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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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Horse-Drawn Osborne Disc Harrow in Field

Date: 05 17 1917
Description: Farmer cultivating a field with an Osborne bumper double disc harrow pulled by three horses.
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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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Farmer with Walking Planter

Date: 1925
Description: Farmer in a field walking behind a P&O planter drawn by a mule. There is an automobile on a road near a house behind a fence in the background.
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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...
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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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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.
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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...
Book or Pamphlet

Case Centennial Plow Brochure

Date: 1937
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising the Case Centennial Plow. The brochure is titled "Plows on Parade" and tells the history of the steel plow business t...
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Spreading Lime

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Description: In a cloud of dust, two farmers spread lime on the field of C. Morris, Green Lake, with an endgate spreader drawn by a team of horses.
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Crop Sprayer

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

Date: 06 12 1924
Description: A farmer using a Chattanooga walking plow drawn by two horses.
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Farmer in Field Plowing

Date: 1924
Description: A farmer is sitting on the seat of a Chattanooga plow pulled by four horses.
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Man with Chattanooga Reversible Plow

Date: 1924
Description: Rear view of a man plowing a field with a Chattanooga reversible(?) plow pulled by four horses.
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Man with Chattanooga Walking Plow

Date: 1924
Description: Rear view of a man using a horse-drawn Chattanooga walking plow pulled by a team of two horses or donkeys in a field.
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Chattanooga Walking Plow

Date: 1924
Description: A farmer is guiding a Chattanooga walking plow in a field as it is being pulled by a team of two horses.
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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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Walking Cultivator

Date: 06 07 1934
Description: A farmer uses a horse to pull a walking cultivator through a field.
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New No. 4 Cultivator

Date: 1933
Description: A man uses two horses to pull a New No. 4 riding cultivator through a field on R.C. Burke's farm.

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