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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Men on Hay Wagon

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Description: Two men stand atop a wagon of hay that is pulled by a horse. One man holds a pitchfork while the other holds the reins.
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Woman and Man on Farm

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Description: A woman stands with her hand on one of a team of two horses hitched to a wagon overflowing with hay. Additionally, a man stands nearby attending to another...
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Farmers on Hay Wagon

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Description: Two men stand atop a hay wagon, one holding the reins of a two-horse team wearing fly-nets and one presumably holding a pitchfork. Another man stands on th...
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Group of Men With Hay Wagon

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Description: A man stands on top of a hay wagon holding the reins of a two-horse team with a child sitting at his feet. Another man and a boy also pose on the wagon pre...
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Four Men Posed in front of Hay Wagon

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Description: Four men stand in front of a hay wagon that is pulled by a two-horse team. One of these men could be H. John Dietrich.
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Farmers and Threshing Machine

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Description: A group of eight farmers resting on or near a wooden threshing machine.
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Construction of a Stone Foundation Barn

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Description: Two men stand on the rafters of an unfinished, stone foundation barn.
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Man with Hogs near Barn

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Description: Man with hat is posed standing on two squashes, perhaps pumpkins, while holding a corn stalk in front of a barn with a dog. A large group of hogs are group...
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Man with Hogs near Barn

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Description: Man with hat is posed standing while holding a corn stalk in front of a barn with a dog. A large group of hogs are grouped in front of him.
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Garden and Farm Buildings

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Description: View from garden towards two women posing standing near the fence for a garden. Behind them, three men are displaying four horses. Another person in the ba...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of men and boys operating a steam tractor used for belt-driven threshing machinery. Farm buildings are on the right, and one has a thatched r...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: A group of men are operating a steam tractor and threshing machinery near farm buildings. Three men are posing in the foreground near the tractor, and anot...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Men operating a steam tractor and threshing machinery near farm buildings. The negative is double exposed and shows the outline of a photographer's wagon.
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Men operating a steam tractor and threshing machinery near farm buildings. Two men are posing on the right with the tractor. On the left a group of men are...
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Men with Wagon of Hay

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Description: Young men and a boy posing standing on and near a wagon full of hay pulled by a team of two horses. The horses are wearing covers on their heads and fly-ne...
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Group of Men with Threshing Machine

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Description: Group portrait of a large group of men working with a threshing machine. In the left foreground is a belt connected to equipment (out of frame) that is run...
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Sheep and Cattle and Farmers

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Description: View from field towards group of people, men and women, posing with sheep and cattle in a pen next to a barn. There are haystacks in the background on the ...
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Group of Men with Thresher

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Description: In the foreground on the left are two men sitting on machinery belt driving the thresher. In the background, a man is standing and holding the bridles of t...
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Threshing in a Field

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Description: View across field towards a group of men working with threshing machinery.

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