posing next to a 1917 Chevrolet touring car on the Krueger farm. In the background, cows or horses are grazing in a f...
Photograph

Bad Place

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Description: An automobile is stuck in the mud on a rural road. The driver leans out of the window to observe a man putting material for traction under the front, left ...
Photograph

Group of People with Airplane

Date: 1918
Description: Group of men and women standing around an airplane parked near three buildings in a field.
Photograph

Three Men Sitting on a Road Grader

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Description: View down middle of unpaved road towards three men sitting on the back of a road grader in a rural area. Two of the men are wearing suits and hats, and the...
Photograph

Boy with Photo Albums

Date: 
Description: View towards a boy standing outdoors in the grass leaning against a table with photo albums stacked on it. A fence is in the background, and a buggy is par...
Photograph

Outdoor Group Portrait of the McCormick Family

Date: 1941
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the McCormick Family. Original caption on the back reads: "Lake Forest 1941 or 1942. Aunt Lucy, Mr. & Mrs. McCormick, Hope and Br...
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Powered Hay Stacker

Date: 04 27 1905
Description: View of a man, wearing a hat and a shirt with a necktie, using a horse-powered hay stacker. In the background on the right a group of men are standing near...
Photograph

Group Portrait with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of a group of five men and one woman standing in front of a Lawson Air Liner parked in a field.
Photograph

Men Standing Near Tractor and Harvester Thresher

Date: 08 18 1926
Description: Two men are standing near a harvester thresher attached to a tractor parked in a field. There are automobiles and buildings in the background.
Photograph

Three Men Posing with Farmall Tractor

Date: 10 20 1927
Description: Three men are posing with a Farmall tractor in a field. In the background are trees, fence, road, and farm buildings. There is a truck behind the group on ...
Photograph

Three Men Posing with Farmall Tractor

Date: 10 20 1927
Description: Three men are posing with a Farmall tractor in a field. In the background are trees, fence, road, and farm buildings. There is a truck behind the group on ...
Photograph

Two Men with Truck and Harvester-Thresher in Canada

Date: 11 22 1927
Description: View across field towards two men sitting and standing in the back of a truck which is next to a tractor-drawn McCormick-Deering harvester-thresher.
Photograph

Horseback Riding

Date: 1940
Description: View towards a line of several dozen men and women, in equestrian attire and on horseback, riding single file up a hill from a large arena style building s...

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