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Alexander Krueger with the Grain Binder

Date: 07 1901
Description: Alexander Krueger using the grain binder, which is pulled by two horses, to clear a field of grain. Edgar, Florentina, and Jennie are standing in front of ...
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Reshingling Corn Crib

Date: 11 1904
Description: Krueger family reshingling an old corn crib. August, Jennie, Edgar, and Alexander are standing on top of scaffolding replacing the old shingles, while Flor...
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Tending the Cattle During Winter

Date: 1906
Description: August, Edgar, and Alexander Krueger feeding cornstalks to the cattle during the winter. The cattle are lined up along the fence eating from troughs. Augus...
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Husking Corn in a Cleared Field

Date: 1903
Description: Johanna, Jennie, Edgar, and William Krueger husking corn in a cleared cornfield. Corn shocks are scattered around the field. Farm buildings are in the far ...
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Spreading Manure

Date: 1908
Description: Alexander and August Krueger loading manure into a Litchfield manure spreader. Alexander is sitting on the spreader holding the reins of the three-horse te...
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Manure Spreader

Date: 1908
Description: Alexander and August Krueger spreading manure with a Litchfield spreader pulled by a three horse team. August is sitting on top of the spreader with the fa...
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Cutting Alfalfa

Date: 1910
Description: Alexander, Edgar, Florentina, and Jennie Krueger cutting alfalfa using a horse-drawn mower. Edgar is sitting on the mower holding the reins of the two-hors...
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Atop a Windmill

Date: 1931
Description: View from below of Alexander Krueger standing on top of a windmill on the Krueger farm.
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Below a Windmill

Date: 1931
Description: Florentina Krueger, Elna Krueger, and William Sommerfeld posing next to the base of a windmill, while Edgar Krueger is standing on the first row of support...
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Taking Down an Old Barn

Date: 1931
Description: Edgar Krueger and Lester Turke taking down an old barn on the Krueger farm. The siding of the barn has been removed, exposing the timber framework. Edgar i...
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Laying Stone Foundation

Date: 1931
Description: Group of men laying the stone foundation for the new barn on the Krueger farm. A pile of large stones is in front of the new stone foundation.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1931
Description: Men building a new barn for the Krueger family. The framework, foundation, and part of the siding are put up.
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Mixing Mortar

Date: 1931
Description: Two men mixing mortar for the building of the barn. They are standing next to a large pile of wood in front of a shed.
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Threshing Crew

Date: 1931
Description: A group of thirteen men are standing in front of a newly constructed barn. Alexander Krueger is standing in the back, second from left, and Edgar Krueger i...
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The New Barn

Date: 1931
Description: View of the south end of a newly constructed barn. Edgar Krueger, with a team of two horses and the spreader, is coming out of the barn. A dog is standing ...
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Seeding Time

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: Alexander and Florentina Krueger posing together on McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor that is pulling a cultivator in a field. A team of two horses pulls ano...

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