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Four Men Posed in front of Hay Wagon

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Description: Four men stand in front of a hay wagon that is pulled by a two-horse team. One of these men could be H. John Dietrich.
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Man Cultivating Field

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Description: A man uses a hand cultivator in a field of what could possibly be onions.
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Man Sharpening Scythe

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Description: A man using a whetting stone to sharpen a scythe in a backyard.
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Man Cutting Grass

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Description: A man cuts grass around a pole with a scythe.
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Boys Cutting Lawn

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Description: Two boys attend to a lawn, one using a scythe to cut and the other raking the cut grass.
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Family Scything in a Field

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Description: Three men scythe a field, possibly of wheat. Behind the men there are three children and a woman standing in a row.
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Self-Binders in a Field

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Description: Two teams of horses pull two self-binders through a field. The self-binder came into use after the reaper, both of which were superceded by the combine.
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Farmers Threshing

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Description: Numerous farmers participate in the threshing of grain. Left is the straw stack, center is the threshing machine and wagon to haul it to the granary, and r...
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Grain Stacks

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Description: Two of four conical grain stacks which were arranged in "settings" of four to permit all four to be threshed from a single "setting" or position of the thr...
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Farmers and Threshing Machine

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Description: A group of eight farmers resting on or near a wooden threshing machine.
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Two Men and Threshing Machine

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Description: Two men stand near a threshing machine.
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Blowing Grain Into Barn

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Description: A blower is attached to a steam tractor by a belt and blows grain into a barn. A man stands by the tractor while others stand on the blower near the barn.
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Threshing Crew

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Description: A team of horses working with a steam tractor and threshing machine next to conical stacks of grain.
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Threshing Crew in a Field

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Description: A crew works with a steam tractor and threshing machinery in a field.
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Men Working With Tractor and Threshing Machinery

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Description: A crew of men inspect a tractor next to a barn, while other men work with a threshing machine in the background.
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Threshing Team

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Description: A crew of farmers work with threshing machinery and a team of horses.
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Lunch Break

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Description: A group of men stand eating and drinking. A little girl also stands with the men while they are on their break from threshing.
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Gathering Cranberries

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Description: Men and women in a bog picking cranberries.
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Children Gathering Cranberries

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Description: Six children sit in a cranberry bog, while another stands in the background.
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Group Picking Cranberries

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Description: A group of men and women pick cranberries in a bog.

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