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Men with IHC Motor Press

Date: 09 08 1913
Description: Two men standing on an engine powered hay press loading hay from a large stack. In the background are farm buildings.
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House Moving Rig on Rural Road

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor pulling a house moving rig on rural road. The rig is labled: "A.T. Coffin House Moving."
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Mogul Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Men pulling what appears to be a road grader or other road construction equipment with a Mogul tractor. In the background are farm buildings.
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Brood Coops on Poultry Farm

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of chickens standing around multiple brood coops on a poultry farm. A farmhouse and other farm buildings are in the background.
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Manure Pile Near House

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle...
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Men with Lime Pulverizer

Date: 1920
Description: A man is feeding limestone into a "Jeffrey lime pulver" powered by an International tractor. A pile of rocks is in the foreground, and a farmhouse and anot...
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Examples of "Poorly Pruned" Trees

Date: 05 1925
Description: Decaying stubs of trees on along fence of a property demonstrate the effects of what the original caption describes as "poor pruning."
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Backyard Garden of Farmhouse

Date: 05 1925
Description: Backyard garden and fence of farmhouse.
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Farmhouse Garden

Date: 09 1923
Description: View from field of a farm property, including the farmhouse garden.
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Farmhouse's Planting and Fence

Date: 1924
Description: View from a rural road to a farmhouse demonstrating its landscaping and what the original caption describes as a "novel fence." The large barn in the backg...
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"Poorly Arranged" Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Farmhouse with landscaping of shrubbery. Original caption reads: "Nice possibilities, poor arrangement, no planting plan."
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Farmhouse and Landscape

Date: 05 1925
Description: View from road of a farmhouse's front yard and landscaping. In the background is a barn and another farm building.
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Farm Equipment in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A plow is sitting in the snow in front of farm buildings and a woodpile. The photograph was likely taken to illustrate the hazards of improper equipment st...
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Farm Implements in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: Several farm implements, including a grain binder and mower, sitting in a barnyard covered with snow. A shed, farmhouse, and woodpile are in the background...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1916
Description: Rear view of a man leading two horses pulling a mower across a field. In the background is a farmhouse, a barn, and several other farm buildings.
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Cluttered Farm Yard

Date: 05 1926
Description: Farm yard littered with parts of old farm machines, wagons and other items, farm buildings and an automobile.
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Iris Bordering Drive

Date: 07 1927
Description: Irises bordering a farm's driveway near several farm buildings and the farmhouse. A large dog is standing on the farmhouse steps in the background.
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Abandoned Cotton Field

Date: 03 18 1915
Description: View of an abandoned cotton field along the side of a dirt road. A farmhouse and farm buildings are in the distance.
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Lindsey Reese in Abandoned Field

Date: 02 17 1915
Description: Lindsey Reese, dressed in a hat and suit jacket, standing in an abandoned field. Several farm buildings are in the far background.
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Washed and Gullied Field

Date: 06 1927
Description: View of a washed and gullied field on the farm of LeRoy LeFevre. A farmhouse, barns, windmill, and other structures are in the background.

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