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Sloping Farmland

Date: 05 17 1966
Description: View uphill towards a farmer planting crops on a treeless slope which rises just beyond him, with a cloudy sky above. Various grasses are growing in the fo...
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View of Blanchardville

Date: 1913
Description: View of the village during the winter. There are many homes, shops, several churches and open land. Many of the buildings are two stories high.
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Jim Widmer in Field

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

Date: 1962
Description: "This is Doyle Road, looking north, near where it intersects with Allen Road." Taken through the windsheild of the photograhper's car.
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Rock River

Date: 07 19 1949
Description: "Cows graze along the Rock River southeast of Theresa."
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Man Launching a Very Large Kite

Date: 03 30 1933
Description: A man in a field holds a very large kite just prior to launching it. On the kite is painted the number 43 and "Property of the U.S. Weather Bureau." He is ...
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Curved Road during Winter

Date: 01 1985
Description: "This winter view was taken on McArthur Road near the present day River View Hills Mobile Home Park."
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1921
Description: View across snowy field of a shingled house, barn and other outbuildings standing empty near the shore of Lake Michigan at Newport Village.
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International Truck and Tractors

Date: 1965
Description: Color photo of a man standing beside an International pickup truck while watching two tractors work in a field. A mountain range is in the background.
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Coming to a Stop

Date: 1911
Description: Ski jumper coming to a stop after a successful landing.
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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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Bluestem

Date: 11 2013
Description: A light layer of snow covering the shorter grass in the foreground, which is bordered by tall bluestem grass. The tall grass is obscuring the view of two f...
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Landscape with Hills and Mound Near Lake

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Description: Elevated view from a hill of a lake or river surrounded by fields and hills. The water is either marshy, or has been flooded, as trees and plants are growi...
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Dairy Farm

Date: 1973
Description: View across fence line towards hilly fields at a dairy farm. A red barn and white silo are in the distance.
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Field of Flowers

Date: 1930
Description: Large cumulus clouds are floating above a field of blue flowers in Algeria.
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First Snow

Date: 1975
Description: View through snow-covered cattails after a winter snowfall towards a house on the left, and a barn and a silo on the right.
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Near Wyoming Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin farm scene, south of Lone Rock, but in Iowa County. A church can be seen on the left. The hills are the south bluffs of the Wisconsin River.

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