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Tall-tale Postcard: Onion Mound

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of several farmers working to lift a giant onion onto the flatbed horse-drawn cart. Beside them is a giant mound of onions with a ladder leani...
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Calf

Date: 1910
Description: A young spotted calf is tethered with a rope to an open barn door at the Middleton family farm. There is a ladder in the background.
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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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View of Quarry from Cemetery

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Description: Partially colorized view looking down at a quarry. On the other side of the quarry is the town of Berlin, with dwellings and commercial buildings. Caption ...
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Firehouse & Jail

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Description: Color postcard of the Firehouse interior at Stonefield. The jail is through the rear door on the left.
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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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Company Boarding House

Date: 1908
Description: View of a large boarding house. Two people are standing on the porch, and a woman is sitting and looking out of the sill of a second-story window. Caption ...
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Men Working on Building Forest Protection Lookout Tower

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Description: Men are working up in the tower during construction. One man is standing mid-height on a ladder that runs the length of the tower on the right side. There ...
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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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C. & N.W. Depot

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N.W. R.R. Depot, West Bend, Wis." View across two sets of railroad tracks towards the platform where two men and a dog are stand...

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