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People Riding Zebus

Date: 1906
Description: Man and a woman riding on zebu cattle, with fields and a mountain in the background. The people, place, and date of the photograph are unknown. The man and...
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People and Farm Animals in a Pasture

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Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of a group of people standing in a pasture near a stream. Roaming about are cows, horses and sheep. The cow in the foregrou...
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Cattle Driving

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Description: View across unpaved road towards people watching men drive cattle through town. A large commercial building is in the background on the left.
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Watching the Cows Graze

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Description: View from hill looking down towards a person sitting with a dog watching a herd of cows grazing below next to a winding creek.
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Spooner Rodeo

Date: 1961
Description: A crowd of people in the background behind a fence are watching a man bull riding at the Spooner Rodeo. Two rodeo clowns are moving in front of the bull.
Print

Peshtigo Fire

Date: 11 25 1871
Description: Engraved view of Peshtigo Fire showing people trying to escape the flames by boat and on horseback. A team of cattle also seek refuge and several birds tak...
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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1945
Description: Young people on the fairgrounds stand in front of a tent with calves competing at the fair. Richard Quinney stands on the far right.
Postcard

Busy Road near Blanchardville

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a busy road near Blanchardville. Men are driving a wagon hitched to eight horses, and people are standing in the roa...
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Barn Painting

Date: 09 25 1980
Description: Pastoral panoramic painting on the side of a barn. Two people on scaffolding can be seen working on the mural at right. A silo juts above the barn. There i...
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Wisconsin Farm

Date: 1873
Description: Three people are posing in the foreground, with a man with a long beard standing in front of two women sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. There is a barn a...
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Brick Structure Under Construction

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Description: A brick structure is under construction with a large group of people posing next to it.
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M.M. Rice Farm

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Description: View towards a farm at the base of a hillside, with smoke coming out of a chimney on a farmhouse, and two outbuildings. A group of eight people are posing ...
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Norwegian-style Barn with Cupola

Date: 1876
Description: Distant view from hill of a barnyard with people, split-rail fencing, cattle, a Norwegian-style barn with cupola and rooster weather vane and an animal bui...
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Group Posing in the Snow with Horses and Cattle

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of people standing in the snow with horses and cattle. A long log building is behind them.
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Farmer with Elaborate Fencing and Farmyard

Date: 1873
Description: A farmer with a long beard and wearing a hat is standing in the foreground in front of a board fence, which is part of an elaborate system of fencing surro...
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Farmland and Buildings

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Description: View across field of farm buildings, a frame house, cattle in a corral, and a large haystack. A group of people and buggies is posing near the farmhouse.
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People in Field with House in Background

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Description: A man rides a haymower while two women milk a cow nearby. Other farmhands ride wagons and behind them is a double house.
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Three Men on Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards three men working in a field with three binders. On the right a man is standing near fence with a group of cows. A group of peopl...
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Willard Scott

Date: 1998
Description: Television weatherman personality Willard Scott at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Scott broadcast a segment for ...
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a...

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