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Steam Tractor with Sod-breaking Plows

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Description: Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them...
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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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The Threshing Crew

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Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
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Women and Children Watch Men Work in Field

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Description: Children, men with hats, and women with parasols, are watching men work in a field with a horse-drawn plow and other agricultural equipment. A house is in...
Photograph

Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
Print

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Advertising Card

Date: 1886
Description: Front of a card advertising the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Illustrations show "primitive" harvesting methods alongside a McCormick binder and a ...
Print

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Advertising Card

Date: 1886
Description: Inside of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertising card. Features color illustrations demonstrating the development of harvesting technology, in...
Painting

Residence of Mr. Martin Lutscher

Date: 1875
Description: Seifert's watercolor is fairly large, measuring 27" wide by 21" high, and provides a detailed depiction of a nineteenth century Wisconsin farm. The small s...
Photograph

Crop Sprayer

Date: 1913
Description: A horse-drawn power sprayer being used on truck crops in the Racine area.
Photograph

Men Harvesting Hay

Date: 1902
Description: Men use horses, mowers, rakes and a hay loader to harvest hay in a field. A man is standing on a large haystack in the background.
Photograph

Young Man with P&O Planter at Stovall's Plantation

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Young African-American man sitting on a P&O planter pulled by mules on the plantation of Mrs. William H. Stovall.
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Man Using Walking Planter

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man using walking planter pulled by a mule in a field.
Photograph

Man Seated on Horse-Drawn Planter

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: African-American man seated on a P&O planter pulled by four work horses or mules in large field.
Photograph

Man with Walking Planter

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man with horse-drawn walking planter in a field. A small dog sits in a furrow nearby on the right.
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Man using Horse-Drawn Walking Planter

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man using walking planter pulled by a horse through a field. A small dog sits in a furrow nearby on the right.
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Man using Horse-Drawn Walking Planter

Date: 1920
Description: A man is using a walking planter pulled by a work horse or mule through a field.
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Frank Otto Threshing Crew

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Description: A group of farmer workers stand with pitch forks in front of the first gas engine for threshing on the August Krenke farm. A horse-drawn vehicle is also vi...
Photograph

Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men are working with a horse-drawn mower and a horse-powered hay stacker in a field. Two men and a child are standing on a large stack of hay, and a horse-...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Algiers

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company depicting a harvesting scene in Algiers. Includes a color illustration of a horse-drawn grain binde...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — United States

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene in the United States. The scene features men w...

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