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Prize-Winning Cabbage

Date: 09 28 1895
Description: Five-acre cabbage field of Martin Anderson near Grantsburg, with several frame houses in the background. Mr. Anderson is holding a prize-winning head of ca...
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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 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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Man Posing with Haystacks

Date: 09 1895
Description: A lone man poses with haystacks in northern Wisconsin.
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Men by Haystacks

Date: 1873
Description: View across bare field towards two men posing with four haystacks behind a fence. One man is seated on a fence post and the other stands on a ladder agains...
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Young Boy on a Farmall Regular Tractor

Date: 07 10 1928
Description: A boy, wearing large gloves, is driving a McCormick-Deering Farmall Regular tractor with a cultivator attached.
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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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Man in Sunflower Field with Sign

Date: 1932
Description: Man wearing a hat, standing in a sunflower field next to a sign that reads “Date of Planting Sunflower, Date Planted, ___ __ ___, May 21 – 21910 LBS, May 2...
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Century Ownership Certificate

Date: 10 1978
Description: "Ken & LaVerne Schoebel proudly display a Century Ownership Certificate. The Schoebel family purchased the land in 1869."
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Batzler Farm

Date: 08 1983
Description: "Gerald and Grace Batzler are holding shocks of grain at their farm on Midland Road."
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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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Elderly Woman and Girl Sitting Near Cornfield

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Description: Portrait of an elderly woman, and a young girl on her left, each sitting in a chair in front of a wire fence. Behind the fence is a cornfield.
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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...
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Small Girl Near Railroad Tracks

Date: 1920
Description: Unidentified small girl holding a parasol, posed beside railroad tracks.
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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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Women Displaying Horses

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Description: Outdoor view of two European American women posing standing and displaying two horses in a field. There is a wooden building in the background.
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Man and Dog in Field with Cornstalks

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of a man holding a dog while posing behind shocks of cornstalks.
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Man in a Field of Vegetation

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing in a field of vegetation, perhaps tomatoes. He is wearing a suit, and a boater hat.
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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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Boy Posing Drinking from Stoneware Jug near Haystack

Date: 1920
Description: Boy posing drinking from a stoneware jug near a haystack in a field. He is wearing overalls and a hat.

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