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Clearing Land
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Four Native American men posing while clearing land for farming. One man is standing atop a stump which has been pulled from the ground. Another man is holding an axe, and a third man is holding a simple log puller (a long pole with a metal hook.) The fourth man is holding the reins of a team of two horses. There are two large logs on the ground.
1920
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Preparing a Seed Bed
1925
An Ojibwe man is standing and holding the reins of his team of two horses hitched to a harrow. Two boys are standing behind him. In the background are leafless trees beyond the field.
Learning to Select Good Horses
1925
Elevated view of a Native American man holding the lead of a horse as it is evaluated by another man, possibly Joseph Wojta, who is wearing a hat and long overcoat. There is a crowd of onlookers, i...
Planting Corn
1925
An unidentified Native American man posing while sitting on a corn planter pulled by a team of horses.
Draft Horses
1920
A man in a suit, with his back to the camera, is inspecting one of four draft horses. Other men are holding the horses, which are harnessed with horse collars. In the background is a shed with seve...
Judging Horses
1925
View across unpaved road towards a Native American man wearing a plaid overcoat with two work horses. A crowd of men are watching from the elevated wooden sidewalk and from the street, and in the b...
Preparing Corn for Drying
1930
A Native American woman is sitting on the ground preparing corn for drying. A man, with arms akimbo, is standing nearby, observing. Husked corn is piled on a patchwork quilt in the foreground.
