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Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Barn damage with house in background. Two horses survived in the barn despite the damage around them.
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Boys Working in Field

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Boys using hand tools to work in a field. A mule-drawn wagon is in the background. They are all wearing hats and overalls.
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Burning Stumps

Date: 03 16 1915
Description: Smoke surrounds several stumps in a field as they are burned to make way for a farm field.
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Three Views of the Indian Massacre

Date: 1862
Description: A composite of three views showing the siege of New Ulm on August 19 during the Indian Massacre of 1862. The lower left view depicts wagons and horses on a...
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Sorgs Creamery

Date: 1914
Description: Three-quarter view of the front and side of Sorgs Creamery, a rectangular brick building with a collapsing awning. A wagon with and umbrella and barrels pu...
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Ruins of Cyclone

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: The aftermath of a killer tornado, including an arrow and caption that reads: "William Berg Killed Here." In the background near the farmhouse are a group ...
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Empire Mower and Reaper

Date: 1893
Description: Lithograph of the Empire Mower and Reaper; several other reaper manufacturers and models are identified in the illustration which appears above the text: “...
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Washout Through Cornfield

Date: 07 03 1960
Description: Big washout through cornfield after heavy rain. In the background is a field with crops leading up to a low hill crowned with trees.
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Grain in a Field

Date: 04 30 1927
Description: Clump of grain in a field, perhaps left by a flood.
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Grain in a Flooded Field

Date: 04 30 1927
Description: View across grain piled in a field, which appears to be flooded in the background. There is a building in the distance.

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