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Cranberry Industry Equipment

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An underwater clipper used by a Wisconsin cranberry grower between 1930 and 1940. This photograph was probably taken near Wisconsin Rapids, perhaps on the farm of Asa Bennett.

Date Created:
1940

Publication Information

Date Created 1940

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 6 cm

Collection Information

Call Number PH 825

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013K4G
Legacy ID
WHi 43168

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Farmer Examining Cranberry Plant

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Farmer examining cranberry plant near an irrigation ditch.

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Asa Bennett Family, 1903

Asa Bennett Family, 1903

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Asa Curtis Bennett family members holding cranberry rakes and other manual farm implements. Arthur E. Bennett is second from left, holding a rake above his head. The family is gathered around an ow...

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Cranberry Fields and Irrigation

Cranberry Fields and Irrigation

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Cranberry fields with irrigation ditches.

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Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh, 1893

Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh, 1893

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Halftone reproduction of a group portrait of those who attended the first annual Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers' Association summer "convention," held at the A. C. Bennett & Son marsh.

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A.C. Bennett & Son Letterhead

A.C. Bennett & Son Letterhead

Letterhead of A.C. Bennett & Son, growers of and dealers in cultivated cranberries from Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, with a two-color illustration of cranberries growing on the vine and text printed in...

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