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Photograph

Woman at Traveling Photographer's Wagon

Date: 1890
Description: A woman, possibly the daughter of C.R. Monroe, holding up an image of Black River Falls Main Street at the back of a traveling photographer's wagon.
Photograph

Second Empire Style House Farmstead

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Description: A view of the back of the Dahl residence, a second empire style house seen from across a field with a barn and other outbuildings in the background. In the...
Photograph

Man Sitting in a Field Near a Camera

Date: 10 14 1927
Description: A young man is sitting on a stack of hay or grain in a field near a movie camera on a tripod.
Photograph

Directing a Scene In "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A photograph from the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Cen...
Photograph

Man Photographing Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: A man stands on an elevated platform attached to a tractor in a field while taking photographs of a hay baler in use at Hickory Hill, International Harvest...
Photograph

Paul Vanderbilt and his Camera

Date: 1963
Description: A candid portrait of Paul Vanderbilt in the field with his large format camera set up. He is standing next to a State Historical Society of Wisconsin vehic...
Photograph

Jim Widmer in Field

Date: 07 19 1949
Description: "With the aid of a self timer the photographer stepped into this picture."
Photograph

Photographers on Roof of Barn

Date: 09 02 1923
Description: Two men are on top of a barn at an orchard, taking a panoramic photograph of an orchard.
Photograph

Jayne Blodgett

Date: 1949
Description: "Jayne Blodgett - Conover Model." A photographer with a 4x5 press camera is shooting from the opposite direction.
Photograph

Mowers in Field near Haystack

Date: 1900
Description: Two horse-drawn McCormick mowers in a field. In the background is a large haystack. The photographer's shadow is in the foreground.
Book or Pamphlet

Christmas Card with Sid Using a Trowel

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Description: Four-fold, cover with line drawing of a trowel topped by a star standing upright on a broken brick. Inside is a photograph of Sid using a trowel pointing a...
Poster

Fast Film Finishing at Trumble's Dell Photography

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Description: Advertisement for John Trumble's photography studio which, at the time, also included an art gallery and a store for camera supplies and antiques. The post...

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