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Two Men in Field

Date: 1895
Description: Two men in a field with long dikes.
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Strawberry Field

Date: 1895
Description: Two men stand in a strawberry field bordered by burnt-over forest. The photographer's shadow can be seen at the bottom of the image.
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Hemlock Bark

Date: 1895
Description: The front (top) and back (bottom) of a promotional card advertising the large amounts of hemlock bark in Northern Wisconsin. The image shows three men sitt...
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Man in a Field of Vegetation

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing in a field of vegetation, perhaps tomatoes. He is wearing a suit, and a boater hat.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European American Children

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of three unidentified children posing in the yard in front of a small wooden house. Two children are standing on either side of a yo...
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Men Along a Roadside

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Description: View towards a group of men near a horse-drawn wagon. One man is kneeling and holding a gun and dog. Behind him six men are posing standing near a wagon. ...
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Group Portrait of People Outdoors

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Description: Stereograph of a group portrait of a large gathering of people outdoors on the grass under trees. Blankets and cloths are spread on the grass and many poep...
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View Towards Unidentified People in front of House

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a man, woman and child posing in the tall grass in front of a small one-story wooden house with a small porch. A man is sitting i...
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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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Wagon Ride on Country Road

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Description: Rear view of group of men and women riding down a road in a wagon. The wagon has wooden benches (pews?) in it for passengers. Wooded hills can be seen in t...
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Couple on a Bridge

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Description: Rear view of a man and woman standing on a wooden bridge in a wooded area.
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Outdoor Meeting

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Description: About two dozen men sit in chairs and on stumps in a clearing in a wooded area, having a meeting.
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Man Leaning on a Country Fence

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Description: View from unpaved road of an unidentified man leaning on a country fence. There appear to be two dogs at his feet.
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Entrance to Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: A man and woman pose at the wooden walkway among the rock formations of Congress Hall, on the Dell View Resort property.
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Settlement Along A Railway with Locomotive

Date: 1900
Description: A camp or settlement located along a railway in Iron County, WI. Residents and a dog are pictured in the foreground, with a locomotive in the background ne...
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Woman on Tractor Talks with International Harvester Dealers

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Description: Woman sitting on a Farmall B tractor with attached corn planter talking with International Harvester dealers Henry Brosnahan, Manager (left), and Jack Call...
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Train and Depot

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Description: View along railroad tracks towards a group of men and boys standing on a platform in front of the Preston Depot while a locomotive arrives. In the backgrou...
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A chorus of men singing on stage with a crowd watching. A group of officials seated on the right. Rolling farmland in the background.
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Ruins of Cyclone — William Brace Farm

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: View across yard of a storm-damaged farmhouse. In the foreground is an overturned automobile. The windows of the house have been blown out and the roof has...

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