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Hop Harvesting
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Stereograph of an elevated view of hop harvesters, men, women and children, posing in a field at H.H. Potter's Hop Yard. Trellises of mature hops plants are standing in the mid-ground. In the background is a town, possibly Baraboo.Hand-written on reverse: "Wisconsin Hop Yard in Sauk County. In period handwriting: 'Potter Hop Field near Baraboo Range' transcribed from another copy c. 1868 - in ????? ??? Hop Harvesting."
1868
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Hops Farming
1880
Group portrait of men and women posing in hop field. Most of the women are wearing aprons, and some of them are holding plants from the harvest. In the foreground are the large wooden poles used as...
Hops Picking
A large group of people including men, women and children gathered together for hops picking. They are pictured in the middle of a hops field with hops plants growing up the trellises around them.
Women at Skillet Falls
Stereograph of a group of women exploring Skillet Falls, some of them walking on the rocks. In the background is a horse-drawn buggy with a man and woman sitting in it. Caption at foot: "145 — Skil...
Harvesting Hops
Agricultural workers are shown harvesting hops in the vicinity of Milford. The hops are being hand picked and loaded into a wooden bin. Caption reads: "Hop Field Near Milford, N.Y."
Picnic in the Woods
Stereograph of three men having a picnic in a clearing in the woods at Devil's Lake or nearby. One man is sitting against a tree, another is kneeling and the last man is reclining. Containers, bask...
