Dale Farm | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Dale Farm

Dale Farm | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A scrapbook page containing five photographs of John R. Commons and farm labor. The handwriting in the center reads: "Dale Farm with AL and Windy." Caption under the top right photograph reads: "The Farmer stands and views his lands, And tells his trusting wife and son, How, valiantly, with his own hands, He'll toil, while they have all the fun!" The caption under the bottom right photograph reads: "But shift your glance I pray, and look! A pipe, & some deep learned book — And wife and son — they'll wield the hoe!"
DESCRIPTION
A scrapbook page containing five photographs of John R. Commons and farm labor. The handwriting in the center reads: "Dale Farm with AL and Windy." Caption under the top right photograph reads: "The Farmer stands and views his lands, And tells his trusting wife and son, How, valiantly, with his own hands, He'll toil, while they have all the fun!" The caption under the bottom right photograph reads: "But shift your glance I pray, and look! A pipe, & some deep learned book — And wife and son — they'll wield the hoe!"
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:4461
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Unknown
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County:
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Collection Name:John R. Commons papers, 1832-2005 (bulk 1894-1938)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 3757.17
Original Dimensions:8 x 9 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Scrapbook page from an album assembled by John (Jack) A. Commons, the son of John R. Commons. Photographs include images from throughout the early life of the son, of family homes, and from family events.
SUBJECTS
Field crops
Harvesting
Horses
Windmills
Clothing and dress
Hats
Farmlife
Hammocks
Books
Reading
Farms
Land use, Rural
Men
Outdoor photography
Smoking
Horse-drawn vehicles
Agricultural laborers
Children
Water

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