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Girl Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1920
Description: Baskets of potatoes surround a young girl as she peels and cuts them outdoors near the side of a building.
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Drying Rack

Date: 1917
Description: A four-tiered drying rack used to dry fruits and vegetables hangs from the ceiling above a heater in what appears to be a basement or root cellar.
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Drying Oven

Date: 1917
Description: An oven used to dry fruit stands at the bottom of a staircase in what appears to be a basement. The door of the oven is open and four wire racks are suspen...
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Temporary Packing Shelter for Berries

Date: 08 1923
Description: Makeshift shelter for packing fruit, in particular berries. Original caption reads, "a temporary packing shelter for a blackberry patch. Note handled carri...
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Food Storage in Root Cellar

Date: 1921
Description: Farm produce is stored in the corner of a cellar with dirt floors and brick walls. Gourds, potatoes, and pumpkins are kept in barrels, baskets, and on a ta...
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Woman Canning

Date: 1926
Description: A woman wearing an apron is removing a wire rack filled with glass canning jars from a boiler on a Coleman Pressure Range on International Harvester's Hins...
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Woman Steaming Spinach

Date: 07 17 1926
Description: Woman steaming spinach in a hot-water bath on a Coleman Pressure Range at the Harvester Farm. The image is part of a series illustrating canning methods.
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Husking and Silking Corn

Date: 07 1926
Description: A woman and a girl sitting at a table, husking and silking corn at the Harvester Farm. The image is one of a series illustrating canning methods.

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