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Atop a Windmill

Date: 1931
Description: View from below of Alexander Krueger standing on top of a windmill on the Krueger farm.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1931
Description: Men building a new barn for the Krueger family. The framework, foundation, and part of the siding are put up.
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Mixing Mortar

Date: 1931
Description: Two men mixing mortar for the building of the barn. They are standing next to a large pile of wood in front of a shed.
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Below a Windmill

Date: 1931
Description: Florentina Krueger, Elna Krueger, and William Sommerfeld posing next to the base of a windmill, while Edgar Krueger is standing on the first row of support...
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Laying Stone Foundation

Date: 1931
Description: Group of men laying the stone foundation for the new barn on the Krueger farm. A pile of large stones is in front of the new stone foundation.
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Husking Corn in a Cleared Field

Date: 1903
Description: Johanna, Jennie, Edgar, and William Krueger husking corn in a cleared cornfield. Corn shocks are scattered around the field. Farm buildings are in the far ...
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Posing as Blacksmiths

Date: 01 03 1911
Description: Alexander and Edgar Krueger posing together as blacksmiths in a blacksmith shop. Edgar is steadying the piece of metal on the anvil while Alexander is usin...
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Dining Room in the Krueger Home

Date: 1960
Description: View of the dining room in the Krueger home. A television with a telephone on top stands in the corner behind the dining room table. A work desk and chair ...
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Ed Wendorf and a Horse

Date: 1903
Description: Ed Wendorf standing with a horse in front of the Wendorf home.
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Loading Hay

Date: 08 1898
Description: August and Alexander Krueger loading hay with pitchforks onto a wagon with a two-horse team attached. August is standing on top of the wagon while Alexande...
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Manure Spreader

Date: 1908
Description: Alexander and August Krueger spreading manure with a Litchfield spreader pulled by a three horse team. August is sitting on top of the spreader with the fa...
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Taking Down an Old Barn

Date: 1931
Description: Edgar Krueger and Lester Turke taking down an old barn on the Krueger farm. The siding of the barn has been removed, exposing the timber framework. Edgar i...
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The New Barn

Date: 1931
Description: View of the south end of a newly constructed barn. Edgar Krueger, with a team of two horses and the spreader, is coming out of the barn. A dog is standing ...
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Seeding Time

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: Alexander and Florentina Krueger posing together on McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor that is pulling a cultivator in a field. A team of two horses pulls ano...
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Shirley Krueger in a Coveralls

Date: 04 28 1933
Description: Outdoor portrait of Shirley Krueger standing in the yard wearing coveralls and a cap.
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Robert Holding Glenn

Date: 1954
Description: Robert Krueger holding his nephew Glenn Oestreich in his arms, in front of a row of pine trees.
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Four Generations Husking Corn

Date: 1903
Description: Alexander, Edgar, August, and William Krueger husking corn in a cleared corn field. Each of them is holding an ear of corn, and a pile of husked corn is si...
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In a Field of Sorghum

Date: 1902
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger are sitting on a stacked pile of harvested sorghum stalks. Edgar is holding a piece of the top of the plant in his hands. August, ...
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Reshingling Corn Crib

Date: 11 1904
Description: Krueger family reshingling an old corn crib. August, Jennie, Edgar, and Alexander are standing on top of scaffolding replacing the old shingles, while Flor...
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Cutting Corn

Date: 1906
Description: August, Alexander, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger cutting corn using a Deering corn binder. Alexander is sitting on the binder holding the reigns attached to th...

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