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Battle of Durham Hill

Date: 05 18 1933
Description: The Battle of Durham Hill during the milk strike, showing sheriff's deputies and National Guardsmen (sworn in as special deputies) charging farmers with ba...
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Horse-Drawn Harvester-Thresher

Date: 09 18 1923
Description: Harvester-Thresher (combine) on a hill in a field drawn by a team of eleven horses.
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Mogul 15-30(?) Tractor pulling a McCormick Binder

Date: 07 30 1917
Description: Two men operating a Mogul 15-30(?) tractor and a McCormick binder in a field.
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Workers Loading Sisal Leaves onto Tram Car

Date: 1900
Description: Two workers loading bundles of sisal leaves onto a tram car on a plantation in the Yucatan(?). The sisal or hennequen was used by the McCormick Company and...
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Summer Harrowing

Date: 07 07 1934
Description: Farmer George Kopp giving a ride on his horse-drawn harrow to a young friend as he cultivates his field.
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White Pine Forest

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Description: View of White Pine Forest in Flambeau State Park.
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Cemetery in France

Date: 1917
Description: A backdrop of farmland frames small white crosses arranged in a cemetery in France after World War I.
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Aztalan Indian Mounds

Date: 1890
Description: At the Aztalan Indian Mounds a group of people are standing on a hillside in the background. In the foreground are corn shocks.
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Case Tractor and Grader

Date: 1935
Description: This image which was probably taken for publicity purposes by the company, shows a J.I. Case Model L tractor pulling a Galion E-Z Lift road grader.
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Harvesting Grain by Hand in Mexico

Date: 06 29 1928
Description: Several people harvest grain by hand, while two men on horses look on. All the men wear sombreros; the men on horses wear suits, while the harvesters wear...
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1965
Description: Elevated view of roads, railroad tracks, building, farm fields, and a body of water.
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Oil City

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view from hill towards farm fields and houses. Tree-covered hills are in the distance.
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Oil City

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from hill towards farm fields and houses in Oil City. Tree-covered hills are in the distance.
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Man Using a Corn Planter

Date: 1912
Description: A man sitting on an International Harvester corn planter pulled by two large horses.
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Man Raking Hay with Side Rake

Date: 1935
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn hay rake in a field.
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No. 7 Mower on Bary Farm

Date: 1931
Description: Rear view of a man mowing a field with a horse-drawn No. 7 mower on the Bary Farm. The mower has a side attachment.
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Woman with Shocks of Grain

Date: 1912
Description: A woman with a large white bow in her hair stands behind shocks of grain in a field. She holds pieces of grain in her mouth and hands.
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Child with Jug in Field

Date: 1917
Description: A small boy in a cap drinks from a heavy water jug near shocks of grain in a field.
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Shocks of Grain in a Field

Date: 08 25 1928
Description: A field with shocks of grain.
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Shocks of Grain

Date: 1930
Description: Shocks of grain in a field bundled together with grain ties.

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