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Men Amid Tobacco Plants

Date: 1873
Description: Two men are posed amid tobacco plants. Behind the men are a windmill and barn. In the center background a woman and a child stand near tall stacks of hay. ...
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University Heights Houses

Date: 1902
Description: View of University Heights, including the Maurer House, the Buell House, and the Stevens House. In the foreground are Gertrude, Margaret, Harry, and Helen ...
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Horse-Drawn Reaper with Windmill

Date: 1905
Description: Two men, two women and a boy harvesting grain with an early McCormick reaper. A windmill is in the background. The photograph may have been a staged re-ena...
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Alfalfa Field "The Manx"

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Description: Photographic postcard view across harvested field towards a man holding a rake and standing next to a horse-drawn wagon, and two women in the wagon sitting...
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Two Women and Baby in Field

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Description: Two women playing with a baby while reclining on a blanket in a farm field with two carriages in the background.
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Poster Illustrating Old and New Harvesting Methods

Date: 05 15 1928
Description: Poster or display board illustrating the differences between "old" and "new" methods of harvesting grain. Includes images illustrating harvesting methods b...
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Woman on Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: A woman operating a Farmall H tractor with an attached cultivator in a farm field.
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Group on Farmhouse Porch

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Description: A group of men, women and children gather on the front porch of a farmhouse. In addition to the traditional farm buildings, a windmill is visible near the ...
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Peddler at a Farm

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Description: A male peddler shows goods to two women and a young boy. In the background, farm buildings and a windwill are visible.
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Man and Woman in Farmyard

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Description: In a farmyard, a man displays two horses while a woman rests on a bike. Behind them is a tall structure with a ladder, perhaps a windmill.
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Krueger Family in the Snow

Date: 02 1905
Description: Winter scene with Jennie, Flora and Edgar Krueger standing at the end of a path shoveled in extremely deep snow. Farm buildings and the base of what may be...
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Fitchburg Depot and Train

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Description: The Illinois Central Railroad Station and train in Fitchburg. There is snow on the ground, and men and women are waiting outside the depot on the platform....
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Livestock Judging at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Elevated view of crowd around horses during livestock judging. In the background are fields, a road, power lines, and in the far distance along the horizon...
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Field with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder near Farm Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: View from distance of a man standing in a field with fences and farm buildings behind him. A horse-drawn corn binder is standing in the field, and cows, pi...
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Reynolds' Farm Yard

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Description: Marjorie Quinney and Henry and Howard Reynolds stand in front of the Reynold's family farmhouse with two horses and a dog.
Painting

Milking Time

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Description: A farm family takes part in milking time. The mother carries a milk can and a stripping bucket while the boy pushes milk cans on a cart toward the barn. Th...
Painting

Rural Free Delivery

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Description: A woman waiting by her mailbox receives a Sears Roebuck catalog delivered by her mail carrier who drives a horse-drawn wagon. The farmhouse and barn are vi...
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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The Country Store

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Description: View of a country store in autumn. A man driving a horse-drawn wagon hauls full milkcans in the foreground and, to the right, several families are hauling ...
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A Winter Day

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Description: On the right, the farmer in his sheepskin coat drives a horse-drawn sled loaded with milk cans to the cheese factory. A blanket is covering the cans to pre...

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