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Family and Workers in Field

Date: 1895
Description: A large family group and workers pose in field in front of farming machinery and haystacks.
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Harvest by Hand

Date: 1921
Description: Men cutting and gathering grain by hand. One man appears to be holding a scythe, or possibly a cradle.
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Horse-Drawn Milwaukee Grain Binder

Date: 1915
Description: Two men and a child, all wearing hats, are at the back of a Milwaukee grain binder. One man is standing with a cradle in his hands. An older man with a bea...
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Crew of Men with Husker and Shredder

Date: 1915
Description: A crew of men standing with a wagon and a husker-shredder near a barn. A sixth man in a dark coat and hat is standing under the ladder leaning against the ...
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Man Driving Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: View across cutover land of a man or young boy driving a horse-drawn mower. There is a tall tree trunk behind the horses. Another man or young boy is stand...
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Men Working on Silage Operation

Date: 1902
Description: Several men working on silaging operation with a husker and shredder in front of a barn. Men are standing on wagons moving grain, and full bags are leaning...
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Two Men Loading Manure Spreader

Date: 1911
Description: Panoramic view of two men loading a horse-drawn manure spreader (possibly a Kemp) in a field.
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Men Baling Hay

Date: 1921
Description: Two men are using a belt-powered hay baler or hay press in a farm field.
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Man Cleaning Barn Gutter

Date: 08 1930
Description: A man using a shovel and a litter carrier on a track system to clean the gutter of a dairy barn at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Th...
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Mixing Superphosphate

Date: 10 1930
Description: A man standing on the back of a McCormick-Deering manure spreader to pour superphosphate over manure at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental far...
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Loading McCormick-Deering Manure Spreader

Date: 04 1930
Description: A man is using a shovel to load a McCormick-Deering manure spreader pulled by two horses.
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Man with Lime Sower

Date: 1920
Description: A man is using a shovel to transfer lime from a pile in a field into a lime sower pulled by two horses.
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Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
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Men with Grain Cradles

Date: 1912
Description: Rear view of three men wearing hats, and pants with suspenders, using grain cradles to harvest a field crop. Multiple buildings, including a barn, are on a...
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Hauling Manure

Date: 1914
Description: A man is using a shovel to load manure into a wagon pulled by two horses. One of the horses is wearing a turnout blanket marked "IHC."
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Poultry House Feed Bins

Date: 05 1924
Description: A man wearing a cap and overalls holding a burlap feed bag while standing near feed bins in the poultry house of Professor Holden. Tools are hanging from n...
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Man Catching Chickens

Date: 1925
Description: A man standing in front of a poultry house at Holden farm removing a chicken from a fish landing net after catching it. A number of chickens stand in the y...
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Mowing Machine Hazards

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man is kneeling on the ground beside a mower hitched to two horses while performing repairs. An agricultural tool is lying on the ground beside him.
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Man at Tool Cabinet

Date: 04 1926
Description: A man wearing a hat and denim jacket stands near a tool cabinet in a barn or workshop while looking through a drawer at Cutten Farms.
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Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 03 1926
Description: A wagon hitched to two horses is standing alongside a dirt road as a man uses a hoe or shovel in the field to the left.

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