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Farmers Threshing Grain

Date: 10 05 1928
Description: Elevated view of farmers threshing grain in a field with a belt-driven McCormick all-steel thresher run by a Farmall tractor. One person is working inside ...
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Workers Load Straw from Baler onto International Truck

Date: 1941
Description: Three farm workers loading straw from a baler onto the back of an International K-6 truck owned by Sowash Grain Company.
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Horses and Central-rig

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Description: Men are in a farmyard (possibly at a sorghum mill) with horses hitched to a central-rig. A haystack, barn, wagons and farm machinery are in the background.
Painting

Residence of Mr. Martin Lutscher

Date: 1875
Description: Seifert's watercolor is fairly large, measuring 27" wide by 21" high, and provides a detailed depiction of a nineteenth century Wisconsin farm. The small s...
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Mexican Workers in Field

Date: 06 29 1928
Description: Group of Mexican workers posing in front of a large stack of hay. Most of the people are wearing hats, many of them sombreros, and worn clothing. Several p...
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Corn Binder with Shocker

Date: 1902
Description: Four men stand next to a horse-drawn corn binder in a cornfield. A shock of corn is suspended in the air with a corn shocker. Two of the men have light-col...
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15-30 Tractor and Hay Press

Date: 1912
Description: Workers on and near a large pile of hay use an International Harvester Mogul(?) 15-30 tractor and hay press in a field.
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Farmers with Large Haystack

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Description: Several farmers posing with a very large haystack. A man identified as "Uncle Dave" is standing on top of the hay.
Poster

War Poster Promoting Farm Jobs

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Description: Poster depicting a young shirtless man pitching hay with text that reads: "Put your muscle on a war basis! Sign Up For A Farm Job ... at your local U.S. Em...
Photograph

Men Harvesting Hay

Date: 1902
Description: Men use horses, mowers, rakes and a hay loader to harvest hay in a field. A man is standing on a large haystack in the background.
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Harvesting Hay

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Description: A man is piling hay onto a wagon pulled by oxen.
Photograph

Harvesting Hay

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Description: Two men are shown harvesting hay, loading it onto a wagon pulled by a team of oxen. A steep hill with a small footbridge is in the background. Caption read...
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Gathering Hay

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Description: Two men and a boy are shown gathering hay. The hay is being loaded onto a wagon pulled by two horses. A brook and a road are in the background. Caption rea...
Photograph

Loading Hay

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Description: Two agricultural workers are shown loading hay onto a wagon pulled by oxen in the Mohawk Valley. Farmland and a large hill is in the background. Caption re...
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Loading Hay

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Description: Agricultural workers are loading hay onto a wagon pulled by two horses in the vicinity of Carbondale or Elk Hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage near...
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Stacking Hay

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Description: Several agricultural workers operating horse-driven machinery to stack hay. Two men stand on a large pile of hay. Caption reads: "A Hay Ranch In Colorado."
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Stacking Hay

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Description: Several agricultural workers operating horse-driven machinery to stack hay. Two men stand on a large pile of hay. Caption reads: "A Hay Ranch In Colorado."
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Baling Hay

Date: 1915
Description: Several agricultural workers are shown baling hay in the vicinity of Tulsa.
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Men Baling Hay

Date: 1916
Description: Several men working with a hay press to bale hay while several other men are standing near a Titan 15-30 tractor.
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Men with Horse Powered Hay Press

Date: 1912
Description: Men bale hay using a horse powered hay press. Finished bales are stacked nearby. In the background is a shed.

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