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Surface Digging

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Description: Lead mining by digging at the ground surface.
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Farm Irrigation

Date: 1920
Description: A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower...
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Man with Carpentery Tools

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing and holding wood-working tools on a shaded patch of ground in a field. Displayed around him is a trunk with more ...
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Steam Tractor

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Description: Two men are standing and working on a large steam tractor outdoors in a field.
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Men Harvesting

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Description: View across field towards four men standing in a field and holding tools in a recently reaped field.
Photograph

Making Twine

Date: 1909
Description: Stereograph of three Native American men and a child, outdoors, in front of a wigwam. On the ground is a basket of materials. The man on the left is standi...
Photograph

Woolly Harvest

Date: 06 1973
Description: A farm worker shearing a sheep in a shed to harvest its wool.
Postcard

Loading

Date: 06 06 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Rib Lake, Wis.", "Loading." and "Brown Photo." A lumberjack is standing on a load of logs pulled by a team of horses. Three more men ...
Postcard

Scene Near Rice Lake

Date: 10 23 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. Th...

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