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Andreas Dahl and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. This view from East Washington Avenue shows photographer Andrew Dahl on his horse "Curnel" in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dahl had j...
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Andrew Amundsen's Farm

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Description: Elevated view of Andrew Amundsen's farm. A man with horses is at a well in the foreground. The well utilizes a well sweep. A barn, house and granary are on...
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Onon Bjorn Dahle's House and Store

Date: 1873
Description: A man is standing in front of a fence along a road in the foreground. Two other men are in the road; one is standing and one is on horseback. Onon Bjorn Da...
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Newly-built Farmhouse

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Description: A man standing on a hill with his back to the camera surveys newly-built farm buildings and a large frame house with symmetrical features. Fencing runs thr...
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Tollef Gjermundsen Farm

Date: 1874
Description: View uphill towards cattle, horses and people in the barnyard of the Tollef Gjermundsen farm. Behind them is a barn with a stone foundation with an arched ...
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Norwegian-style Barn with Cupola

Date: 1876
Description: Distant view from hill of a barnyard with people, split-rail fencing, cattle, a Norwegian-style barn with cupola and rooster weather vane and an animal bui...
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Men on Horses in Barnyard

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Description: Two men are on horseback near a man sitting on a dump rake in a barnyard with the barn in the background. Another man is standing near a horse on the right...
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Gothic Revival Farm House

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Description: A Gothic Revival farmhouse with barge board trim behind a fence. Adjacent to the house are farm buildings, one which has a windmill mounted upon it. Men on...
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Prensor and Ottesen Families leave the Rickelsen Home

Date: 1877
Description: H.A. Prensor and J.A. Ottesen and their families leaving the home of R. Daniel Rickelsen in Lodi.
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Woman Sidesaddle on Horse

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Description: Woman posing sitting sidesaddle on a horse in a field. In the background are low hills.
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Man Riding Horseback

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Description: A man poses on a horse in a field.
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George E. Thompson, as a Cowboy

Date: 1905
Description: George E. Thompson, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a cowboy. Pictured riding a horse and wearing a cowboy hat. Part of a ye...
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Magazine Street

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Description: A view of Magazine Street, with four people, two men and two women, posing on their horses. Trees line the street, and houses and fences are on both sides....
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Cattle on the 101 Ranch

Date: 1908
Description: View across field toward a group of cattle, with a farmhand to the right. A cow is laying on the ground in front of the herd. Caption reads: "Cattle on 101...
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Branding Steer

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Description: A view of ranch hands branding a steer in a fenced enclosure. One man has roped the steer by the back legs; another man has roped the front and another ma...
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Cowboys at the 101 Ranch

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of cowboys with a roped steer. In the background are farm outbuildings. On the other side of the fence behind them is a dog. Most men are o...
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Cowboys and Cowgirls on Horses

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of men and women on horseback in a strem. On the shoreline at the right is a horse-drawn carriage . Trees are further down the shoreline, and...
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Cowgirl, Bliss, Oklahoma

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of a cowgirl sitting on a horse. A fence runs along the left, with an open field in the background. Caption reads: "Cowgirl on 101 Ranch, Oklahoma...
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Cowboy Taming a Horse

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Description: A cowboy holding his hat in his hand is riding on a bucking horse in a fenced enclosure. The horse is kicking up dust.
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Trying to Ride a Bucking Bronco

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a ranch hand riding a bucking horse. To the left is a man or boy standing near the stone wall enclosure. In the background are hi...

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