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Farmer Poses with Watermelon aboard Cotton Picker

Date: 1944
Description: Farm worker, Frank White, stops harvesting to pose with watermelon found among the cotton crop. The field, part of the O'Neill Ranch located in Helm, Calif...
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Farmer at his Barn

Date: 09 28 1931
Description: Farmer Charles Nelson, carries a pail in front of the door to his barn. His 245 acre farm was southwest of Lake Wingra near Madison. It became the first pr...
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Farmer Poses with F-12 Tractor

Date: 05 18 1937
Description: Farmer poses with a Farmall F-12 tractor with #90 plow.
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Farmer and Son on F-12 Tractor

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Farmer Sam Tanaka posing with his son on a Farmall F-12 tractor in a cauliflower field.
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Tractor Driver

Date: 1950
Description: A farmer smiling as he takes the wheel of his tractor. Behind him is a barn and silos.
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Milking the Cows

Date: 1929
Description: A woman runs the milking operation at the G.L. Hamon dairy farm.
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International Farmall 966 Hydro Tractor

Date: 05 22 1971
Description: View looking up at a farmer opening the cab door on an International Farmall 966 Hydro tractor.
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Farmer in Overalls Posing with IH Part

Date: 01 03 1928
Description: Advertising photograph of a man in overalls and hat pointing to an International Harvester part. The photograph was taken in a studio and used in company ...
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Percheron

Date: 1900
Description: A farmer shows off his percheron colt at the Wisconsin State Fair. At the turn of the century when a farmer's livelihood was dependent on his horses, the d...
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Mr. and Mrs. Kapec with Strawberries

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Local fruit farmers Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kapec, Route 2, Madison, display a crate of home grown strawberries the size of golf balls.
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Abel Dunning

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Description: Portrait of Abel Dunning (1811-1881), one of the first farmers to take up residence in Dane County and the brother of prominent pharmacist Philo Dunning.
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Bee Inspector

Date: 1934
Description: The state bee inspector (probably the man on the left), and a Dane County farmer.
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Moses Hardwick

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Description: Studio portrait of Moses Hardwick, a farmer who was one of the first settlers in Wisconsin.
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Two Men Standing in Field

Date: 1921
Description: A man holding his hat and wearing suspenders standing in a field next to another man wearing overalls. The men are likely farmers.
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Farmer Wearing Hat

Date: 1921
Description: A farmer, standing near a barn and pitchfork for a portrait.
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Old Man with Pumpkin and Turkey

Date: 1918
Description: An elderly man, possibly a farmer, holds a turkey and a pumpkin under each arm.
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Mrs. Herbert B. Schwaller on Farmall Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Herbert B. Schwaller of Morning Sun, Ohio drives a Farmall tractor through a field. Mrs. Schwaller may have taken part in International Harvester's wa...
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Louis Bertrand

Date: 1930
Description: Mr. Louis Bertrand, operator of twelve McCormick tractors and twelve No. 11 harvester-threshers, poses for a photograph.
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William Gustafson

Date: 06 08 1929
Description: William Gustafson poses in front of a tractor and other McCormick-Deering farm equipment.
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Farmers Posing with Farmall Regular Tractor

Date: 1932
Description: Two farmers posing for an outdoor portrait sitting on the back of a Farmall Regular tractor.

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