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Pasture Stream and Flowering Tree

Date: 05 13 1962
Description: A twisting pasture stream as seen through a flowering tree.
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Farm near Stream

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Description: View from hill over a valley dotted with farmsteads and a meandering stream in the foreground. A group of three or four people are posing at the opposite s...
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McCord Rock, Devil's Rock, Donald's Rock, Preacher's Cap

Date: 1876
Description: View of a farmstead with fences, haystacks and a wooden outbuilding. Two men are posing on top of McCord Rock, one of them saluting with his hat. Another ...
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Distant View of Clinton across Koshonong Creek

Date: 1874
Description: Elevated view from hill of Clinton, now Rockdale. Three men are in the middle distance, looking east across Koshonong Creek towards a mill dam, bridge and ...
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Aerial View of Main Street in Town

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of main street. There is a bridge with a stream flowing under it in the foreground.
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Corn Machines Catalog Cover

Date: 1914
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Deering Corn Machines manufactured by International Harvester. Features an illustration of a small bridge over a stream...
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A Guernsey Herd

Date: 1949
Description: A Guernsey herd in a stream near a pasture. Trees line the banks.
Poster

Dairymaid Cream Harvester Advertising Poster

Date: 1912
Description: Advertising poster for the Dairymaid cream harvester (cream separator). Features color illustrations of grazing cows near a stream, a woman with a pail ov...
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Footbridge over Stream

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Description: Rustic log footbridge over a creek in the woods.
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Pathfinder Car near Bridge

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Description: The Milwaukee Journal Pathfinder car driving from a road onto a bridge.
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Man Fishing From Bridge

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Description: A man fishes from an earthen bridge. There is a house or barn in the background.
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Men and Woman on Bridge

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Description: Two men fish from an earthen bridge while a woman stands holding a fish. There is a house or barn in the background.
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Group Relaxing Outdoors

Date: 1939
Description: Two men, a young boy, and two women relax by a tree near a stream.
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Winding Stream

Date: 1933
Description: A landscape view of a winding stream and surrounding croplands. A barn and silo are in the distance.
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W.M. Smith and W.H.D. on a Log

Date: 07 1895
Description: Two men, W.M. Smith and W.H.D., rest on a large log over Little Bear Creek.
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Southern Wisconsin Farm Scene

Date: 1930
Description: A farm and brook in Southern Wisconsin. Several trees hang over the brook along with a trace of snow.
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Stream Swollen with Snowmelt

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Description: The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. A recently built duplex housing unit is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as...
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Swollen Stream

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Description: The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in early Greendale.
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Swollen Stream with Bridge

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Description: The Root River, swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt, runs under a bridge on which a man is walking. Recently built houses are visible in the misty back...
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Reinforcing Stream Bank

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Description: Rocks placed to control the flow of Dale Creek. A house is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in ear...

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