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Krueger Family in Field

Date: 08 24 1907
Description: August, Tina, Sarah, Jennie, Edgar and Alex Krueger posing outdoors in a field. Alex took this photograph remotely with a string tied to the shutter of the...
Postcard

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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Farm Family Posing Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: View down driveway towards a farm family posing in front of their farmhouse and farm buildings. An older man and woman are sitting. Three women are standin...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower in Hilly Field

Date: 1899
Description: A man sporting a beard and wide-brimmed straw (?) hat is operating a mower pulled by two horses in a field. The field is on hilly terrain. A dirt road and ...
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Working in the Field on "Romance of the Reaper" Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Man in Period Costume for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Man in Period Costume for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Early Reaper

Date: 1900
Description: Bearded man operating a reaper drawn by two brown horses. The reaper appears to be an early model or may be a replica of the first reaping machine.
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Three People in Field with Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three people posing with a horse-drawn grain binder in a field. A young man on the left is sitting on the binder, and on the right a boy is on one of the h...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a bearded man driving a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field near a split-rail fence. There are trees in the far backgro...
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Bearded Man on Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of a bearded man wearing a braided hat operating a McCormick grain binder in a field.
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Large Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men working on haying operation in a field. Two men are driving horse-drawn wagons piled high with hay. One man is standing near one wagon holding an imple...
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Keup Barn

Date: 
Description: Greg and Kathy Keup live at W992 Hocheim Road. In 2000 they discontinued farming. They both have "Harley" motorcycles and plan a trip to Sturgis, South Dak...
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Neitzel Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Jim and Donna Neitzel own this barn at W1734 Hwy TW (Section 5). They purchased it 23 years ago. This barn has been in the Neitzel name for 100 years and w...
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Fink Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Fink Farm at W2331 Elm Dr. John and Vicky Fink and their children, Brandon and Brittany, pose with John's father, Roger.
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Fink Granary — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This old granary still stands on the Fink Farm. The farm dates back to Harry Fink Sr., 1917; Henry Jr., 1928; Roger, 1970; and John, 1995. They currently ...
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Adelmeyer Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Brian and Lisa Adelmeyer have lived here for 10 years.
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Schwertz Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: The last time cows were milked on the Schwertz property was in the 1960s.
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Ripple Workshop and Corn Crib

Date: 2004
Description: This combination workshop and corn crib stands near the Ripple home.
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Luhn Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Gordon and Gayle Luhn, and son, Derek, live at N8499 Bancroft Rd (Section 16). They purchased the property in 1978.

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