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International Model M Truck Loaded with Squash

Date: 1913
Description: Man parked in an International Model M truck outside a suburban or rural home with an overflowing bed of squash or pumpkins.
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Gardeners Loading Produce Truck

Date: 1915
Description: International Model M truck used by Terpstra & Son for garden crop shipments. Two men load the truck bed with crates for shipment of what appears to be a r...
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"Rattlesnake" Watermelons

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Description: A view of a horse-drawn wagon carrying three huge "Rattlesnake" watermelons. Each watermelon has a weight: 300 pounds, 285 pounds, and 260 pounds. The whee...
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Cabbage Garden

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Description: A view of two men standing and working in a garden in the Canadian Yukon Territory. Caption reads: "A Klondyke Garden, Dawson, Y.T."
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Traffic in Cabbage

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Description: A view of three men and a boy with two horse-drawn wagons full of cabbage, on a street in front of buildings. Caption reads: "Traffic in Cabbage. Hamburg, ...
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Shipping Lettuce

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Description: A view of three men in a field, packing lettuce for shipment into wooden containers. Caption reads: "Shipping Lettuce, Mission, Texas."
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Harvesting Onions

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Description: A view of men and women in a field during the harvest of onions. Caption reads: "April Bermuda Onion Harvest, Mission, Texas."
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Potato Field

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a potato field showing the rows of potatoes, with men standing near full bushels. Caption reads: "An Aroostook Potato Field. Houlton, ME."
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Digging Potatoes

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Description: Men and a young boy digging potatoes in a field.
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Harvesting of Grapes

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Description: A view of men and women harvesting grapes in a field.
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Strawberry Fields

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Description: A view of men, women and children harvesting in strawberry fields. Caption reads: "A Smith County Strawberry Farm, Near the City of Tyler, Texas."
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Apple Orchard

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Description: A view of several men, two children, and a horse in an apple orchard in Ontario County. Caption reads: "An Ontario County Apple Orchard, Phelps, N.Y."
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Planting Potatoes

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls is sitting behind a team of two horses while planting potatoes at the International Harvester Company experim...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Women

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Description: A studio portrait of two young women in front of a painted backdrop. The girl sitting on the left and wearing a white dress is identified as Betty Northup....
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Extension Agent at Potato World

Date: 1990
Description: County farm extension agent talks with Potato World employees.
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Young Boy Harvesting Beans

Date: 1920
Description: A boy is holding a bushel basket while harvesting string beans in a field. A farmhouse and what appears to be a rabbit hutch or chicken coop are behind him...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Just Plums

Date: 1911
Description: Two boys haul four giant plums using a small wagon pulled by two white goats. One boy is holding the reins. The boys are wearing jackets and caps. The back...
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Drying Rack

Date: 1917
Description: A four-tiered drying rack used to dry fruits and vegetables hangs from the ceiling above a heater in what appears to be a basement or root cellar.
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Drying Oven

Date: 1917
Description: An oven used to dry fruit stands at the bottom of a staircase in what appears to be a basement. The door of the oven is open and four wire racks are suspen...
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Children with Apples

Date: 09 1923
Description: Three girls and a boy posing for a group portrait in an apple orchard. Two of the girls, possibly twins, are sitting in bushel baskets on either side of a ...

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