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Playing Croquet on the Farm

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Description: People are playing croquet in a field in the foreground with other people, horses, cattle and carriages also posing in the field. In the background, peopl...
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Ole Wettlesen Barnyard

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Ole Wettlesen barnyard. A man is standing and holding a pail in the center near a lineback cow. People, cattle, sheep, horses, a barn, haysta...
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Tollef Gjermundsen Farm

Date: 1874
Description: View uphill towards cattle, horses and people in the barnyard of the Tollef Gjermundsen farm. Behind them is a barn with a stone foundation with an arched ...
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N. Lunde Farm

Date: 1874
Description: View framed by trees of a barnyard at the N. Lunde farm. Cattle and three men are standing in an enclosed yard in front of a barn with a cupola. One of the...
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Cattle in Barnyard

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Description: Women, men and cattle inside a fenced-in barnyard with wooden casing pump and wooden trough. A man is standing on a wagon adjacent to the barn in the backg...
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Brenum Farmstead

Date: 09 19 1876
Description: Brenum farmstead with cattle horses and agricultural equipment in view.
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Nelson Catlin Residence

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated illustration of a farmhouse, with fences around it, a cowboy on horseback overseeing cattle, and a horse-drawn carriage on the street in front of ...
Photograph

Playing Croquet on the Farm

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Description: People playing croquet in a field in the foreground with horses, cattle and carriages also in the field. In the background, people are standing on the porc...
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B.J. Clark Dairy and Farm

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Description: Panoramic view of the B.J. Dairy and Farm. Shows fenced-in yard with various cows in front of a round barn.
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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...
Drawing

Mrs. Fowe's Ranch

Date: 1902
Description: A drawing depicting Mrs. Fowe's Ranch. With mountains in the distance, the ranch consists of corrals for horses and cattle, and a modest-sized house.
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Farmer Using Manure Spreader

Date: 1910
Description: Farmer in field using a manure spreader drawn by a team of horses. A cow is standing nearby.
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Cattle on the 101 Ranch

Date: 1908
Description: View across field toward a group of cattle, with a farmhand to the right. A cow is laying on the ground in front of the herd. Caption reads: "Cattle on 101...
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Branding Steer

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Description: A view of ranch hands branding a steer in a fenced enclosure. One man has roped the steer by the back legs; another man has roped the front and another ma...
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Cowboys at the 101 Ranch

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of cowboys with a roped steer. In the background are farm outbuildings. On the other side of the fence behind them is a dog. Most men are o...
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Six Cowgirls on Their Horses

Date: 1908
Description: View across water toward six cowgirls on their horses, with their reflection in the water. Ranch outbuildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Cowgir...
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Dipping Cattle at Sandy Coulee

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a herd of cattle. A ranch hand monitors the cattle in the fenced section, while one man watches from outside the pen. In the bac...
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Dipping Cattle at Sandy Coulee

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Description: Elevated view from hill of cattle in fenced areas. Horses and wagonsare on the left, along with a small log building with a smoking chimney. In the foregro...
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Sheep Ranch, Medicine Hat, Alberta

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Description: Elevated view from hill of sheep and cattle grazing in an open area. The cows congregate on the left side of the scene while the sheep are spread in the mi...
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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