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Corn Exhibit at Grant County Fair

Date: 09 17 1912
Description: Boys and Girls Wisconsin No. 7 Corn Exhibit. J.J. Garland of Madison judged the exhibit.
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Ten Prize Ears

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Description: Prize-winning ears of Wisconsin No. 7 corn on display. Students were given the seeds and encouraged to enter the resulting corn in the contest. The ten ear...
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Shocks of Corn

Date: 1940
Description: Pumpkins are scattered in a field near corn shocks. Farm buildings are in the distance. Caption from calendar: "Shocks of corn on a Wisconsin farm. Wiscons...
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Washburn Observatory on Observatory Hill

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Description: View up hill of Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The President's residence and a rear view of Bascom Hall are to the rig...
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Corn Contest Prize Winners

Date: 05 1911
Description: Six young men, winners of the Wisconsin No. 7 corn contest, pose in front of tent. From left to right: Ray Peterson, Everett Palmer, Earl Ward, Herbert Ec...
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Tepees

Date: 10 1955
Description: Shocks of corn are lined up in a cornfield during harvest.
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Modern Tepees

Date: 1954
Description: Corn shocks stand in a foggy field and trees cover a rise in the background.
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McCormick Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
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McCormick Grain Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
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Simpson's Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View down hill towards a farm in a valley, with harvested corn in corn shocks in the field. Tree-lined hills are in the background. Text on reverse of imag...
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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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Dilapidated House

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Description: View across yard towards a man and woman posing sitting and standing in front of a dilapidated two-story wooden house with broken windows. In the foregroun...
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A Woman, A Girl and Some Chickens

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Description: Outdoor view of a woman and a girl posing standing in a yard. There are chickens and a wooden structure in the distance.
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Boys Corn Club Contest

Date: 05 1911
Description: Jeffie Duncan, winner of first prize in corn contest, and calf, Lawn Mower, stand before tent exhibiting the Boys Corn Club Contest.
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Cabbage, Tobacco Plants, and Sweet Corn

Date: 09 27 1895
Description: A plot of land in front of a row of houses features cabbage in the foreground, ripe, four-foot tall Havana seed leaf tobacco plants in the center, and swee...
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Woman Posing with Cows

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a woman wearing a light-colored dress, apron, and a hat. She is standing holding a cow and a calf. In the background is a cornfield and...
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Strawberry Fields at Lake's Nursery

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Description: A view of the strawberry fields at Lake's Nursery located north of Harrison and Tenth Streets. In the foreground is a rake standing upright in the ground. ...
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Patterns

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of contour farming. Farms and patches of woods are spread out in the landscape.
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Field Marshalls

Date: 1969
Description: Shocks of corn or grain standing in a snow-covered field. A lone tree and foliage is in the foreground. More trees and a fence are in the background. The s...
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Highway 61

Date: 1920
Description: View from hillside of car driving down a winding road. Their are cornfields on both sides of the road.

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