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Workers Hauling Sisal Leaves

Date: 1910
Description: Workers hauling sisal leaves with rail carts and burros to a decortication mill in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The mill was likely part of Internation...
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Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards farm workers posing while harvesting grain. Two McCormick grain binders are being drawn by mules in the distance.
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Man Sitting on McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Well-dressed man in a field sitting in a McCormick grain binder drawn by mules.
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Farmer with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Farmer in a field using a McCormick mower drawn by two mules.
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Grain Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A man leads two mules pulling a McCormick grain binder.
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Residential Street Maintenance

Date: 1920
Description: Men use mule-led wagons while working on a residential road. Bricks are piled high on either side of the street.
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Residential Street Maintenance

Date: 1920
Description: Men using mule-drawn wagons as they prepare to pave a street with bricks. A pile of shovels is lying in the dirt in the foreground.
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Farmall MV Harvesting Sugar Cane

Date: 1943
Description: The caption states the "Farmall MV shown is owned by C.R. Tschirn of Donaldsville, Louisiana, who operates a 350-acre farm, 225 acres of which were in suga...
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Children Riding Mules on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1949
Description: Four young boys ride mules in a field on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Agricultural laborers are in the background. Original caption...
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Man Driving Mule-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A man with a large brimmed hat riding a mule-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field with a single tree in the background.
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Group of Men Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men harvesting grain in a field. Two men are driving McCormick grain binders while other men work in the field. One of the binders is being pull...
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Men Harvesting Grain in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men harvesting grain in a field. Two men are operating McCormick grain binders drawn by mules and horses. A dog is in the foreground.
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Men Harvesting Grain in Field

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Description: Group of men harvesting grain with two McCormick grain binders drawn by horses or mules. In the background are farm buildings and stacks of grain.
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Young Man Riding a Mule

Date: 1900
Description: A young man is shown riding a mule. He is transporting harvested sugar cane.
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Man with P&O Cultivator

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man seated on a horse-drawn International Harvester P&O cultivator in a field.
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Man on P&O Cultivator

Date: 1919
Description: Man on a P&O cultivator pulled by two horses or mules in a field.
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Man Using Walking Planter

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man using walking planter pulled by a mule in a field.
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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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Man Standing with Two Mules

Date: 1908
Description: A man holding the bridles of two mules stands near a farm building and a large round water basin.
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Stalk Cutter

Date: 1915
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man driving two mules who are pulling a stalk cutter across a field of what is possibly tobacco or corn. There are t...

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