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Reaping Scene

Date: 1879
Description: Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings...
Photograph

Men and Boys with McCormick Binder in front of Farmhouse

Date: 1900
Description: Men, young boys, and a dog standing in front of a brick farmhouse with a horse-drawn McCormick binder.
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Men and the Spoils of Hunting

Date: 11 11 1933
Description: Four men posing with their dog and hunting trophies — moose, deer, bear, and fish hanging in the farmyard.
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Family Farm House

Date: 1879
Description: Harold and Gunhild Mickelson with five of their daughters (Bertha Mickelson Bragger and her husband are standing on the right), in Section 23 of the Town o...
Photograph

H. Sveren Farm

Date: 
Description: H. Sveren farm with the family standing in the foreground and a dog, farm buildings and fences in the background. A line of trees is behind the farmhouse o...
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Ole Farner Family and their Home

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Description: The Ole Farner family is posing in their yard. Two men, a dog and a woman with an infant are sitting on the left, with a boy standing behind them, and two ...
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Man and Family in Yard of Frame House

Date: 1875
Description: A man lies on the ground with a dog near the front door of his house. His wife and baby are posed on the steps of a side porch. The frame house has a stone...
Photograph

Jakob Ottesen and Group

Date: 1874
Description: On the left, Jakob Ottesen is holding a long-stemmed pipe, and behind him a ladder is leaning against a tree. At his feet, a large dog is stretched out. Th...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1889
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering & Company, manufacturers of harvesting machinery. The cover features a framed inset of a scene of...
Drawing

W.H. Conger Residence

Date: 1873
Description: View of a farmstead with multiple pine trees. A road is in foreground with a carriage driven by two horses, and a man in the carriage. A dog runs in front ...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Advertising Catalog

Date: 1889
Description: Advertising catalog for grain cutting (harvesting) machinery manufactured by William Deering and Company. Features an illustration of children sitting with...
Painting

Residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis

Date: 1881
Description: Watercolor painting of farm and farmhouse, residence of Mr. Daniel Lewis.
Photograph

Oak Hill Farm with Couple

Date: 
Description: View of Oak Hill Farm, including the farmhouse. In the foreground are a man standing on the left, a woman sitting with a cat in her lap, and a dog.
Photograph

Dutch Farmhouse

Date: 01 21 1924
Description: View across field towards a Dutch farmhouse. A dog is sitting in the foreground, and chickens are running near a building, and a woman is standing under a ...
Photograph

Reynolds' Farm Yard

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Description: Marjorie Quinney and Henry and Howard Reynolds stand in front of the Reynold's family farmhouse with two horses and a dog.
Photograph

Charles Taylor Family

Date: 1902
Description: Family portrait of Charles Taylor, his wife, Ellen Wishart, and their two children taken on the lawn in front of their house. Lorena Taylor, standing besi...
Painting

Haying Time

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Description: A farm boy is riding the "hay-fork horse" as the farmer is loading hay into the barn during haying time in July.
Painting

Woodcutting Bee

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Description: Neighbors work together in the final process of sawing firewood, as they saw poles into blocks. The man with the plaid shirt and suspenders is the owner of...
Photograph

Beware of Dog

Date: 05 1926
Description: A dog crouches behind a fence where a "Beware of Dog" sign hangs. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department ...
Photograph

Elinora, Nellie Arms and Bonnie Childs

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Description: Posing together from left to right are Elinora, Nellie Arms (aunt of Lewis Arms), and Bonnie Childs. They are at Nellie and Bernard Arms's farm. There is a...

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