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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 owl standing on the ground in front of them.
1903
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1903 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 13 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Cranberry growing and family photographs, 1892-1948 |
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| Call Number | PH 825 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911125879802121 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Asa C. Bennett and Son Cranberry farm
circa 1900-1909
Cranberry marshes and irrigation ditch. The family home, barn and outbuildings are in the background.
Bee Hives on Bennett Marsh, 1948
1948
Bee hives placed along the bank of a flooded Bennett family cranberry marsh.
Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh, 1893
August 8, 1893
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.
Spraying Cranberry Marshes
1945
Irving R. Bennett, of the A.E. Bennett & Son Cranberry Marsh, spraying cranberry marshes for pest and weed control. The hose was attached to a rig that could run two hoses at the same time. Accordi...
Emory Bennett and Family, 1901
September 6, 1901
Emory Bennett and family posed in front of the Bennett home. A young boy sits in a cart pulled by a dog. A seated man holds a harp guitar and another man standing beside him holds a violin.
Cranberry Rake
1940
A cranberry rake, used to manually harvest cranberries, rests outdoors on a canvas backdrop.
