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Harvest by Hand

Date: 1921
Description: Men cutting and gathering grain by hand. One man appears to be holding a scythe, or possibly a cradle.
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Two Men Loading Manure Spreader

Date: 1911
Description: Panoramic view of two men loading a horse-drawn manure spreader (possibly a Kemp) in a field.
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Men Baling Hay with IHC Press

Date: 1913
Description: Men and a young boy bale hay from a large haystack using an IHC hay press. On the left is a stack of finished hay bales.
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Cranberry Harvest

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Description: Men working in field during Wisconsin cranberry harvest. Crates are stacked up throughout the field.
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Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men are working with a horse-drawn mower and a horse-powered hay stacker in a field. Two men and a child are standing on a large stack of hay, and a horse-...
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Men Raking Hay in a Field

Date: 1900
Description: A young man is operating a horse-drawn hay rake in a field, while other men are raking by hand. There are large piles of hay scattered in the field. In the...
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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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Foreign Harvesting Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Men with hand harvesting tools and an ox-drawn hay cart in a foreign field (possibly India?).

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