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International Harvester Truck with Pumpkins

Date: 1951
Description: Color photograph of a farmer filling a red International Harvester L-120 truck with pumpkins.
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Cassville Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the brewery dwarfed by the overhead bluffs. The brewery was built by William Schmitz. George Scheibl ran the brewery from 1899 until his d...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Fertile Lands with Potato

Date: 1910
Description: A giant, oddly-shaped potato rests on a flatbed railroad car. A horse-drawn carriage with a driver is visible behind the train. White bags filled with pota...
Photograph

Family Farming

Date: 1942
Description: Slightly elevated view of Louis Finn and his five sons and three daughters working on their 150-acre potato farm with a Farmall tractor, a potato digger an...
Photograph

Farmall MV Harvesting Sugar Cane

Date: 1943
Description: The caption states: "Farmall MV shown is owned by C.R. Tschirn of Donaldsville, Louisiana, who operates a 350-acre farm, 225 acres of which were in sugar c...
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Farmall MV at Work Harvesting Sugar Cane

Date: 1943
Description: The caption states the "Farmall MV shown is owned by C.R. Tschirn of Donaldsville, Louisiana, who operates a 350-acre farm, 225 acres of which were in suga...
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Four Men Drinking

Date: 1897
Description: Four men guzzle beverages in a cornfield. The caption on the stereograph reads, "Well, here goes looking at you."
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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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Potato Field

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a potato field showing the rows of potatoes, with men standing near full bushels. Caption reads: "An Aroostook Potato Field. Houlton, ME."
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Digging Potatoes

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Description: Men and a young boy digging potatoes in a field.
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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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Strawberry Fields

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Description: A view of men, women and children harvesting in strawberry fields. Caption reads: "A Smith County Strawberry Farm, Near the City of Tyler, Texas."
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Planting Potatoes

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls is sitting behind a team of two horses while planting potatoes at the International Harvester Company experim...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Holstein Cattle

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Description: Much of the milk purchased by Widmer's is from Holstein Cattle, as seen grazing in this peaceful country scene.
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Young Boy Harvesting Beans

Date: 1920
Description: A boy is holding a bushel basket while harvesting string beans in a field. A farmhouse and what appears to be a rabbit hutch or chicken coop are behind him...
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Four Men Drinking - Anaglyph

Date: 1897
Description: Four men guzzle beverages in a cornfield. The caption on the stereograph reads: "Well, here goes looking at you."
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Cutting Sugar Cane

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Description: Men and women cutting sugar cane by hand in a field. Caption reads: "Cutting Sugar Cane, Morgan City, LA."
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Temporary Packing Shelter for Berries

Date: 08 1923
Description: Makeshift shelter for packing fruit, in particular berries. Original caption reads, "a temporary packing shelter for a blackberry patch. Note handled carri...
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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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