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Miners and Mules at Iron Mine

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Description: Miners and a mule work outside an iron mine near Mayville.
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Workers Hauling Sisal Leaves

Date: 1910
Description: Workers hauling sisal leaves with rail carts and burros to a decortication mill in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The mill was likely part of Internation...
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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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Man Sitting on McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Well-dressed man in a field sitting in a McCormick grain binder drawn by mules.
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Dane County Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Date: 08 14 1929
Description: Dane County Tuberculosis Sanatorium foundation under construction. 1202 Northport Drive. J.P. Cullen, Contractor.
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Badwater Bill and His Burro

Date: 03 16 1963
Description: "The eyes of the guests popped, but room clerk Frank R. Witte, 1133 E Knapp Street, took it in stride Friday afternoon when Badwater Bill, accompanied by h...
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African American Farm Laborer at Stovall's Plantation

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Young man sitting in a planter drawn by two mules on the plantation of Mrs. William H. Stovall.
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Farmer with Walking Planter

Date: 1925
Description: Farmer in a field walking behind a P&O planter drawn by a mule. There is an automobile on a road near a house behind a fence in the background.
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Farmer with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Farmer in a field using a McCormick mower drawn by two mules.
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Mule Hitched to Cart with Driver

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Description: Mule hitched to training cart, with driver, on a town street, possibly Alma.
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Papago Indians

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Description: A group of Papago Indians, possibly near the San Xavier Del Bac Mission, near Tucson.
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Mule Drawn Binder

Date: 1905
Description: Corn binder hitched to two mules in field in Algeria. In the distance are low hills. One bearded man, wearing what appears to be a full-length hooded jella...
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Two Women in Road Cart

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Description: Two women in a road cart pulled by a mule. Mules were almost unknown at the time. The road cart was not a typical vehicle and was considered inappropriate ...
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Cotton Market

Date: 02 09 1915
Description: A group of wagons filled with cotton bales in the street at market.
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Man Driving Wagon with Team of Mules

Date: 02 19 1915
Description: A man is driving a team of mules pulling a wagon down a commercial street.
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Hauling Alfalfa

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Description: W.L. Trammel drives a mule-drawn wagon full of alfalfa.
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Deering Reaper

Date: 1914
Description: A farmer driving four mules pulling a Deering reaper.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Caught With the Goods

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a dwarf wearing a top hat driving a cart, drawn by a mule, filled with giant eggs. The dwarf is wearing a suit and a top hat. The mule is...
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Push Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A farmer uses a team of six mules to power a push binder through a field. The farmer is shaded by an umbrella. The advertisement on the umbrella reads: "Ha...
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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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