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Man Operating M-12-H Cotton Picker

Date: 1948
Description: Man harvesting cotton with a McCormick-Deering M-12-H cotton picker.
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Farmer Poses with Watermelon aboard Cotton Picker

Date: 1944
Description: Farm worker, Frank White, stops harvesting to pose with watermelon found among the cotton crop. The field, part of the O'Neill Ranch located in Helm, Calif...
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Man Tastes Wine in Vineyard

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of a man drinking from a glass of wine in a vineyard in France. In the background a vineyard worker is cultivating the field with an Inter...
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Women and Children Watch Men Work in Field

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Description: Children, men with hats, and women with parasols, are watching men work in a field with a horse-drawn plow and other agricultural equipment. A house is in...
Painting

Steam Power

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Description: Painting of farmer with a steam powered tractor.
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A Traveler of Country Roads

Date: 1984
Description: Dog running on country road in DeKalb County in the summer.
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Lone Tree South of Town

Date: 1984
Description: Lone tree on country roadside in DeKalb County.
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Corn Stacks in Winter

Date: 1985
Description: Corn stacks in winter off Keslinger Road in DeKalb County.
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The Farm

Date: 1998
Description: A landscape view of the Quinney farm.
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Crop Duster

Date: 1992
Description: Crop Duster off Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb County.
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Mailboxes

Date: 1992
Description: Mailboxes and farm on Waterman Road in DeKalb County.
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East of the Barn

Date: 2001
Description: Landscape of the countryside east of the barn on the Quinney farm.
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Corn Harvest

Date: 2001
Description: Close-up view of the corn stalks on the Quinney farm.
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North of the Farmhouse

Date: 2001
Description: Landscape view from the country road north of the Quinney farm.
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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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Grain Binding

Date: 1944
Description: Young Ralph and Richard Quinney pose for a picture while they cut grain by themselves for the fist time. View includes a grain binder, a tractor and their...
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Hay Mowing

Date: 1947
Description: Young Ralph Quinney driving a horse-drawn hay-mower on his family's farm.
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Corn Cultivation

Date: 1947
Description: Yound Richard Quinney operating a tractor to cultivate corn.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Holstein Cattle

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Description: Much of the milk purchased by Widmer's is from Holstein Cattle, as seen grazing in this peaceful country scene.
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Leichtle Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: This former Liechtle barn is located inland from McArthur Road. A long driveway, going south, will lead you to the property in Section 21.

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