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"No More Crooked Rows"

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Description: Inside spread of 4-page advertising brochure for Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Co. Limited with a chromolithograph of a Bonanza Forge Drop planter, "The only perfe...
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African American Farm Laborer at Stovall's Plantation

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Young man sitting in a planter drawn by two mules on the plantation of Mrs. William H. Stovall.
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Farmer with Walking Planter

Date: 1925
Description: Farmer in a field walking behind a P&O planter drawn by a mule. There is an automobile on a road near a house behind a fence in the background.
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Planting Trees with International L-120 Truck

Date: 1950
Description: View towards a gardener planting ornamental trees in front of a house. The trees were transported in an International L-120 truck.
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Belle Case La Follette Working in the Garden

Date: 1907
Description: Belle Case La Follette hoeing the garden at Maple Bluff Farm in early spring. Two of her children are working with her, apparently planting seeds, and one ...
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Hopson Plantation

Date: 1942
Description: Several buildings on the Hopson Planting Company's plantation.
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Planting a Garden

Date: 1943
Description: A man uses a taut rope to plant straight garden rows.
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Farmall H with Cotton Planter

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using a McCormick Farmall H tractor with a forward cotton planter to work in a field. The original caption reads: "'Blackla...
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Farmall H Tractor with Cotton Planter

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using a McCormick Farmall H tractor outfitted with a cotton planter to work in a field. The original caption reads: "'Furro...
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Farmall H with Cotton Planter

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using a McCormick Farmall H tractor with a HM-278 cotton planter to work in a field. The original caption reads: "'Bed' pla...
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Super A Tractor with Cotton Planter

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using a Farmall Super A tractor with a cotton planter attachment to plant in a field. The original caption reads: "'Bed' pl...
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Farmall M with Cotton Planter

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using a McCormick Farmall M tractor with a forward mounted cotton planter to work in a field. The original caption reads: "...
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Drilling Wheat

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Description: Elevated view of two men using agricultural machinery to drill (plant) wheat. "Superior" sign is on the machinery. A boy and a dog stand nearby. A horse an...
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Young Man with P&O Planter at Stovall's Plantation

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Young African-American man sitting on a P&O planter pulled by mules on the plantation of Mrs. William H. Stovall.
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Farmer with Corn Planter with Fertilizer Attachment

Date: 1921
Description: A man is operating a horse-drawn McCormick corn planter with a fertilizer attachment in a field. A dirt road, barn and farmhouse are in the background acro...
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Teacher Explaining "Rag Doll" Test

Date: 1913
Description: Teacher explaining seed germination test ("rag doll" test) to her students. Original caption reads: "Mrs. Agnes Ryan Page explaining the Rag Doll Test to h...
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Children at Corn Germination Lesson

Date: 1913
Description: Class of children gathered outdoors around a table for a corn germination lesson. Original caption reads: "after the rag dolls are prepared they are immers...
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"Rag Doll" Testing

Date: 1913
Description: Class of girls and teacher running a seed germination test ("rag-doll" test) in the classroom. The class is standing around a table, and are using a pail t...
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Wagons with Cotton Seed

Date: 11 29 1915
Description: Elevated view of farmers driving horse-drawn wagons carrying cotton seed along a rural dirt road. Farm buildings are on a hill in the background.
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Farmer Filling Seed Planting Trough

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Description: A farmer pours seeds from a canvas bag into the trough of a seed planting machine. A farmhouse, white picket fence, and picnic table with chairs are visibl...

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