Crowd watches a man spray paint a barn, Waukesha County, early 20th century.
After a barn is constructed, it needs to be painted—apparently an exciting event for this crowd in rural New Berlin, Wisconsin. According to the sign, the paint color is the classic choice for barns—“school house red.”
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