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Mary Shaughnessy

Date: 1954
Description: Mrs. Mary Shaughnessy standing in front of barn where men are loading the silo. Her farm was on the site where Granville School was later built.
Poster

McCormick-Deering Calendar

Date: 1920
Description: Promotional circular showing the color illustration for a forthcoming farm implement line calendar. Illustration is an artistic rendering of a young woman ...
Photograph

International "Red Baby" Truck Leaving Rural Farmstead

Date: 1923
Description: International "Red Baby" (model S) truck loaded with binder twine(?) and a stationary engine leaving a rural farmstead. In the background a woman holding a...
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Squash Harvest

Date: 1920
Description: A woman stands amid a patch of squash plants and displays a large squash in Marinette County.
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Doyon Lumber Co. Fire Scene

Date: 08 11 1934
Description: Doyon Lumber Co., following a warehouse fire, located at 638 West Mifflin Street.
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Combine Thresher and Tractor

Date: 07 22 1929
Description: Two women on a Nichols & Shepard combine thresher and Hart Parr tractor.
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Combine Thresher and Tractor

Date: 07 22 1929
Description: A group portrait of men, women and children standing in a field, with a Nichols & Shepard combine thresher and Hart Parr tractor behind them. In the backgr...
Poster

McCormick-Deering Calendar

Date: 1921
Description: Advertising calendar for McCormick-Deering Line Farm Machines featuring an illustration of a woman clutching letters by a mailbox surrounded by a picturesq...
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Individuals Working on a Farm

Date: 08 26 1917
Description: Barn, silos and cows at a farm. There are men attending to the cows, while the women and children are attending to the milk cans.
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Engine Powered Silo Filler

Date: 1915
Description: Men using a stationary engine to power a silo filler. Two men are loading the silo filler while another man is standing in a horse-drawn wagon. Another man...
Painting

A Farm Auction

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Description: An auctioneer, a clerk, and a helper stand on a stage on a farm conducting an auction as potential bidders surround them. Farming equipment and other items...
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Group Gathered at Farming Exhibition

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of group of people gathered in outdoor pavilion for an exhibition or fair. Truck in the foreground has a sign that reads: "Kansas State Agric...
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Men and Women at Site for New Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Two men and women at the construction site for new silo. One man holds the reins for nearby team of work horses while the other man stands inside the pit f...
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Construction of New Pit Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Men and women at the construction site for a new pit silo. One man is squatting at the edge of the pit near a derrick, while two women are standing behind ...
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Men and Women at the Site for New Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Men and women at the construction site for new pit silo. One man is squatting at the edge of the pit near the derrick, while two women are standing behind ...
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IH Demonstration Farm House

Date: 1924
Description: View from road of several people standing on the porch of an IH demonstration farmhouse. A barn is in the background on the right, with a painted sign on ...
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Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...
Photograph

Koll Barn

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Description: The Koll farm is located on the south end of Theresa village limits at 337 Menomonee Street. Paul & Evangelline Koll purchased the farm from Adolph Neumeye...
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Lifke Barn

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Description: Arnold and Bernice Lifke were married 59 years ago, when Arnie returned from serving in the Marine Corp in the SW Pacific. They have lived on the farm most...
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Retzlaff Barn — Exterior

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Description: Milton and Adeline Retzlaff live a mile west of Theresa at W1346 Hwy 28 (Section 9). The Retzlaff's, who will be married 60 years in August, last milked co...

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