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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Men on Hay Wagon

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Description: Two men stand atop a wagon of hay that is pulled by a horse. One man holds a pitchfork while the other holds the reins.
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Woman and Man on Farm

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Description: A woman stands with her hand on one of a team of two horses hitched to a wagon overflowing with hay. Additionally, a man stands nearby attending to another...
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Farmers on Hay Wagon

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Description: Two men stand atop a hay wagon, one holding the reins of a two-horse team wearing fly-nets and one presumably holding a pitchfork. Another man stands on th...
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Group of Men With Hay Wagon

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Description: A man stands on top of a hay wagon holding the reins of a two-horse team with a child sitting at his feet. Another man and a boy also pose on the wagon pre...
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Four Men Posed in front of Hay Wagon

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Description: Four men stand in front of a hay wagon that is pulled by a two-horse team. One of these men could be H. John Dietrich.
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Farmers and Threshing Machine

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Description: A group of eight farmers resting on or near a wooden threshing machine.
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Construction of a Stone Foundation Barn

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Description: Two men stand on the rafters of an unfinished, stone foundation barn.
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Boys

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Description: Two young boys pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. One stands behind a wooden fence while the other sits on a bale of hay. They both...
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Seated Baby Wearing Shorts

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Description: A studio portrait of a young child wearing only shorts seated on a small chair which is on a bale of hay near two logs in front of a painted backdrop.
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Children with Swing and Tricycle

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Description: Studio portrait of three boys and one girl posing with a tricycle and a swing in front of a painted backdrop. The older boy wears a suit jacket, vest with ...
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Man with Hogs near Barn

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Description: Man with hat is posed standing on two squashes, perhaps pumpkins, while holding a corn stalk in front of a barn with a dog. A large group of hogs are group...
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Woman with Children in Barnyard

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Description: A portrait of a woman in a straw hat holding a horse in a barnyard and carrying hay in her left hand. There is an infant on the ground to her left, and a b...
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Man with Hogs near Barn

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Description: Man with hat is posed standing while holding a corn stalk in front of a barn with a dog. A large group of hogs are grouped in front of him.
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Farm Buildings

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Description: View across dirt road of farmyard. A man on the left stands with two horses in front of a barn. In the center there appears to be two women sitting in a b...
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Barn and Cows

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Description: Elevated view from hill of farm buildings, barn, windmill, and cows in a pasture surrounded by a wooden fence. A sign on the barn door reads: "No Smoking."
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Garden and Farm Buildings

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Description: View from garden towards two women posing standing near the fence for a garden. Behind them, three men are displaying four horses. Another person in the ba...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of men and boys operating a steam tractor used for belt-driven threshing machinery. Farm buildings are on the right, and one has a thatched r...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: A group of men are operating a steam tractor and threshing machinery near farm buildings. Three men are posing in the foreground near the tractor, and anot...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Men operating a steam tractor and threshing machinery near farm buildings. The negative is double exposed and shows the outline of a photographer's wagon.

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