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Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Our Barn is Full

Date: 1912
Description: Several women and a man are outside of a barn, which is overflowing with giant onions, corn, and potatoes. A ladder is placed against the large stack of on...
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Farmer with Cows

Date: 02 1910
Description: Farmer and two cows standing outside near a barn in winter.
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Group of Workers Posing Outdoors

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Description: Photographic postcard of a group of workers, all men, and one boy, posing outside of a wooden building. Three of the workers wear white aprons. Four of the...
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The Cow Bridge

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the Cow Bridge. A farm is on the shoreline on the right. A man is standing on the bridge. Text in the lower right corner reads: ...
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Buff Creek Farm

Date: 06 19 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea...
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Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Threshing Time on the Old Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing a farm crew with horses, a tractor, and other agricultural implements threshing grain crops in a field. Women in dresses pose...
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International Harvester Postcard — Siberia

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a man operating a self-rake reaper pulled by a horse in a field i...
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International A-160 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of men handling bales of hay on an International A-160 truck.
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Winnebago Dairy Farm

Date: 10 18 1939
Description: Postcard submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. On the front of the postcard is the slogan: You can 'whip' our cream but you can't...
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Telephone Linemen

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of an outdoor group portrait of a telephone line crew. The six men are wearing hats and work clothes, and five of the men are wearing...
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Hauling Milk at Hering Farm

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Description: Robert Carl Hering and his son Alexander Hering are standing next to a horse-drawn wagon filled with milk containers. Farm buildings are in the background....
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Workmen Build a Stone Wall

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Description: Photographic postcard of three workmen building a stone wall next to a shed.
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Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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Workmen Building a Shed

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Description: Photographic postcard of workmen posing with a partially built shed or corn crib. One man in sitting on the roof timbers. Two wagons with lumber are parked...
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Buckeye Postcard

Date: 1900
Description: Postcard for Buckeye Mowers, Droppers, Table Rakes and Binders. Color illustrations of butterflies and flowers over a gold and yellow background surround a...
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William Fiebelkorn Farm

Date: 1908
Description: William Unglaube is in the wagon, which has bags of barley in it, with William Fiebelkorn on William Fiebelkorn's farm. There is an unidentified figure in ...
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Chipping Wood on the Farm

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Description: An early wood chipper with belts and a steam engine is closely watched by the William Fiebelkorn farm workers. The postcard is addressed to Anna Fiebelkorn...
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Cutting Logs into Chunks

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Description: A group of men are working on sawing logs into smaller pieces. In the foreground, an unidentified man is holding a large piece of tree trunk.

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