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Draft Horses
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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 several open stalls. Two flags are flying from poles on the roof of the shed.
1920
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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...
Odanah Indian Fair
1915
Elevated group portrait of men, women and children posing at the fairgrounds at Odanah. Most of the people are Native Americans, probably Ojibwe, with a number of white attendees. Left of center, a...
Judging Horses
1925
Slightly elevated view of a group of men gathered around four teams of horses hitched to sleighs in a snow covered lot. There is a dog at the center of the group. Utility poles and several houses a...
Judging Corn
1920
A group of Native American men, women and children are posing around a table piled with ears of corn in front of a stage in an auditorium. Several of the men are holding and inspecting individual e...
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.
Judging Sheep
1925
A man in a light-colored overcoat, possibly Joseph Wojta, standing behind a sheep being inspected by two other men. A group, including men, women and children, are observing. Wojta, a Universtiy of...
