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Koehler Family in a Garden

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Julius Koehler family in their garden in front of their newly built frame home. The original Koehler farm was destroyed by forest fire in July of 1894, evi...
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Main Street

Date: 1873
Description: Main Street, with its dirt, ruts, cows (and presumably manure), but wide enough for easy hitching of wagons and teams.
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Farmhouse and Stump Land

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Farm surrounded by cutover stump land.
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Fordson Tractor with Plow Equipped for "Driverless Operation"

Date: 05 14 1927
Description: Farmer and mechanic F.L. Zybach, 32, standing beside his invention -- a Fordson tractor with a front-mounted plow equipped for "driverless operation." Orig...
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McCormick-Deering Tractor and Plow

Date: 05 04 1923
Description: Carl Seamonson plowing a field with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and plow.
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Farmall F-22 Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Man plowing a field with an experimental Farmall F-22 tractor.
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Family and Workers in Field

Date: 1895
Description: A large family group and workers pose in field in front of farming machinery and haystacks.
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California Poppy Field

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Description: A worker is shown in a California poppy field.
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Inexpensive Poultry House

Date: 1914
Description: A young child feeding a flock of chickens outside of a poultry house. A farmhouse is in the background.
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15-30 Tractor Pulling an Austin Mammoth Reversible Road Grader

Date: 1916
Description: An International Harvester Mogul(?) 15-30 tractor pulling an Austin mammoth reversible road grader.
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Fairway 12 Tractor Mowing Golf Course

Date: 05 17 1934
Description: Man mowing a golf course with a Fairway 12 tractor and mower. The club house is in the background.
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Thordarson Estate

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Description: View across lawn or field of numerous buildings on Chester Thordarson's estate. There are greenhouses on the left.
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Harvest by Hand

Date: 1921
Description: Men cutting and gathering grain by hand. One man appears to be holding a scythe, or possibly a cradle.
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International Harvester Engine in a Wagon

Date: 1921
Description: A man stands in a wagon next to an International Harvester engine while other people look on. There is a water tower in the background on the right.
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McCormick-Deering Engine

Date: 11 26 1923
Description: Motorized water pump powered by a 1.5 H.P. McCormick-Deering engine on the farm of Walter Stange(?).
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Groundskeeper Using Fairway Tractor

Date: 10 18 1928
Description: A groundskeeper at Navajo Fields Country Club uses a Fairway tractor to seed the grounds (and golf course?).
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Pulling Rock at Navajo Country Club

Date: 10 13 1928
Description: A groundskeeper at Navajo Country Club uses a Fairway tractor to move a rock on a golf course.
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Husker Shredder and Farmall Regular Tractor

Date: 12 29 1928
Description: Farmers use a 6-roll husker shredder and a Farmall Regular tractor outside a barn on the farm of Will Rasque.
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International TD-14 Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: An International Harvester TD-14 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with "B.E. Bullgrader" levels a mound of dirt for a highway exit. Original caption includes ...

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