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In a Field of Sorghum
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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, Sarah, and Florentina Krueger are standing behind the children holding stalks of sorghum as they harvest it.
1902
Krueger, Alexander
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1903
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Florentina, Jennie, Edgar, and Alexander Krueger standing in the middle of a wheat field on their farm.
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1910
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Jennie, Florentina, and Edgar Krueger Standing in a Pond
1903
Jennie, Florentina, and Edgar Krueger standing in a quarry pond. Jennie and Florentina are holding up their dresses, while Edgar is playing with a toy sailboat.
Alexander Krueger with the Grain Binder
July 1901
Alexander Krueger using the grain binder, which is pulled by two horses, to clear a field of grain. Edgar, Florentina, and Jennie are standing in front of the grain binder. Piles of the cleared gra...
