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Herd of Shorthorns, Linebacks and Ayrshires

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Description: An "improved" herd of cattle standing in a fenced-in yard. The herd includes shorthorns, linebacks and, perhaps, Ayrshires. A man is standing in the yard h...
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Cattle, Haystacks, and a Mill

Date: 1876
Description: Sheep and cattle are within a split-rail fence. Two men are behind the fence standing on the roof of a shade shelter for the cattle. Haystacks and a windmi...
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Cattle in Field near Farmstead

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Description: Cattle in a pasture. Behind a fence is an upright and wing frame house, a windmill and a barn with a stone foundation.
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Field with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder near Farm Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: View from distance of a man standing in a field with fences and farm buildings behind him. A horse-drawn corn binder is standing in the field, and cows, pi...
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Workers with Cattle Posing in front of Farm Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Farm house, barn, and farm buildings surround by fence. Trees and windmills in background. Man riding horse-drawn corn binder in field with many men and c...
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Poor Farm and Grounds

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of Poor Farm on the grounds of the Winnebago County Asylum. There is a large barn, silo, windmill, and the roof of a large building in the ba...
Painting

A Farm Auction

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Description: An auctioneer, a clerk, and a helper stand on a stage on a farm conducting an auction as potential bidders surround them. Farming equipment and other items...
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Farm Scene with Corn Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A man using a team of horses to pull a Deering(?) corn binder across a barnyard. Another man, cows, a windmill, and farm buildings are in the background.
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Bird's Eye View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of the town with hills in the distance. In the foreground are cattle inside a fence near a cemetery with a windmill. The town is behind furth...
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Grain Binder and Cattle in Farm Field

Date: 1902
Description: Man with a horse-drawn grain binder in a field near a herd of cows. Farm buildings and a windmill are in the background.
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J.B. Bartlett Farm

Date: 1895
Description: A small herd of Jersey cows, and swine on the farm of J.B. Bartlett. A house with a porch is in the background.
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Landscape View of Farm with Man on Mower

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man on a horse-drawn mower. Behind him on the left men are working on and around a large haystack with horses. Behind a split-r...
Postcard

Harvesting Barley near Leeds

Date: 07 25 1922
Description: View across fence towards a field with bales of barley arranged in rows. A person is operating horse-drawn farm machinery in the field on the right. Farm b...

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