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Man on his Mower

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Description: Panoramic view of a grassy, wooded hillside; wooden and log outbuildings, a house and fields. A man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower, and another man is s...
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The Threshing Crew

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Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
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Farmers in Wheat Field with Cradle Scythe

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Description: Farmers standing in a wheat field. The men are holding a hand-operated cradle scythe and a rake. A frame house is in the background along with several farm...
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Lars Davidson Reque's Farm with Men and Boys

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Description: In this tableau, men and boys stand at the edge of the field in elaborate and fanciful poses. The man on the left holds a hoe and cake while the one on the...
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Men and Boys in Field near Farmstead

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Description: Three men and a boy in wheat field with scythes and a split-rail fence. Barn with stone foundation and cupola and frame house in background; additional st...
Painting

Residence of Mr. Martin Lutscher

Date: 1875
Description: Seifert's watercolor is fairly large, measuring 27" wide by 21" high, and provides a detailed depiction of a nineteenth century Wisconsin farm. The small s...
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Deering Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1921
Description: Two farmers are using a Deering harvester-thresher (combine) and horse-drawn wagon to thresh grain.
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Boy Sitting on Chattanooga Plow

Date: 1924
Description: A boy is sitting on a Chattanooga plow pulled by horses, and perhaps a donkey, in a field. Another boy is on the right in the background.
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HM-110-L Cotton Picker on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: HM-110-L cotton picker attached to a Farmall H tractor in a cotton field. A man is sitting at the wheel of the tractor.
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Mowing Clover

Date: 1915
Description: A man is using two horses to pull a mower through a field of clover. In the background are hills or mountains.
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Side View of Farmall MV at Work

Date: 1943
Description: The caption for this photograph states that this Farmall MV tractor is "shown at work on the 2800-acre Triangle Farm near McCall, Louisiana, some 1800 acre...
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Rear Side View of Farmall MV in Field

Date: 1943
Description: The caption for this photograph states that this Farmall MV tractor is "shown at work on the 2800-acre Triangle Farm near McCall, Louisiana, some 1800 acre...
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Family Scything in a Field

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Description: Three men scythe a field, possibly of wheat. Behind the men there are three children and a woman standing in a row.
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G.F. Klassy Operates Farmall M Tractor

Date: 06 05 1944
Description: G.F. Klassy operates a McCormick-Deering Farmall M with a Number 15 Genius tractor plow on his farm on Route 1.
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Farmer Using Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1940
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor with a Number 8 bottom plow to work in a field.
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Farmall M with Number 8 Bottom Plow

Date: 1940
Description: Rear view of a man using a McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor with a Number 8 bottom plow to do field work on a hillside. Farm buildings are in the backgr...
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Farmall M with Genius Plow

Date: 1941
Description: Rear view of Ed Stanley using a Farmall M tractor with a three bottom Genius plow on the Grassurere Land Company's home farm.
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W.F. Rieschick on Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: Side view from left of W.F. Rieschick, on his farm, using his McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor.
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Farmall H with Lug Wheels

Date: 1941
Description: John Hanna uses a Farmall H with lug wheels and a Little Genius 2-14 bottom plow to work in a field while a boy looks on from the left.
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Mason Rorbett Farm

Date: 1941
Description: Slightly elevated view of Mason Rorbett using a McCormick-Deering Farmall A tractor with a 92 slab moldboard plow to build a terrace on his farm. In the ba...

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