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Young Boy in Wagon Pulled by Dogs

Date: 1915
Description: Young boy in a wagon pulled by two dogs near a cornfield.
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Harvesting Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Harvesting scene with groups of men, women, and boys and multiple reapers hitched to oxen. Foothills or mountains are in the background, behind a row of t...
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Man Using Side Delivery Rake

Date: 1915
Description: One man uses a horse-drawn side delivery hay rake, while others load hay into a large wagon.
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Husker and Shredder in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Two men loading corn stalks into a husker-shredder from a horse-drawn wagon in a snow-covered field. A building with windows near a sloped roof is behind ...
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Man Operating Osborne Mower

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of a man operating an Osborne horse-drawn mower near a tree. The man is raising the sickle-bar as he is passing the tree.
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Engine Powered Silo Filler

Date: 1915
Description: Men using a stationary engine to power a silo filler. Two men are loading the silo filler while another man is standing in a horse-drawn wagon. Another man...
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Men with International Motor Hay Press

Date: 1915
Description: Men baling hay with engine powered hay press.
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Men Baling Hay in Field with International Motor Hay Press

Date: 1915
Description: Group of men baling hay with an engine powered hay press. Men load the press while two others stand and watch. Another man stacks the finished bales. In th...
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Man Films Workers on Farm

Date: 1915
Description: A man uses a camera mounted on a tripod to film another man and two boys near a farm building. The man and boys appear to be constructing a silo. Two horse...
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Man Standing with Corn Shocks

Date: 1915
Description: Farmer standing outdoors among corn shocks. He is holding a small dog in his arms, and is wearing work gloves and a hat.
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Kentucky Grain Drill

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of man operating a Kentucky grain drill with a team of two horses. A decal with the "Kentucky" name is on the back of the drill.
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Students Standing Outside Schoolhouse

Date: 1915
Description: Class of students standing outside a rural school known as the Blackjack School.
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Prisoners Working

Date: 1915
Description: View down road of a group of prisoners wearing striped jumpsuits doing road work while supervisors look on. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near a fence, and...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Carriage on a Country Road

Date: 1915
Description: View from road of a man wearing a bowler hat driving a horse-drawn carriage down a dirt road. A fence is on the left and buildings are in the background. T...
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Men with Horse-Drawn Carriages

Date: 1915
Description: Two horse-drawn carriages are facing each other from opposite directions on a dirt road. Men are standing in the road and appear to be guiding the carriage...
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Man on Land Leveler

Date: 1915
Description: Man standing on a grader pulled by a team of mules along a dirt road. Cows, a fence and farm buildings are in the background.
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Woman in Automobile

Date: 1915
Description: A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat sits behind the wheel of a Case automobile with its top folded down. A chicken or rooster stands to the right along the ...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Joy Ride

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a man and a woman pushing their automobile through the mud because the wheels are caught in large ruts. Their feet have sunk to th...
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Fence Post Removal

Date: 1915
Description: A man uses a "handy device for pulling old fence post" (original caption).
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Harvesting Scene in Italy

Date: 1915
Description: Harvesting scene taking place in Italy featuring oxen-drawn machinery and a group of men near trees.

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