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Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Bringing in the Sheaves

Date: 1908
Description: Photomontage of a farm scene with giant produce. A man and a woman stand on top of a giant ear of corn, resting on a horse-drawn cart. Around them are mor...
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Farmer with Cows

Date: 02 1910
Description: Farmer and two cows standing outside near a barn in winter.
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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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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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The Return From the Alps

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Description: Color postcard of a Swiss farmer returning home with his animals. Many of the animals, and five of the shepherds, are labeled with a name. The path loops b...
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International A-160 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of men handling bales of hay on an International A-160 truck.
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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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Soldiers Arriving at Camp

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Description: A colorized postcard of soldiers in uniform arriving at camp, marching in a column. They have bedrolls and weapons over their shoulders. Trees and tents ar...
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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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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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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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Barn Raising in Sheboygan County

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Description: Four men pause in their work of building a new, large barn. They are all wearing hats for protection from the sun.
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Loading Hay into a Silo

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Description: View across barnyard towards five men on the William Fiebelkorn farm working with a wagon and conveyor belt to load hay into a silo. The barn has a stone f...
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The William Fiebelkorn Farm

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Description: William Fiebelkorn and his wife Anna stand at a fence on their farm. William is holding a toddler. The house, the barn, several outbuildings and a windmill...
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Barn with Cows in Yard Near Earl, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a barn, with two men and cows in the barnyard. There are patches of snow on the ground.
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Frederic, Wisconsin; Cooperative Creamery

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Description: View from hill of Frederic, with a creamery in the center. Three men are standing near the doorway of the creamery, and an automobile is parked in front. H...
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Six Men with Dead Deer

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Description: Handwritten on front: "A 4 hour Hunt." Handwritten on back: "4th man from left believed to be Teynor or Rural PD-C," and "An Art Roth Photo P.D.-C." The me...
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Barton Road

Date: 12 10 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Barton Road, West Bend, Wis." A man is driving an automobile on a muddy, unpaved road with a pond on both sides. Two farm buildings a...

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