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Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards farm workers posing while harvesting grain. Two McCormick grain binders are being drawn by mules in the distance.
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Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1917
Description: A farmer is using a large team of mules and horses to pull a harvester-thresher (combine) through a field.
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Man with Weber Wagon

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Description: A man wearing a fur coat drives two mules pulling a Weber wagon through a road in a forest.
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Farmall MV 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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McCormick Binder in South African Field

Date: 01 21 1924
Description: Rear view of a man using a team of mules and horses to lead a McCormick binder through a field in Malmesbury, South Africa. Another man is standing in fron...
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McCormick Binder in South African Field

Date: 01 21 1924
Description: Rear view of man using a team of horses and mules to lead a McCormick grain binder through a field in DeLectus, Riebeek West, South Africa. In the far dist...
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Binder Teams in South African Field

Date: 01 21 1924
Description: Three-quarter view of men using teams of horses and mules to drive two McCormick grain binders through a field in DeLectus, Riebeek West, South Africa. In ...
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Mule-Drawn Wagon on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a man and boy posed on their mule-drawn wagon in the middle of a dirt road, which appears to be cut through the surrounding rock formation. Capti...
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a man with two mules on the left pulling a boat up the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A large wooden building is on the right bank in the behi...
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Pack Train Leaving

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a pack train leaving town. Caption reads: "Pack Train Leaving Kooskia Ida."
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Twenty Mule Team Hauling Borax

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Description: Between 1883 and 1889, the twenty mule teams, such as this one, hauled more than 20 million pounds of borax out of Death Valley. The borax load was hauled ...
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Mariscal Mine

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Description: Workers stand near an automobile and pack of mules in Mariscal Mine. The mine produced 1,400 flasks of mercury, 1/4 of the US production, between 1900 and ...
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The John Ross House, Ringold, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Farmhouse with a large chimney and front porch. A group of people are sitting on the porch. The house was used as a hospital several times during the battl...
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Pack Train

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Description: A man leads a pack train of mules laden with packages down a trail near Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. Caption reads: "Packtrain, Dawson, Y.T."
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The Old Well, En Royel #1708

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. This is a well in En-Royel.
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Damascus Road and Old Caravansary #1711

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the Damascus Road, the site where Saint Paul is believed to have converted to Christianity. T...
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Garden of Joseph of Arimathea and Damascus Road #1712

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the Damascus Road and the garden of Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy ma...
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Algerian with Mule

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front loading up a pack mule in the Algerian desert.
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FLN Members with Mule

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members with a mule and goat on a rocky trail. Two of the men are talking together and the other man is looking towards ...
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Woman and Mules on Airstrip

Date: 1961
Description: A woman leads a mule laden with bundles across the airstrip at the village of Keukacham, Laos. A young mule follows. In the background at the base of a hil...

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