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Halvor Nerison Hauge's Farm

Date: 1874
Description: People in a field standing around a mower, with a farmstead and windmill in background, looking west. Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) purchased the farm i...
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Alfalfa Field "The Manx"

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Description: Photographic postcard view across harvested field towards a man holding a rake and standing next to a horse-drawn wagon, and two women in the wagon sitting...
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Poster Illustrating Old and New Harvesting Methods

Date: 05 15 1928
Description: Poster or display board illustrating the differences between "old" and "new" methods of harvesting grain. Includes images illustrating harvesting methods b...
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Field with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder near Farm Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: View from distance of a man standing in a field with fences and farm buildings behind him. A horse-drawn corn binder is standing in the field, and cows, pi...
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Bridge

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a railroad bridge, which has framed beams on the sides and top. A boy and girl are standing and posing on the bridge. Signs ar...
Book or Pamphlet

John S. Davis & Sons Catalog Cover

Date: 1893
Description: Catalog cover with text: "Oscillator = Thresher". Also includes color illustration of a young girl sitting on a tree swing. Behind her, men women and child...
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 02 10 1901
Description: Winter scene with Herman Riebe, his four sisters, and a cousin riding in a bobsled pulled by a team of white horses through the snow. A fence, a snowy fiel...
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Alexander Krueger with the Grain Binder

Date: 07 1901
Description: Alexander Krueger using the grain binder, which is pulled by two horses, to clear a field of grain. Edgar, Florentina, and Jennie are standing in front of ...
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Resting by the Willow Tree

Date: 06 1906
Description: Sarah, Florentina, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger resting near a leaning willow tree in a pasture. The children are sitting in the tree, Sarah is sitting on the...
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Two Women in a Buggy

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two women posing sitting in a two-wheeled buggy behind a team of two horses. There is a windmill and farm buildings in the background.
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Herding Cows

Date: 1908
Description: Jennie, Edgar, and August Krueger herding a group of four cows in a pasture. The bull in the middle has a long chain attached to its nose. Edgar and Jennie...
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Farmstead

Date: 1903
Description: View across field towards a farmhouse, windmill and farm buildings. Several people are standing near a number of horse-drawn carriages near the farmhouse.
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View of the Krueger Family on Their Farm

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Krueger family standing in a cleared field, with a view of their farm in the background. August Krueger is sitting with a dog in a wagon pulled...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Right side view of a man using a horse-drawn binder. Another man is standing in the field next to two people sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. On the righ...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: People are gathered in a field near a man using a horse-drawn mower in a field. There are horse-drawn buggies and farm buildings on the left.
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Unidentified Residence and People

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a family at their farm. The family is posing on the far right in the yard. On the left near the house is a windmill with a sign f...
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McCormick Reaping and Mowing Machine

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man and a young boy using a reaping and rowing machine. The boy is sitting on the horse pulling the machine. A number of men an...
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McCormick Reaping and Mowing Machine

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man and young boy using a horse-drawn reaping and mowing machine. Men and women work in the field with the harvested grain. In ...
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Two Women and a Horse-Drawn Buggy near House

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Description: View across snow-covered field towards two women standing together. Behind them a man is sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. A house, windmill and farm buildin...
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Horse-Drawn Reapers

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Description: View of what may be a reenactment of old harvesting methods. Men and women are working in a field, and a young boy is riding a horse-drawn reaper. There is...

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