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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...
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Postcard with Finnish Harvesting Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester showing a color photograph of a harvesting scene in Finland. Original caption reads: "Finland — The women f...
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Hops Farming

Date: 1908
Description: Hops farming, most likely in California. Pictured among the large plants and trellises are farm workers, both children and adults. Caption reads: "Hop Pick...
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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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Hauling Milk at Hering Farm

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Description: Robert Carl Hering and his son Alexander Hering are standing next to a horse-drawn wagon filled with milk containers. Farm buildings are in the background....
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Elevated View of Bagley, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of town showing homes and businesses. A windmill is in the foreground. The school is on the far edge of town on the lef...
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Workmen Building a Shed

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Description: Photographic postcard of workmen posing with a partially built shed or corn crib. One man in sitting on the roof timbers. Two wagons with lumber are parked...
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Girls Feeding Geese

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Description: Photographic postcard of three girls feeding corn to a flock of geese. Two girls are standing, and one girl is sitting on the left. All three girls have bo...
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A Rural Procession of Carriages

Date: 1910
Description: View of a procession of horse-drawn carriages along a dirt road through a field. The second carriage from the left is a hearse. There is a farm in the back...
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Bird's-Eye View of Elk Mound

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Description: View of the village and surrounding landscape. Dwellings are in the foreground, and farms are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Elk Mound, ...
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Farm near Elroy

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a farm and the surrounding landscape. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wis."
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Fox River near Endeavor

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River, with a farm in the foreground. The farm has a windmill with a sign on it that reads: "Kilbourn Steel Mill," ...
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Holy Hill — Kettle Moraine Countryside

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Description: Fall view of Holy Hill on a hilltop, and a dairy farm in the foreground. Caption reads: "Kettle Moraine Countryside, Holy Hill."
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Farm Scene Near New Glarus, Wis.

Date: 06 1925
Description: Several cows are grazing in a field. In the background are houses, barns, and other buildings. Image caption reads: "Farm Scene near New Glarus, Wis."
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Curtis Farm

Date: 1913
Description: View uphill in a field with several cattle grazing. A farm is in the distance further up the hill. Caption on image reads: "Curtis Farm, 1913."
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Lake Waubesa

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Description: View of Lake Waubesa from a hill. A farm is in the distance on the left. The Yahara River is in the foreground. Handwritten caption reads: "Lake Waubesa."
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Steamboat Rock

Date: 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Steamboat Rock, Richland Center, Wis." A large formation, crowned with trees, juts over a dirt road. An automobile is on the road on ...
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Picking Cherries at N.C. Jacobs

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Picking Cherries at N.C. Jacobs', Sawyer, Wis." An elevated view of a group of women, men and children picking cherries using ladders...
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Little Sister and Sister Bays

Date: 07 29 1946
Description: Text on front reads: "Little Sister and Sister Bays, Sister Bay, Wis." A view from a hill of the shoreline of Green Bay, Lake Michigan.
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Greetings from Spring Green

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green, Wis." On the reverse it reads: "Lush Farm Land." Elevated view of a farmer on a tractor in a large corn ...

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