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Two Lumbermen with Saw

Date: 1880
Description: Two lumbermen posing with a two-man crosscut saw they are using on a fallen tree trunk, cutting the pine into manageable sizes for hauling.
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McCormick Reaper in Israel

Date: 1914
Description: Children looking at a McCormick reaper parked on the side of a road in what is now Israel. The caption reads: "Jewish Colony Milharuiyeh - 6 miles south o...
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Farm Dangers

Date: 08 1927
Description: A farmer is standing on the edge of a wooden wagon pitching hay into a running thresher, demonstrating an unsafe operating position.
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The First House in Kennedy

Date: 1908
Description: Group posed in front of the first house built in Kennedy.
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End-Gate Lime Spreader

Date: 10 16 1925
Description: Rear view of two men with a horse-drawn end-gate lime spreader working in a field.
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Engine No. 931

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards engineer Louis Peterson standing in the gangway next to Engine No. 931. Another man is standing on the tracks near one of...
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Eau Claire Deer Hunters

Date: 1885
Description: Six deer hunters are posing with their rifles, dogs, and nine killed deer hanging from a buck pole supported by log structures on the left and right.
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Group of Children on Trout Lake

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Description: Group of children wearing ice skates standing together on Trout Lake.

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