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Watering the Laying Hens

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern in the hen house watering the laying hens.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down road of horses, wagons and buggies parked in front of buildings. Three men stand near a hotel on the right. A church building is in the backgroun...
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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 ...
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Spiegel Family Butchering Chickens

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Description: Six men of the Spiegel family stand outdoors around a long wooden table butchering chickens. The table is covered with large steel pots and pieces of meat....
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Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posed holding logging tools. They are standing and sitting in front of wooden buildings. Two men display two teams of horses. Behind the group...
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Group of People Posing in front of Frame House

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Description: Group portrait of a man and woman posing sitting in chairs, with a young boy and a dog posing between them. An older boy is standing to their right holding...
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People in Front of Farm Buildings

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Description: In the center is a man posing sitting on a plow pulled by a team of two horses. In front of him is a dog, and another dog is lying behind the plow. Standin...
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Ruins of Cyclone

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: The aftermath of a killer tornado, including an arrow and caption that reads: "William Berg Killed Here." In the background near the farmhouse are a group ...
Print

Deere & Co. Advertising Card

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Description: Advertising card for Deere & Co. "Largest Plow Manfactory, in the World." Features an illustration of a stalk of wheat on the left, partially framing a sce...
Photograph

People Posing with Dogs and Chickens

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Description: Group portrait of a man, two women, and two dogs posing standing among chickens on the snow-covered ground in front of a small wooden building, perhaps a c...
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Leonore and Chickens

Date: 1930
Description: Leonore Judkins Middleton, wearing a striped jacket over her fancy dress, is looking down at a flock of chickens. She is wearing shoes with buckles, and a ...
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Livestock Delivery Truck

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: Two men are standing next to the side of a livestock delivery truck for chickens. There is a silo in the background, and the metal base of what may be a wa...
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Pet Bantam Hen

Date: 03 1955
Description: Pet hen "Millie" riding in the front seat with Mrs. Arthur Straight as she drives the family truck.
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Young Men Posing with Chickens

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Description: Group portrait of young men posing, some sitting and others standing. The young men are each holdig a chicken, and ears of corn are stacked on the floor in...
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Coxey Army

Date: 1894
Description: Group of men gathered outdoors around a rooster. Tents are in the background. Caption reads: "Coxey Army, with Jack London in lower right hand corner."
Postcard

Easter Greetings

Date: 1915
Description: Easter postcard with a well-dressed rooster, with arms instead of wings, carrying a cane and an Easter Egg on a ribbon. He is wearing a jacket with a pussy...

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