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Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
Photograph

Wisconsin House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the front and side of the Wisconsin House.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Eating On Board

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Description: Stereograph of a group of raftsmen eating at a table onboard a lumber raft near the shoreline.
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Family in front of Hans Kjorstad Residence

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Description: View of group posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house. Four men in the background on the left are standing near two teams of horses; three m...
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People Seated in front of Hermitage

Date: 1910
Description: Group of men, women, and children seated on a bench and on the ground outside the Hermitage (Cedar Bark Lodge) on Hermit Island (Wilson Island). Included a...
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Couple Standing on Boardwalk

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Description: Couple standing on boardwalk.
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Annuity Payment at La Pointe

Date: 1870
Description: Indians receiving payment. Seated on the right is John W. Bell. Others are, left to right, Asaph Whittlesey, Agent Henry C. Gilbert, and William S. Warren ...
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Peter Obranovich on Horseback

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, on horseback riding up to address the festival staff near the campin...
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Bob Schmidtke Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Bob Schmidtke, guitarist for the band Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing with a Gibson Les Paul "goldtop" style guitar on stage at the Sound Storm music ...
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Boyd Sibley Performing Onstage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: View from stage of Boyd Sibley, keyboardist for the band HOPE, performing onstage at the Sound Storm music festival. There is a cowbell on top of the Hammo...
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Men Preparing to Butcher Lambs

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men preparing to butcher sheep at the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp. A cabin is visible behind them on a hill.
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Cave Entrance in Vicksburg

Date: 1902
Description: Cave in a hillside occupied by the Lewis family from May 18 to July 4, 1863, during the Civil War siege of Vicksburg. Hundreds of other caves in the vicin...
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Muir Knoll Dedication Ceremony

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Dedication ceremony for Muir Knoll on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Judge Milton S. Griswold is speaking at flag-draped podium, and a ...
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Eilbes Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This barn is at W487 Zion Church Rd (Section 26). Allen and Mary Beth Eilbes and sons Michael, Andrew and Mathew (by age) live here.
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Soldiers with Wreckage

Date: 1958
Description: Soldiers of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution stand next to a pile of wreckage in a rural area holding guns.
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Algerian FLN Members with Dead Camel

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members posing with a dead camel. The men are wearing turbans and loose, light clothing. The camel has been skinned. Beh...
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Three Men Working in Field near Road

Date: 1900
Description: One man is operating a horse-drawn mower in a field. Two men are standing nearby, with one man pointing up toward the sky, and the other man holding a bunc...
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J.J. Hof Land Co.

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Description: Six men in suits and hats, probably employees of J.J. Hof Land Co., in front of the company office building.
Postcard

Santa and Girl in Sleigh

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Description: Photographic postcard of Santa and a young girl, Mary Jane Turner, in his sleigh. Her head is next to his and her arm is around his shoulders. Reindeer can...
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Men at Europe Lake

Date: 1925
Description: Two men pose alongside the Hotz Cottage at Europe Lake. The man in the background is David Kincaid, the caretaker.

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