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Cranberry Harvester

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Description: Cranberry harvesting machine on the property of the Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Cranberry Drying Sheds

Date: 09 1934
Description: Cranberry drying sheds.
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Harvesting Cranberries

Date: 09 1934
Description: Harvesting cranberries at the Cranberry Lake Lake Development Company in Wood County.
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Cranberry Dusting

Date: 08 1936
Description: Airplane owned by the Agricultural Dusting Service of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dusting a cranberry marsh in Wood County for leaf hoppers. The photographer ...
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Cranberry Spraying

Date: 1940
Description: Boom spraying of cranberries, in the Wisconsin Rapids area and probably by members of the Asa Bennett family. This technique using a tractor was developed ...
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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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Woman Raking Cranberries

Date: 1955
Description: Woman using a cranberry rake to harvest cranberries near Wisconsin Rapids.
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Bee Hives on Bennett Marsh

Date: 1948
Description: Bee hives near the Bennett cranberry marshes.
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Farm Implement used in Cranberry Fields

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Description: Newell Jasperson of the Whittlesey Cranberry Company with machinery used in cranberry fields. There is snow on the ground, and behind him is a parked autom...
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Asa Bennett Family

Date: 1903
Description: Asa Curtis Bennett family holding cranberry rakes and other manual farm implements. The family is gathered around an owl standing on the ground in front of...
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Farmer Examining Cranberry Plant

Date: 1948
Description: Farmer examining cranberry plant near an irrigation ditch.
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Man with Crated Cranberries

Date: 1948
Description: Man posing with crates of newly harvested cranberries. The cranberries have not been cleaned as there is still plant debris in the crates.
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Cranberry Fields and Irrigation

Date: 1948
Description: Cranberry fields with irrigation ditches.
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Two Men Inspecting Cranberry Field

Date: 1948
Description: Two men inspecting cranberry plants, most likely for pests or disease.
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Prisoner of War Working in Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1945
Description: German Prisoner of War stationed in Wisconsin Rapids working on the A.E. Bennett and Sons Cranberry Marsh. He is spraying the cranberry crop with either an...
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Spraying Cranberry Marshes

Date: 1945
Description: Irving R. Bennett, of the A.E. Bennett & Son Cranberry Marsh, spraying cranberry marshes for pest and weed control. The hose was attached to a rig that cou...
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Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh

Date: 08 1893
Description: Group portrait of those who attended the 6th annual Cranberry Convention at Bennett Marsh.
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Grocery Store Representatives at the Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1950
Description: From left to right: W.A. Riordan, John Buck, Leo Sorenson, Jean Nash and Del Hammond. Miss Nash, the owner of the cranberry marsh, escorts representatives ...
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Cranberry Pickers with Crates

Date: 1950
Description: African American cranberry harvesters, possibly migrant workers, posing with crates of cranberries.
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Grading Cranberries

Date: 1950
Description: Machinery used for grading cranberries. As the berries move through the machine the are sorted by size and deposited on the appropriate conveyor belt for p...

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