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Asa Preston in front of Blacksmith's Shop

Date: 1873
Description: Asa Preston (1816-1892) stands in front of his blacksmith's shop with his sons David (1840-1904) and John (1842-1898) behind him and a variety of items mad...
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Men with Oxen

Date: 1855
Description: Sod-breaking plow with five yoke of oxen.
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Team of Oxen in Front of Sod Shanty

Date: 1885
Description: Team of oxen in front of a sod shanty on the Dakota plains. Two men stand behind the team on the right. The animals are hitched to a plow.

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