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Men Harvesting Hemp with Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of two men harvesting hemp using a McCormick Farmall H tractor and hemp binder No.2. In the background are houses among trees.
Poster

World War II Victory Garden Poster

Date: 1943
Description: International Harvester poster promoting "Victory Gardens" and war bonds. Features an illustration of a family working in a field while the father shakes h...
Photograph

Performing Circus Elephants

Date: 1943
Description: A group of over twenty-six Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, standing on their rear legs with front legs resting on the elephant ahead. ...
Photograph

St. Norbert College Gymnasium

Date: 1943
Description: The gymnasium for St. Norbert College.
Photograph

St. Norbert College Main Hall

Date: 1943
Description: The Main Hall for St. Norbert College. A cannon is surrounded by shrubs and a lawn in the foreground.
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St. Norbert College Boyle Hall

Date: 1943
Description: Boyle Hall at St. Norbert College.
Book or Pamphlet

42 - Medical Instruments

Date: 1943
Description: Medical instruments and medicine used for the care of angora rabbits.
Photograph

Gardening

Date: 1943
Description: A gardener sprays a row of plants with a sprayer and metal container. The container likely holds pesticide.
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Man Working in Garden

Date: 1943
Description: A gardener works in a vegetable garden.
Photograph

Gardens Near Apartment Building

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of men and women working in a large garden behind what appears to be an apartment building.
Photograph

Garden Cultivating

Date: 1943
Description: A man uses a walking cultivator(?) to complete garden work.
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Planting a Garden

Date: 1943
Description: A man uses a taut rope to plant straight garden rows.
Photograph

Residential Gardening

Date: 1943
Description: A man standing behind a house uses a hoe to loosen dirt for garden rows.
Photograph

Two Men Gardening

Date: 1943
Description: A man creates furrows with a garden implement while another man appears to be planting seeds in the background.
Photograph

Farmhouse with Windmill

Date: 1943
Description: Side view of a farmhouse, with a shed and clothesline in the distance. An Aermotor windmill is near the house.
Photograph

Can Opener

Date: 1943
Description: A woman wearing an apron using a counter-mounted can opener.
Photograph

Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman removing a jar of cut string beans from a pot and places it on a dishcloth next to two other filled jars.
Photograph

Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
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Home Canning

Date: 1943
Description: A woman lifting jars of vegetables from a pot using a wire holder.
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Kitchen Goods

Date: 1943
Description: An assortment of kitchen pots, pans, and utensils spread out on a checkered tablecloth.

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