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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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Reading Thermometer on a Hot Day

Date: 07 18 1925
Description: Man standing and wiping the sweat from his brow while reading a thermometer in a rural setting. The thermometer is nailed to a tree, and a farmhouse is in ...
Print

Farmer's Holiday

Date: 1940
Description: Artwork showing man with his feet up in front of a woodburning stove. A dog is sleeping on the floor at the farmer's feet. A woman uses a rolling pin in an...
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Barn Moving

Date: 03 09 1944
Description: Taylor barn being moved. A tractor and a truck are pulling the barn, which is on a platform, through the snow. A smaller barn is on the left. On the righ...
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International M Tractor with Snowplow

Date: 1945
Description: Man plowing snow with an International M tractor and snowplow. Original caption reads: "Then equipped with Trojan Vee-type snow plow as shown, the Trojan o...
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Husker and Shredder in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading corn stalks from a wagon into a husker-shredder in a snow-covered field. A second wagon and a tractor are on the right, and there is a barn in ...
Painting

Woodcutting Bee

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Description: Neighbors work together in the final process of sawing firewood, as they saw poles into blocks. The man with the plaid shirt and suspenders is the owner of...
Painting

A Winter Day

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Description: On the right, the farmer in his sheepskin coat drives a horse-drawn sled loaded with milk cans to the cheese factory. A blanket is covering the cans to pre...
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Salting Ice-Covered Steps

Date: 03 11 1926
Description: A man uses salt from a metal pail to cover ice-covered steps to the farmhouse at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Crowd at Farm Sale

Date: 01 1924
Description: Large crowd gathered at a sale on the farm of Bert Dunbar. Harrows and other farm implements are on the snow-covered ground. Several automobiles are in the...
Postcard

Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
Drawing

The Household

Date: 1890
Description: Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration for a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Features a drawing of a farmhouse, trees and grounds in winter...
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Man with Cows

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Description: Man posing while tending cows in a pasture in front of a barn. In the background is a fence, farm buildings, and farmhouse. Snow is on the ground.
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Old Orchard During Winter

Date: 1905
Description: Jennie, Edgar, Mary, and Alexander Krueger standing in an old orchard on their property during winter. Between Edgar and Jennie is a sled, and a dog is sta...
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William Wendorf on the Wendorf Farm

Date: 12 1904
Description: William Wendorf standing in the snow in front of barn and windmill wearing a long fur coat. A horse pulling a buggy is standing with two individuals near t...
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William Wendorf and the Farm

Date: 02 10 1902
Description: William Wendorf standing in the field in front of his farm. The farmhouse and many of the farm buildings are behind him.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man using a horse-drawn binder. There is a farmhouse, farm buildings and a windmill in the background on the left.
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Man Using Farmall H Tractor with No. 62 Combine

Date: 1941
Description: Left side profile view of a man driving a Farmall H tractor pulling a No. 62 combine on the farm of L.O. Norquist.

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