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Beauty Queen Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 1947
Description: A young woman dressed in a bathing suit and wading boots poses for a promotional photograph for the Wisconsin cranberry industry at Thunder Lake Marsh. Tw...
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Cranberry Harvester with Cranberries

Date: 1935
Description: Unidentified man holding a cranberry rake, next to newly harvested cranberries in crates.
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1945
Description: Men in waders harvesting cranberries. In the foreground the fields have been flooded for the harvest. In the background crates have been stacked along the ...
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 1945
Description: Men in flooded cranberry field for harvest.
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Farmer Examining Cranberry Plant

Date: 1948
Description: Farmer examining cranberry plant near an irrigation ditch.
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Man with Crated Cranberries

Date: 1948
Description: Man posing with crates of newly harvested cranberries. The cranberries have not been cleaned as there is still plant debris in the crates.
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Two Men Inspecting Cranberry Field

Date: 1948
Description: Two men inspecting cranberry plants, most likely for pests or disease.
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Cranberry Cleaning Equipment

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a man loading freshly harvested cranberries into processing machinery. The machine appears to separate the berries from leaves and other d...
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Canberry Pickers Lunch

Date: 1958
Description: Lunch counter during harvest season at a Wisconsin cranberry marsh. Cranberry pickers enjoy a break and lunch during the busy harvest season.
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Grocery Store Representatives at the Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1950
Description: From left to right: W.A. Riordan, John Buck, Leo Sorenson, Jean Nash and Del Hammond. Miss Nash, the owner of the cranberry marsh, escorts representatives ...
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Cranberry Pickers with Crates

Date: 1950
Description: African American cranberry harvesters, possibly migrant workers, posing with crates of cranberries.
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Cranberry Parade Float

Date: 1950
Description: Parade float sponsored by Eatmor and Ocean Spray Cranberries. A beauty queen sits on the float surrounded by cranberry products. The float is being pulled ...
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Cranberry Parade Float

Date: 1950
Description: Parade float sponsored by Eatmor and Ocean Spray Cranberries. A beauty contestant sits with a large cranberry pie on the float which is pulled by a John De...
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Tractor with Cranberry Cultivation Implement

Date: 1950
Description: Farm implement attached to the back of a tractor driven by a man in a suit and tie. The machine is transported on the back of the tractor and then unloaded...
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Cranberry Processing

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of graded cranberries moving along multiple conveyor belts to await further processing and inspection. Three men stand near the conveyor belt...

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