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Charles Green

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Description: Charles Green, the last survivor of the African American colony at Pleasant Ridge (near Lancaster, WI) looks out over the community graveyard.
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Sweep Horsepower Threshing

Date: 1890
Description: Sweep horsepower threshing. Men and products lined up near the machinery with a large haystack on the left.
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Battle Hollow

Date: 1898
Description: The site of the encounter between Black Hawk and his followers and General Henry.
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Sand Barrens

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Sand barrens being used for poor crops. Note on back of print reads: "This should be in timber."
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View from Reservoir Bluff

Date: 10 1905
Description: Elevated view from Reservoir Bluff to the east of the town. The bluffs of Iowa can be seen in the distance.
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Hay Mowing

Date: 1947
Description: Young Ralph Quinney driving a horse-drawn hay-mower on his family's farm.
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Corn Cultivation

Date: 1947
Description: Yound Richard Quinney operating a tractor to cultivate corn.
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Hop Yard

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Description: View of a field of hops. Caption reads: "Hop Yard, Independence, Ore."
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Flower Fields

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Description: A group of men posing in a flower field owned by the Camusat Brothers company. Some of the men are holding bouquets of flowers. Caption reads: "Flower Fiel...
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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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Harvesting Grapes

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Description: A view of a woman harvesting grapes and putting them in small, wooden baskets.
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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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Pepper Picking

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Description: A group of men, women and children in a field. Caption reads: "Picking peppers for Green Heart Tabasco Sauce, New Iberia, LA."
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View of the Countryside

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Description: Bundles of a harvested grain stand in a field beyond a body of water.
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Plymouth in 1622

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Description: Men work outside dwellings along a shoreline in a reproduction of a painting by W.L. Williams. Copyright by A.S. Burbank, 1891.
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Home of Governor Bradford

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Description: Reproduction of a painting by W.L. Williams of the home of Governor Bradford in 1621. Exterior view features logs, a thatched roof, a chimney, and a surro...
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Group of Men and Boys Threshing

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men and boys threshing. They are using a tractor for a belt-driven threshing machine, and on the left two horses pull a wagon with large barrels.
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Two Girls and Their Dog

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Description: Two girls and a dog sit in a field where oats have been cut and shocked. The girl on the left is sitting inside one of the oat shocks and smiling at the ca...
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Kreme-O-Maltz, Malt Syrup Label

Date: 1929
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Kreme-O-Maltz, Light Hop Flavor, Malt Syrup." Distributed by the Oshkosh Maltz Produ...

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