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Tall-tale Postcard: Our Barn is Full

Date: 1912
Description: Several women and a man are outside of a barn, which is overflowing with giant onions, corn, and potatoes. A ladder is placed against the large stack of on...
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The Horseshoe Curve Near Ableman, Wis.

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Description: Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspend...
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Pieper's Fruit Farm

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Description: Color postcard of an aerial view of Pieper's Fruit Farm. The apple orchards are behind the farmhouse and outbuildings.
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Buff Creek Farm

Date: 06 19 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea...
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Arpin's Farm

Date: 07 06 1915
Description: Photographic postcard across field towards Arpin's Farm. The farm is in the distance. On the extreme right is a row of power lines stretching to the horizo...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Hull House

Date: 10 29 1907
Description: Black and white postcard of Hull House. The house was built in the Italianate style around 1850. Farm outbuildings are in the background. The house was sti...
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Child on Hobby Horse

Date: 1930
Description: A child rides a hobby horse that is pulling a wagon filled with a toy lion and doll. A rocking chair holding a large doll, a small doll and teddy bear is p...
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Winnebago Dairy Farm

Date: 10 18 1939
Description: Postcard submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. On the front of the postcard is the slogan: You can 'whip' our cream but you can't...
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Kissel Motor Car Company

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib...
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Young Man Outdoors

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a young man standing in front of a field of corn. His hands are resting behind him on his lower back. He is wearing a cap, shirt and kn...
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L. Dawson's Fruit Ranch

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a slightly elevated view of the fruit ranch. Rows of crops in the foreground are bordered by a row of trees. Three dwellings ...
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Group of People Posed at Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a family posed on a hill in front of a farm, with farmhouse, outbuildings, and a windmill. The family is gathered on a hill i...
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Busy Road near Blanchardville

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a busy road near Blanchardville. Men are driving a wagon hitched to eight horses, and people are standing in the roa...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage

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Description: View of parsonage and church in a rural area. Caption reads: "German Lutheran Church and Parsonage, Canton, Buffalo County, Wis."
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Man, Boy and Automobile

Date: 1915
Description: Man and small boy posing at the back of a Ford automobile in a farm yard.
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Chickens on the Farm

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Description: A smiling grandfather has his arm around a toddler granddaughter. A toddler boy is standing next to them. They are surrounded by chickens, and behind them ...
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Feeding the Chicken and Geese

Date: 1900
Description: An unidentified woman standing near a shed is feeding chickens and geese in the barnyard.
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Barn Raising in Sheboygan County

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Description: A large group of men are using log poles to pull the side of a new timber framed barn up to meet the roof line.
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Barn Raising in Sheboygan County

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Description: A large group of men pause briefly in their work of raising this large timber framed barn.

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