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Country Road

Date: 1915
Description: Low perspective of a dirt country road curving into the distance. The road is bordered by fields and scattered wooden buildings while a solitary figure ap...
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor with Plow

Date: 1915
Description: Man plowing a field with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Men Digging for Future Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Three men breaking ground for a silo.
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Mower in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A sickle bar mower is sitting in snow beside a wire fence, illustrating the hazards of improper equipment housing. A barn and other farm buildings are in t...
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Building Concrete Curb of Silo

Date: 1915
Description: View of the construction of the concrete curbs of pit silo, including a wooden form. On the left is a young girl looking out from behind a fence. In the fa...
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Picking Cotton

Date: 1915
Description: Men, women, and children picking cotton in a field.
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Men with Walking Plow

Date: 1915
Description: Men are gathered under a tree near several walking plows.
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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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Woman Carding Wool

Date: 1915
Description: A woman sitting outdoors next to a spinning wheel while carding wool.
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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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Town Hall and Church

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of a town hall originally built in 1896 as a church in rural Orange Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa. There is a weather vane on top of the steep...
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Farm Equipment in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A horse-drawn mower lying in snow near a wire fence. A barn and several other farm buildings are in the background beyond a field. A wooden crate stands be...
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Bird's-Eye View — Boscobel

Date: 1915
Description: View of town. A cemetery is in the foreground and a race track is in the center.
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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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Agricultural Laborers Posing in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Four agricultural laborers posing in a field. One of the men is sitting on a horse-drawn mower, and the other three men are holding rakes.
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Child Operating Horse-Drawn Farm Machinery

Date: 1915
Description: A young child is sitting on what appears to be a horse-drawn mower in a field. The horses are wearing fly-nets and blinders.
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Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1915
Description: View from rear of a man operating a horse-drawn mower in a field.
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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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Farm Building and Water Tower

Date: 1915
Description: Small wooden building next to a tall water tower.
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John W. Hoover Maple Farm

Date: 1915
Description: Barn labeled: "John W. Hoover Maple Farm, 1892." In front of the barn are two automobiles and a field. Next to the barn is a windmill and other farm buildi...

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