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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...
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Farm Family and Farm

Date: 1889
Description: A farm family posing in front of farm buildings and farmhouse. The young daughters are wearing matching dresses. Men in the background are standing with a ...
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Black Breeding Stallion

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Description: Horse with a long neck and short back in front of a barn. Probably a breeding stallion of a carriage horse breed.
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Man with Calf and Cow

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Description: A man stands on a road in front of a wire fence and field, and holds the end of a rope tied around the neck of a calf.
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Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
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Couple in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Man sitting on chair, and woman standing with hand on his shoulder, in a field with a wooden fence in the background. He holds a hat in his hands. She is d...
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Three People on Ladder

Date: 1899
Description: A man and two women standing on a stile of broad wood in the middle of a field. The man standing on the second step, wearing a coat, bow tie, and fedora. T...
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Man with Two Horses

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Description: Man posing with two horses in a farmyard. Fences and farm buildings are in the background. A tower on the far right may be a windmill.
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Men Displaying Horses

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Description: Men displaying horses. The man in the center is probably John Meek. Buildings are along the opposite side of the street.
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Man Training Horse

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Description: Man training a horse on a rope line in a farmyard.
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Snowy Road near Farmhose

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Description: Snowy and muddy road by several farmhouses and farm buildings.
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Cornfields

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Description: Cornfield and views of houses from a hill.
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Farm with Windmill

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Description: Farm buildings, including a farmhouse and a windmill.
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Farmer Feeding Hogs

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Description: A farmer is carrying buckets, presumably to feed his hogs that are following him in the pen.
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Small Child Feeding Chickens

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Description: A small child sits amongst the chickens, with his/her hand in the feeding dish.
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Women Posing on Wagon

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Description: Two farm women stand atop a wagon pulled by a horse wearing a fly net. In addition to the two women standing, there is also a man sitting on the wagon.
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Man with Plow Driving Team

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Description: A man stands with a team of horses ready to plow a field.
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Blowing Grain Into Barn

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Description: A blower is attached to a steam tractor by a belt and blows grain into a barn. A man stands by the tractor while others stand on the blower near the barn.
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Men Working With Tractor and Threshing Machinery

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Description: A crew of men inspect a tractor next to a barn, while other men work with a threshing machine in the background.
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Lunch Break

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Description: A group of men stand eating and drinking. A little girl also stands with the men while they are on their break from threshing.

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