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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...
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Corn Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Left side profile view of a farmer using a horse-drawn corn binder in a field.
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Madison Community Chest Gardening

Date: 06 21 1949
Description: Madison Community Chest sponsored Farley tract community garden. Robert Thompson, age 6, is standing and holding a container full of harvested peas.
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McCormick Binders at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Two men use horse-drawn McCormick grain binders in a field in front of a dairy barn at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A grain elevator or walkway ext...
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Raspberry Pickers

Date: 11 03 1953
Description: Myra Swingle and her two-year-old son, Lanny, picking raspberries together at their home at 2637 Hoard Street.
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Man Using No. 2 Ensilage Harvester with Farmall M Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: View across harvested cornfield towards a man using a Farmall M tractor to pull a No. 2 ensilage harvester and wagon and box on the Bowman Dairy Farm. Farm...
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Olds' Seeds Cover Design

Date: 1945
Description: A cover design of the Olds' Seeds catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The caption reads: "Victory Gardener by ???," and features a photograph of a woman we...

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