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International Harvester Truck with Pumpkins

Date: 1951
Description: Color photograph of a farmer filling a red International Harvester L-120 truck with pumpkins.
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Hunter Shows Prize to Man on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1948
Description: McCormick-Deering Farmall H tractor in a fall setting. A hunter, Mr. Vinson E. Gritten, is holding up a dead rabbit for William Foreman and Junior Scott (b...
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Farmers in Field with Dairy Cattle

Date: 1924
Description: Three farmers standing in field among a herd of dairy cows (Holsteins).
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Farmer's Birthday

Date: 07 07 1983
Description: John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion.
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Farmall B Tractor Hauling Produce

Date: 1946
Description: Man pulling a trailer with a Farmall B tractor on the farm of C.H. Meyerling. The trailer is loaded with tomatoes. A young man is standing next to another ...
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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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The Threshing Crew

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Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
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Hauling Pumpkins with an International R-160 Truck

Date: 1953
Description: Man and a boy loading (or unloading) pumpkins into an International R-160 truck.
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Cassville Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the brewery dwarfed by the overhead bluffs. The brewery was built by William Schmitz. George Scheibl ran the brewery from 1899 until his d...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Fertile Lands with Potato

Date: 1910
Description: A giant, oddly-shaped potato rests on a flatbed railroad car. A horse-drawn carriage with a driver is visible behind the train. White bags filled with pota...
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Farmall MV Harvesting Sugar Cane

Date: 1943
Description: The caption states: "Farmall MV shown is owned by C.R. Tschirn of Donaldsville, Louisiana, who operates a 350-acre farm, 225 acres of which were in sugar c...
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Farmall MV at Work Harvesting Sugar Cane

Date: 1943
Description: The caption states the "Farmall MV shown is owned by C.R. Tschirn of Donaldsville, Louisiana, who operates a 350-acre farm, 225 acres of which were in suga...
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Four Men Drinking

Date: 1897
Description: Four men guzzle beverages in a cornfield. The caption on the stereograph reads, "Well, here goes looking at you."
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Dr. Babcock Milking a Cow

Date: 05 1928
Description: Dr. Stephen Moulton Babcock seated on a stool and milking a cow. Another man stands near the head of the cow. They are in a fenced field near a road, most ...
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Family Garden

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Description: A family garden in a company town for the Consolidation Coal Co. Five people are displaying their produce among the garden and the nearby buildings.
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Gardeners Loading Produce Truck

Date: 1915
Description: International Model M truck used by Terpstra & Son for garden crop shipments. Two men load the truck bed with crates for shipment of what appears to be a r...
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Shipping Lettuce

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Description: A view of three men in a field, packing lettuce for shipment into wooden containers. Caption reads: "Shipping Lettuce, Mission, Texas."
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Harvesting Onions

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Description: A view of men and women in a field during the harvest of onions. Caption reads: "April Bermuda Onion Harvest, Mission, Texas."
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Strawberry Fields

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Description: A view of men, women and children harvesting in strawberry fields. Caption reads: "A Smith County Strawberry Farm, Near the City of Tyler, Texas."
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Planting Potatoes

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls is sitting behind a team of two horses while planting potatoes at the International Harvester Company experim...

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