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Victory Garden Illustration

Date: 1943
Description: Uncle Sam stands in the foreground of an illustration promoting victory gardens and shakes the hand of a farmer with a hoe in his hand. Three women work in...
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Cattle Barn in Carpathian Village

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Description: An idyllic scene in a Carpathian village, with a dwelling being used as a cattle barn.
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Kleinheinz Hall

Date: 04 01 1945
Description: Kleinheinz Hall (old Sheep Barn) at 1815 Linden Drive on University of Wisconsin campus.
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Men Identify Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Men from George Schubert and Sons, an International Harvester dealership, examine old farm machines to identify candidates for a wartime scrap drive. The m...
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Schulz Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Everett Schulz is involved with Civil War Reenactors. He is dressed in the garb of units they represent — the 4th Kentucky and the 1st Alabama.
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Kleinheinz Hall

Date: 03 01 1945
Description: Kleinheinz Hall (old Sheep Barn) at 1815 Linden Drive on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Building was used as housing for United States Navy Radio ...
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IH Dealer Collecting Metal for Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Men from Anderson Motor Sales, an International Harvester dealership, collect a load of metal scrap form the farm of Frank Cook. The men are loading the me...
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Heg Farm

Date: 1920
Description: Heg Farm. The home was built by the Hegs after their immigration from Lier, Norway in 1840 and before the Civil War. The barn was built by Even H. Heg in 1...
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"Tractorettes" with Instructor

Date: 1942
Description: "Tractorettes" pose with their instructor, McCormick-Deering salesmen Robert L. McCaffrey, on a Farmall H tractor.
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IH Dealer Awards Scrap Drive Button to Boy

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Albert Karpernich(?), Jr. pins a "MacArthur Week" button on a boy scrap collector. According to the original caption, Karper...
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Barn and Farmer's House

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Description: Elevated view of barn and farmer's house of John Bass.
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"1865 Military Ball" at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 06 01 1989
Description: A costumed couple is dancing while four women in costumes are clapping their hands. Caption reads: "Dancers strutted their stuff at an '1865 Military Ball'...
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Percheron

Date: 1900
Description: A farmer shows off his percheron colt at the Wisconsin State Fair. At the turn of the century when a farmer's livelihood was dependent on his horses, the d...

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