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Old Road
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Four children walk away from the photographer down a rutted one lane road. On the reverse is written, "One of the oldest roads in [Richland] county, leading to the old tye landing on the Wisconsin River west of Muscoda and a mile from the Eagle Corners School."
1933
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1933 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 8 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin rural school survey records, 1931-1933 |
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| Call Number | PH 262.11j |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Children and Trough
1933
Three boys and a girl stand behind a wood trough, hewn from a log. The boys wear bib overalls. There is a two-story house and an outbuilding in the background. One of the boys is African American.
Irene Mervin
1933
Irene Mervin, a 12-year-old student at Eagle Corners School, poses with a baseball bat in front of a large tree. On the reverse of the photograph is written "Irene is very good natured."
School Picnic
May 14, 1931
Students from the Eagle Corners School, District No. 3, Township of Eagle, roast marshmallows over a fire at Barett's Hill (spelled Barrett's on the reverse of the photograph.)
Grading the Road
1931
Men using horse-drawn and gasoline powered road equipment work on Highway 80 near Rockbridge. A wooded bluff rises steeply behind a farmhouse. Barns, a silo, and outbuildings stand closer to the road.
Lone Pine
1933
A single pine tree grows on the ledge of a bluff along Highway 80 near Hub City. A road sign warns of a curve. The road is rutted and there is patchy snow on the ground.
Gladys Hofseth
1933
The teacher at Eagle Corners School, District No. 3, Township of Eagle, Gladys Hofseth, poses in front of the school. She is wearing a polka dot dress.
