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Cornfields

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Description: Cornfield and views of houses from a hill.
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Farm Buildings and Frame House

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Description: View from field over wooden fence of a frame house, and farm buildings.
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Field and Farm

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Description: View across field towards a farm with a farmhouse, barn and stable.
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Woman Carrying Straw

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Description: Woman carrying straw into a log shed. The straw is probably bedding for cattle.
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View of a Farm

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Description: View across grassy field towards a farmhouse and weathered farm buildings.
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McKenna Mill

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Description: Lumberyard full of logs and a sawmill in the distance, probably McKenna in eastern Jackson County.
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Farm Buildings

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Description: View across harvested field, of what was probably corn, of frame house and barn.
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Lumber Operation

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Description: View from hill of lumber operation, with stacks of timber and a sawmill in operation, probably McKenna in eastern Jackson County.
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Jones House

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Description: Exterior view of frame house with two floors, probably the residence of L.C. Jones. Torn down in 1994.
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Farm Buildings

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Description: View across field and fence towards a frame house and a barn in the countryside. There is a dog sitting on the porch.
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View of a Farm

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Description: Exterior portrait of wooden buildings and a windmill in the distance in front of rolling countryside taken from a road.
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Man with a Flock of Sheep

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Description: Outdoor view of a man posing standing in front of wooden buildings and a flock of sheep.
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People Eating Corn

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Description: View down table towards a group of people sitting outdoors and eating corn on the cob under trees.
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Watermelon Eaters

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a large group of men, women, and children posing sitting and standing and eating watermelon.
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Picking Strawberries

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Description: Elevated view across field towards people picking strawberries in a field on the edge of town.
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Pasture of Sheep

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Description: A view of a pasture with several sheep. Dwellings and other farm buildings in the background.
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Farm

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Description: View across field towards a farm with a house, two barns, chickens, a windmill, and two smaller buildings.
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Girl With Cow

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Description: A girl holds a cow by a rope as it grazes. In the background, a large, two-story house is visible.
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Gathered Group of Women

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Description: A large group of women gathered outdoors, possibly cutting potatoes. In the background is a tent.

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