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Will von der Sump driving a team of four horses from the seat of what appears to be a single bottom sulky plow. He is in a large field on his family's farm; the farm buildings and windmill are in the background. A note on the negative envelope identifies the implement as a gang plow.
1905
Von der Sump Family
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Manure Spreader
1905
Will von der Sump waves a greeting to the photographer as he drives a wagon manure spreader pulled by a three horse team. The new Von der Sump barn with concrete block foundation and cupola ventila...
Rye Field
1902
Frank von der Sump is driving a three horse team which is pulling a grain harvester and binder. There are sheaves of rye in the background. Trees cover the hillside beyond the field.
Threshing Outfit and Crew
September 15, 1904
Thirteen men take time from threshing duties to pose for a group portrait with a team of horses, threshing machine with straw elevator, and a steam tractor amid stacks of wheat. Some of the men are...
General View of Herman's Buildings
1910
A view across a field towards a farmstead, including a wood frame two-story house, barns and sheds, and a windmill. There is a fence at the edge of the field and a low wooded ridge in the background.
Man and Horse
1905
A young man, possibly Fred von der Sump, posing holding the lead of a horse. The man is wearing work pants, an undershirt and suspenders. There are shocks of grain in the field in the background.
Corn Binder
1905
Rear view towards left side of an unidentified man driving a three-abreast team of horses hitched to a mechanical corn binder. There is a wooded hill in the background. The binder was owned by the ...
