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Photograph

CUNA Office in Cottage Grove Coop

Date: 02 05 1941
Description: Claire Onsgard, treasurer of the Dane County Farmers Equity Union Coop Credit Union in Cottage Grove showing member Fritz Swenson where to sign his loan ap...
Photograph

Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
Photograph

Making Irrigation Laterals with 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1931
Description: A dog sits on a 10-20 tractor beside Paul M. Dazier as he makes irrigation laterals with an orchard cultivator outfitted with an irrigation attachment.
Poster

Neil Young Promotional Poster

Date: 07 1972
Description: Poster created by Madison-based Johnathan Chritton, most likely to commemorate the release of the album "Harvest" (1972), featuring Neil Young playing an a...
Photograph

Husker and Shredder Crew at Barn

Date: 1913
Description: Men working with wagons and husker-shredder near a barn. The husker-shredder is powered by a Titan 18-35 tractor. A dog is walking by a fence, and milk can...
Photograph

Group of Men Watching Man Plow with Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: Group of men watching as a man plows with a Mogul 8-16 tractor. Women and children stand on the left in the background. The event may be a demonstration.
Painting

Steam Power

Date: 
Description: A harvest scene in which an old-fashioned steam-powered tractor is hooked up to a threshing machine. There is a pile of coal next to the tractor and a tank...
Photograph

Donald and DNR Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Pam Donald and her children, Joey, Jimmy and Mary, live at N8914 N. Pole Road (Section 11).
Photograph

Wiese Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Eugene and Mary live at W1422 Hwy TW. They are pictured with their granddaughter, Emily Weyer, and Chipper, their dog.
Photograph

Bonack Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Peter and Donna Bonack live at W2282 Hwy TW (Section 6). They have lived here 7 years. Lawrence and Ester Neitzel were previous owners.
Photograph

Scherr Tractor

Date: 2004
Description: The Scherr family pose with this old farm tractor, which is still in use.
Photograph

Donald and DNR Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: The Donald property is located on a very high hill. The old silo dates to 1911. The Department of Natural Resources owns and uses the old barn.
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Nickel Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This barn at W1616 Racoon Rd (Section 28) is owned by Dan and Karen Nickel. Dan and his father, Alfred, were both born here.
Book or Pamphlet

Avery Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the 5-10 horsepower Avery tractor featuring an illustration of a man using the tractor on a farmstead. An inset illust...
Book or Pamphlet

Avery Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising Avery tractors. A color illustration depicts a man using the tractor in a farm field. The caption at top reads: "The T...
Book or Pamphlet

Avery Tractor Standardized Line

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Avery tractor standardized line featuring a color illustration of a man using a tractor and plow in a field. The ...
Drawing

Hay Into the Barn

Date: 1945
Description: A man stands on top of a full hay wagon parked in front of the closed door of a red barn. Above the man a grappling hook full of hay can be seen through th...
Photograph

Steam Tractor

Date: 
Description: Side view of left side of steam tractor. A man holding either a pipe or an oil can is leaning on the back of the tractor just behind the seat. A dog sits o...
Photograph

Tractor Powered Husker and Shredders

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of seven men and a dog posing with a tractor powered husker and shredder. The tractor is on the far right powering the belt-driven husker an...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor at Work in New Zealand

Date: 
Description: McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor pulling a plow in New Zealand. Two men and a dog watch as the tractor ascends a hill.

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