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Female Worker at Machine in Deering Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A young woman works at her station in a factory - probably the Deering Twine Mill.
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Family Posing around Farmhouse

Date: 1921
Description: View across field towards a family standing on the porch of a farmhouse while a man is standing in the adjacent field with a horse. In the background, clot...
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McCormick Husker and Shredder

Date: 1915
Description: Two men are feeding corn stalks from a horse-drawn wagon into a McCormick husker-shredder.
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Farmer Operating Corn Binder

Date: 1914
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. Two silos and a barn are in the background.
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Men Baling Hay with Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Two men use an IHC horse-powered hay press to bale hay in a field. One man feeds the press while the other stacks the bales nearby.
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Men Baling Hay with Hay Press

Date: 01 15 1908
Description: Three men baling hay with a horse-powered hay press. Two men feed the press while another stacks the bales nearby.
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Factory Workers with Grain Binder Parts

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of factory workers testing(?) the binding mechanisms for grain binders at the McCormick Reaper Works. Loose hay and hay bundles are ...
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Factory Workers at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Male workers standing at stations positioned along a wall of windows inside the McCormick Reaper Works. A belt-driven power system is suspended from the ce...
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Man and Child Working in the Field

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of young child operating a horse-drawn hay rake while a man is standing nearby.
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Plowing with Andrews-Kinkade Model D Tractor

Date: 1925
Description: Cyanotype print of a farmer using an Andrews-Kinkade Model D four-plow tractor to work in a field.

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