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Woman with Snowman

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Wilma Gesell, daughter of Gerhard Gesell, stands on a board sidewalk arm-in-arm with a snowman. The snowman holds a Wisconsin pennant.
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Mother and Baby Playing

Date: 1903
Description: Beatrice C. Gesell and Gerhard Gesell, Jr. play out-of-doors. While mother watches the baby sits on a pillow playing with a volume titled "Educational Pro...
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Bossy and Betsy

Date: 1905
Description: Woman milking her cow.
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Feeding a Calf

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with Bertha Gesell feeding a calf from a pan.
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Beef Slough

Date: 1880
Description: Man with a pole standing at the Beef Slough.
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Young Girls Playing with Dolls

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Description: Six young girls playing with dolls on a porch.
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Betsy's Abode

Date: 1905
Description: A woman poses in front of her log cabin with her dog.
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Betimes Betsy Bethinks On The Bible

Date: 1905
Description: Woman reading the bible outdoors while seated in a chair.
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Mule Hitched to Cart with Driver

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Description: Mule hitched to training cart, with driver, on a town street, possibly Alma.
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Wind Storm Wreckage

Date: 1900
Description: Boy standing among the wreckage of various farm structures and implements apparently after a wind storm or tornado.
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Alma, Wisconsin

Date: 1883
Description: Man waving his hat in foreground with Alma, Wisconsin, visible in background across the Mississippi River.
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Cattle Drive In Alma

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Description: Farmers driving their cattle to a stockyard near the Burlington Depot, a weekly occurrence.
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Betsey Busied by Bossy's Butter

Date: 1905
Description: Woman churning butter.
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The Threshing Crew

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Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
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Boys on Mississippi River

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Description: Groups of boys on the Mississippi River shore undressing for a swim. Alma is visible across the river.
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J.F. Meisser's Livery Stable

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Description: Men, wagons and horses in front of J.F. Meisser's Livery stable.
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Swing Boom, Beef Slough

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Description: Two men on an 1,150 foot long swing boom above Alma, which is in the distance on the opposite shoreline.
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Train Station with Water Tower

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Description: Train station with several men, including one standing atop a large water tower.
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View of Alma, Wisconsin from the Mississippi River

Date: 1897
Description: View of Alma from the Mississippi River, with wing dam on right.
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Massasoit Stable

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men and boys near the Massasoit Stable. Two of the men are sitting in a buggy.

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