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Old Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man using an old scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
Postcard

Postman Michael P. Adler

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of mail carrier Michael P. Adler, with his mailbag, an armful of mail, and a parcel. He is standing in front of a painted backd...
Photograph

Woman with Axe

Date: 1920
Description: A smiling woman holding an axe holding a pose while chopping wood.
Postcard

Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
Photograph

Lunch Break

Date: 1915
Description: Field workers take a lunch break outdoors. The man holding the food is Frank Haack and the woman taking a bite is his sister-in-law, Anna Bollenbeck.
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Portrait of Photographer Matthew Witt

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Description: Casual portrait of photographer Matthew Witt seated at the foot of a ridge. It's likely that the image is a self-portrait produced by Witt himself.
Photograph

Matthew Witt Posing with Camera

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Description: Photographer Matthew Witt poses with one of his cameras, holding the shutter release. It is placed on a table with a fringed tablecloth. He is wearing a su...
Photograph

Matthew Witt's Photography Studio

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored exterior of Matthew Witt's photography studio. He is standing at the door with his hand on the doorknob. Photographic prints are hanging in th...
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Matthew Witt Driving a Ford Automobile

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Description: Matthew Witt, photographer, at the wheel of a Ford automobile with two female passengers. The top of the automobile is down, and they are in front of an in...
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Farmer with Boys and Horses

Date: 1922
Description: Farmer and three boys posing with five horses in front of a house.

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