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Halvor Nerison Hauge and Other Farmers

Date: 1874
Description: Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) had much to be proud of in 1874: an imposing brick house, modern harvesting equipment and a growing family. When Dahl publ...
Book or Pamphlet

Albion Mower, Reaper and Binder Catalog

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for "Albion" mowers, reapers and binders manufactured by Harrison, McGregor & Co., Ltd., Leigh, Lancashire, England. The c...
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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...
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Boy and Men in Field with Rake Reaper

Date: 1873
Description: A boy and three men are in a field in the foreground with a manual rake reaper and other harvesting tools. Various farmstead buildings, a fence and Lombard...
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Workers in newly Sprouted Grain Field

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Description: Farm workers are in a newly sprouted grain field with a harvest rake and a grain cradle. A man wearing a suit and hat is standing on the left watching the ...
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People in Field with House in Background

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Description: A man rides a haymower while two women milk a cow nearby. Other farmhands ride wagons and behind them is a double house.
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

Man Operating Osborne Mower

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of a man operating an Osborne horse-drawn mower near a tree. The man is raising the sickle-bar as he is passing the tree.
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Farmall M with Number 8 Bottom Plow

Date: 1940
Description: Rear view of a man using a McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor with a Number 8 bottom plow to do field work on a hillside. Farm buildings are in the backgr...
Photograph

McCormick Reaper of 1847

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a team of two horses to pull a McCormick reaper in a field, while other women and men are raking the cut grain.
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Grain Cutting

Date: 1944
Description: Richard and Ralph Quinney, posing for a photo with their father, Floyd Quinney with corn knives and a scythe.
Photograph

Man Operating Manure Spreader on Farmland

Date: 1911
Description: Panoramic view of man operating a horse-drawn manure spreader on farmland close to farmhouse and farm buildings.
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Man on Manure Spreader between Farm Buildings

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic view of farmer driving a horse-drawn manure spreader (possibly a Kemp) near a farmhouse and a barn. A man is standing on the left. On the right i...
Photograph

Man with Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1916
Description: Rear view of a man leading two horses pulling a mower across a field. In the background is a farmhouse, a barn, and several other farm buildings.
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Farming with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a McCormick grain binder pulled by horses to work in a field. In the background is a barn, windmill and several other farm buildings.
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McCormick Binder in Barley Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a McCormick grain binder to work in a field of barley on the farm of the Honorable William Dickens.
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Farming with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a McCormick grain binder pulled by horses to work in a field. In the background is a barn, windmill and several other farm buildings.
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Workers Raking Hay

Date: 1937
Description: Man with a horse-drawn hay rake in a field. Other field workers gather hay by hand in the background. Original caption reads, "raking heavy timothy hay int...
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Laboring in Vegetable Garden

Date: 1908
Description: Group of men and women laboring in a garden among rows of leafy vegetables. There is a farmhouse in the background.
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Farmer Filling Seed Planting Trough

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Description: A farmer pours seeds from a canvas bag into the trough of a seed planting machine. A farmhouse, white picket fence, and picnic table with chairs are visibl...

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