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Koehler Family in a Garden

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Julius Koehler family in their garden in front of their newly built frame home. The original Koehler farm was destroyed by forest fire in July of 1894, evi...
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Deering Works Garden

Date: 1917
Description: Two women and a young girl gathering vegetables in the Deering Works vegetable garden. Original caption reads: "This garden furnished a bountiful supply of...
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African American Woman at Work in McCormick Works' Community Garden

Date: 07 1932
Description: African American woman tending to her plot in the McCormick Works' garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Harves...
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Woman and Girls in McCormick Works' Community Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: Mother and her two daughters at work in the McCormick Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Har...
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Man in West Pullman Works' Com munity Garden

Date: 07 1932
Description: Man bending over to pick vegetables in the West Pullman Works' community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International ...
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Man Picking Vegetables in Wisconsin Steel Works Community Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: Man picking vegetables in the Wisconsin Steel Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Harvester's...
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Men Picking Vegetables in Deering Works Community Garden

Date: 07 1932
Description: Three men picking vegetables in the Deering Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Harvester's "...
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Fourteen Foot Tomato Plant

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Mr. Liebenberg standing on a ladder measuring a 14 foot tomato plant growing in his garden. Mrs. Liebenberg is standing beside the plant.
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West Side Garden Club Party

Date: 06 27 1944
Description: Two members of the West Side Garden Club wearing their hats created from vegetable material. From left: Mrs. Paul H. (Mary) Rehfeld, and Mrs. Thomas C. (Ve...
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West Side Garden Club Party

Date: 06 27 1944
Description: Two members of the West Side Garden Club wearing hats created from vegetable material. From left: Mrs. Henry A. Pochmann (Ruth) and Mrs. R.A. (Mary) Walker...
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Man Working in Garden

Date: 1943
Description: A gardener works in a vegetable garden.
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Marinette County Farm

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of two women working in a large vegetable garden. A long building, perhaps a barn, and a smaller building are on the left. In the background ...
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Large Tomato Plant

Date: 08 30 1949
Description: Earl L. Vanderhoef Sr., 312 N. Blair Street, standing on the ground near a ladder and showing his tomato plant, which grew to a height of 14 feet. He was c...
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Man in Bean Garden

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Description: A man stands in front of several very tall bean plants. Photograph taken in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Consolidated Coal Company Town Garden

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Description: View of a family garden in the company town of Consolidation Coal Company. A woman with a basket stands in the middle of the garden holding up produce. The...
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Consolidated Coal Company Town Garden

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Description: View of a garden in the company town of Consolidation Coal. Features a woman in a bountiful tomato garden carrying a basket full of tomatoes.
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Taliesin I Entry Loggia and Plantings in the Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I entry loggia and plants viewed from the courtyard. A small portion of the trellis is at the left from which gourds are hanging.
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Taliesin I Gardens

Date: 1912
Description: Gardens on the southeast side of Taliesin I. In addition to the vegetables there are foundations in the background supposedly to have been the bases for c...
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Taliesin I Entry Loggia and Plantings in the Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I entry loggia and plants viewed from the courtyard. A small portion of the trellis is at the left from which gourds are hanging.

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