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Laying Rail at Kilbourn Railroad Station

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Description: Three men are laying rail on snow-covered ground at the Kilbourn railroad station.
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Man Operating a Manure Spreader

Date: 1912
Description: A young man driving a two-horse manure spreader in a snowy field.
Book or Pamphlet

Topp-Stewart Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Interior pages of a brochure advertising the Topp-Stewart four-wheel drive tractor. Two photographs of men using the tractor, one in snow and one in a farm...
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Three Wooden Buildings

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Description: View across fields and fences of three wooden buildings in the country, probably a mill. A man stands in the wagon drawn by a team of horses in front of on...
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Gas Powered Shovel Clearing Snow

Date: 1936
Description: Winter scene with a gas powered shovel being used to move snow from a snow-covered road. A man is standing in the road to the right, watching. The shovel i...
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Man Using McCormick Combine in Field

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man operating a combine in a field. Mountains are in the background.
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Silaging Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a silaging operation. The husker and shredders are belt-driven with the belt is in the foreground. Men are on wagons piled with s...
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Silaging Operation

Date: 1900
Description: View across snowy field towards men engaged in a silaging operation with a tractor powered husker and shredder. Three men are standing on horse-drawn wagon...
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Man Loading Hay onto Wagon

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man standing on a large haystack forking hay onto a wagon. There are also large haystacks on the right and left.
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Farmall Tractor with Saw Mounted to Trim Trees

Date: 02 21 1929
Description: Two men using a Farmall tractor fitted with a circular saw blade mounted high on a tall bracket to trim off the tops of trees. Snow is on the ground. F.G. ...
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Farmall H Tractor with 14P Corn Picker

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view from front of a man driving a Farmall H tractor with a 14P corn picker in a cornfield. A light dusting of snow is in the field.
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Waukesha County Dragging Operation

Date: 01 05 1955
Description: Elevated view of two people breaking ice with an ax and an ice breaking pole [a gaff?]; other people in the background are standing in a boat pushing poles...

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