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Farmer Poses with Watermelon aboard Cotton Picker

Date: 1944
Description: Farm worker, Frank White, stops harvesting to pose with watermelon found among the cotton crop. The field, part of the O'Neill Ranch located in Helm, Calif...
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Farmer Poses with F-12 Tractor

Date: 05 18 1937
Description: Farmer poses with a Farmall F-12 tractor with #90 plow.
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Farmer and Son on F-12 Tractor

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Farmer Sam Tanaka posing with his son on a Farmall F-12 tractor in a cauliflower field.
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Bee Inspector

Date: 1934
Description: The state bee inspector (probably the man on the left), and a Dane County farmer.
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Two Men Standing in Field

Date: 1921
Description: A man holding his hat and wearing suspenders standing in a field next to another man wearing overalls. The men are likely farmers.
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Louis Bertrand

Date: 1930
Description: Mr. Louis Bertrand, operator of twelve McCormick tractors and twelve No. 11 harvester-threshers, poses for a photograph.
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Man Standing with Corn Shocks

Date: 1915
Description: Farmer standing outdoors among corn shocks. He is holding a small dog in his arms, and is wearing work gloves and a hat.
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Cranberry Growers

Date: 10 1984
Description: Tim Finch and Kay Finch of the Perry Creek Cranberry Company. In the background men work in the cranberry marsh to harvest the berries.
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Man Standing in Field of Wheat

Date: 08 09 1937
Description: Man standing in the middle of a field of wheat.
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Schmidt Farm

Date: 07 04 1987
Description: "The corn in John Schmidt's field at the intersection of Cty Tr P & Allen Road was knee-high plus a lot more on the 4th of July."
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Haystacks

Date: 1910
Description: A man is standing among four large haystacks, and a young girl is siting posing on the top of the haystack on the right.
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Threshing Scene

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Description: A scene in a field of men posing on and near a thresher. A man sits on a wagon with four or five pairs of horses standing around him. There is an oval-shap...
Postcard

Couple with a Hayrick

Date: 1890
Description: A young woman and man pose behind a hayrick in a farm field. They both wear hats.
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Aultman-Taylor Steam Traction Engine

Date: 08 14 1899
Description: August and William Kuckhahn posing with an Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine.
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Catalog with Calendar — February & March

Date: 1895
Description: Catalog featuring calendar pages. February features Lewis Miller, the father of the mowing machine, with text and a portrait. March has an illustration of ...
Photograph

Double Negative: Three Farmers in Corn Field

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Description: Three farmers on a double exposure negative with a cornfield in the background. The man in front is wearing overalls and eyeglasses. All three men are wear...
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Man Posing with Child on Tractor

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Description: A man and child pose sitting on a tractor in a farmyard. In the background is a barn, and piles of hay behind a fence on the right. In the far background i...
Photograph

Man Posing on Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on fork of horse-drawn corn binder. Three horses are pulling the binder.
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Gus with Horse

Date: 1903
Description: Holding a leather harness, Gus is standing next to a horse in a field. Caption reads: "Gus."

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