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Carriage Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Horse-drawn carriage stuck in a rut on a muddy road near the Ohio River in Floyd County, Indiana. One man is holding the horse while another attempts to di...
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Dump Wagons in front of Bridge

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Description: Men posing with dump wagons in front of a bridge with horse-drawn wagons lined up on a dirt ridge. A sign near them reads "This work being done by Birt & D...
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Family in Yard with Carriage

Date: 1878
Description: Family in yard with carriage with large stone house behind that has shutters closed. The house was built in 1845. Harmon J. Hill was the first supervisor o...
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Leonard Martin's Tavern

Date: 1910
Description: View from fork in road of Martin's Tavern in Chamberlain. There is a horse and carriage with driver on the left. Three men sit or stand in front of the tav...
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Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Two men attempt to move a buggy mired in the mud on a rutted, dirt road. One man is steadying the horse and his hat is laying in the middle of the road. Th...
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Two Men with Horse-Drawn Vehicles

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Description: Horse and buggy of a man from town meets the road cart/sulky of the farmer. People are standing in a field in the background.
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Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
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Avery School House

Date: 1900
Description: Woman and child standing on the steps of the Avery School House. A horse and carriage stand nearby.
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Horse-Powered Hay Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Three men in a field use a horse-powered hay press. Two carriages are on the the left.
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Woman Driving Carriage

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Description: A woman drives a buggy that is pulled by a horse wearing a fly-net. The fly-net would be set on top of the horse's back and would shake with the horse's mo...
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Women and Farmer Posing in a Field

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Description: Five women, two seated in a carriage hitched to a horse and three on foot pose in a field with a farmer.
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View from Carriage

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Description: A view from a carriage pulled by a two-horse team. The carriage is moving down the road, towards a group of women.
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Horse-Drawn Binder and Buggy in Field

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer operates a horse-drawn grain binder in a field while another man in work clothes looks on. Two men in dress clothes sit in a buggy in the same fie...
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Workers and Foremen (?) Posing in Field with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men in suits, presumably foremen or supervisors, and several men in work clothes, are in a grain field. Most of the men in suits are either sitt...
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McCormick Grain Binder in Field near Church

Date: 1900
Description: Field of grain and a McCormick horse-drawn binder in a field near a church. There are no horses attached to the binder. A person on a horse-drawn buggy is ...
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Men and Women in a Carriage on Film Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of a Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper ...
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Del McDermid in Horse-Drawn Vehicle

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of farmers are using a McCormick wire grain binder, built in 1876. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The im...
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McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men are using a McCormick wire grain binder led by two horses to harvest a field crop. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original...
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Everetta and Cary in Buggy

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta and Cary Bass in a horse-drawn carriage with an unidentified woman. Behind them is a fence, trees, and a field.

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