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Plowing with Model "W" 12-20 H.P. Cletrac Tractor

Date: 03 1921
Description: Rear view of a man driving a tractor. An attached plow is plowing the field behind him. Caption reads: "Plowing with Model 'W' 12-20 H.P. [horsepower] Clet...
Postcard

Plowing for a good old Wisconsin Harvest

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Description: Rear view of four men plowing fields, assisted by teams of horses. Caption reads: "11. Plowing for a good old Wisconsin Harvest."
Postcard

Allis-Chalmers Model "C" Tractor

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Description: A man is driving a tractor. Caption reads: "First choice on thousands of farms is the versatile Allis-Chalmers MODEL 'C' TRACTOR with its matched line of f...
Postcard

Disking Oats

Date: 04 1911
Description: A man is standing on the guard of a disk harrow, holding a whip. A team of horses are pulling the harrow. Caption reads: "Disking oats Apr. 15, 1911 at Ple...
Postcard

Leonhard Weiss Jr.

Date: 08 14 1989
Description: A man driving a tractor that is dragging a mower. Caption reads: "Leonhard Weiss Jr., an Oak Creek weed commissioner, cut 8-foot-tall weeds on Milwaukee Co...
Photograph

Women War Workers — Avery Tractor Test

Date: 1917
Description: A woman is driving a tractor, which is pulling an implement. Several people are looking on. Caption reads: "Test of 8-16 H.P. [horsepower] Avery Tractor in...
Photograph

Sowing Sesame Seed

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Description: Two men are standing near an ox, which is dragging a wooden implement. One man is holding a woven basket and casting seeds. Caption reads: "Sewing [sic] se...
Postcard

Allis-Chalmers Model "B" Tractor

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Description: Three-quarter right rear side view of a man driving a tractor. Caption reads: "First choice on thousands of family-operated farms is the Allis-Chalmers MOD...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"Acme" Pulverizing Harrow

Date: 01 1881
Description: Illustration of a pulverizing harrow. Text reads: "ACME" Pulverizing Harrow, CLOD CRUSHER AND LEVELER. The "ACME" Cuts Over TH...
Photograph

J. Thompson & Son Company Sulky Plow

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Description: A man is sitting on a plow driven by a team of horses. Buildings are in the distance. Caption identifies the plow as a J. Thompson & Son Company sulky plow...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Commencement of Spring Work

Date: 01 1884
Description: Illustration of a man attaching a plow to a horse team. A boy is adjusting the bridle for one of the horses, and a dog sitting in the foreground is looking...
Photograph

Getting Ready for Spring

Date: 03 19 1985
Description: Rear view of a man driving a tractor, which is pulling a manure spreader. Caption reads: "GETTING READY FOR SPRING - A farmer took advantage of a nice wint...
Photograph

Dry Fields

Date: 05 08 1986
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man driving a tractor across a field, sending dust clouds into the air. Caption reads: "Dry fields were evident as a farmer pre...
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Planting Corn in Contour Strip

Date: 05 20 1948
Description: Three-quarter rear view from right of a man driving a tractor with a planter attached. Caption reads: "Wis-1211 Green County, Wis. Gene Rechsteiner, owner...
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Donald Howard

Date: 04 16 1962
Description: A man lifting a bag either into or out of a shed holding several identical bags. Caption reads: "Each spring Donald Howard, Sussex, makes a trip to ...

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