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Publication Information
| Date Created | July 1938 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 17 x 12 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | (W528)38112 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Battling Grasshoppers
July 1938
Loading a truck with bait at the county mixing station at Balsam Lake during the grasshopper outbreak in northwestern Wisconsin.
Making Grasshopper Bait
1938
At the grasshopper bait mixing station at Fall Creek, two cement mixers were used to mix sawdust, a whey product, and sodium arsenite. So severe was the grasshopper outbreak of 1938 in northwestern...
Making Grasshopper Bait
July 1938
At a small sawmill near Shell Lake, farmers shovel sawdust which will be mixed with a whey product and applied to fields for grasshopper eradication during the northwestern grasshopper outbreak.
Niglis Implement Store
July 23, 1935
Four customers visit the Niglis Implement Store, an International Harvester dealership at 724 Williamson Street, with three employees behind the counter.
Dairy Barn Interior
A barn interior showing a basket on a scale next to a silage feeding schedule on the wall. Shovels lean against the walls.
Rest Stop
1925
A passenger bus making a stop at the service station of Gustav H. Schwalen.
