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University of Wisconsin — Dairy Barn

Date: 06 30 1898
Description: The University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn and silo, with an man standing on the elevated ramp on the right. Another man is standing on top of a load of hay on...
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The Population Explosion

Date: 1959
Description: A bird's nest with eggs, on the wheel of a vintage hay rake.
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Equipment near Weathered Barn

Date: 04 1995
Description: "Antique Hay Rake."
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Building a Barn

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Description: View across field towards two men posing standing on the frame of a barn under construction next to a large haystack.
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Run-Down Farm Buildings

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Description: Elevated view down hill towards a wooden building in the distance. There are haystacks next to the building. There is a forested hill in the background.
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Threshing Scene

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Description: Exterior portrait of a man posed standing on a tractor running threshing machinery in the distance next to a group of men and a haystack.
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Haystack and Cows

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Description: View across field towards a group of cows around a large haystack. There is snow on the ground. In the distance are more fields, a building, and a small hi...
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Farm Scene with Horses and Chickens

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Description: A man is displaying two horses among chickens in front of a barn. There is a dog standing in front of the horses.
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Sheep and Cattle and Farmers

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Description: View from field towards group of people, men and women, posing with sheep and cattle in a pen next to a barn. There are haystacks in the background on the ...
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Group of Men with Thresher

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Description: In the foreground on the left are two men sitting on machinery belt driving the thresher. In the background, a man is standing and holding the bridles of t...
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Threshing Scene

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Description: View towards six men posing standing in and on top of a large haystack. In front of the haystack is a man standing on a large pile of hay on a wagon near t...
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Bossy's Baronial Barn

Date: 1905
Description: Log cabin barn and haystack.
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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Barn damage with house in background. Two horses survived in the barn despite the damage around them.
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Unidentified Residence and People

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a family at their farm. The family is posing on the far right in the yard. On the left near the house is a windmill with a sign f...
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Haying

Date: 1950
Description: Haying on the farm with dramatic clouds in the background. The John Deere tractor is pulling the chopper as it empties into a wagon.
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Stock Fair

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the monthly Stock Fair. The roof of a building is in the left foreground. Horse-drawn wagons line the street, and there is a large buildin...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrant standing near a team of horses eating hay in Market Square. He is wearing work clothes. Large brick buildings are in the background.
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants, wearing Polish national dress, with a wagon in Market Square. Other men in the square are wearing suits, long coats, and hats. The women...
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Market Square

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Polish immigrants in Market Square with horse-drawn lumber sledges and hay wagons. Commercial buildings are in the background. A sign on o...
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Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed

Date: 07 24 1933
Description: A man in a car poses in front of A. Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed at 653 West Washington Avenue.

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