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Kaffir Cornfield

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a field of kaffir corn in the vicinity of Tulsa. Two men are in the distance with teams of horses. A horse-drawn vehicle is nearby.
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Picking Cotton

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Description: A group of agricultural workers in a cotton field near Temple. Two men use a weighing device to weigh a bushel basket full of cotton. Two small children ar...
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Picking Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: A group of agricultural workers picking cotton in the vicinity of Shawnee. Several children are in the field. The cotton is being loaded into a horse-drawn...
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Powered Elevator with Silo

Date: 1916
Description: A farmer with a team of two horses working with an elevator or silo filler near farm buildings and a silo. A Titan stationary engine is powering the elevat...
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Weighing Sugar Cane

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Description: A cart full of sugar cane being weighed. A man sits on the horse-drawn cart which is parked near a shack. A woman is behind the horses. Caption reads: "Wei...
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Cowboys Standing in Front of the Ranch House

Date: 1908
Description: A group of men pose on horseback in front of the ranch house, with some men sitting in a the carriage. Behind the carriage are the outbuildings on the left...
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Loading Salt at Avery's Salt Mine

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Description: A group of men loading salt at Avery's salt mine, the oldest salt mine in North America. Caption reads: "Loading Salt - Avery's Salt Mine, New Iberia, LA."
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Men Loading Hay Into Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Two men loading hay onto a horse-drawn wagon in a field. A farm dog is standing nearby.
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Potato Field

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a potato field showing the rows of potatoes, with men standing near full bushels. Caption reads: "An Aroostook Potato Field. Houlton, ME."
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Man Delivering Mail with Horse and Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: A man stands in the back of a horse-drawn Weber wagon to deliver mail to rural resident, possibly a farmer, standing by mailbox.
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Digging Potatoes

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Description: Men and a young boy digging potatoes in a field.
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Building a Levee

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Description: View of the process of building a levee, including many horses and people. Caption reads: "Building the Levee near Port Gibson, Miss."
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Work Horses and Wagons at Construction Site

Date: 1912
Description: Panoramic view of men shoveling dirt from a large pile into a long line of horse-drawn wagons lined up along a road at a construction site.
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Horses Pulling Logs

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Description: View across snow-covered ground toward a man posing on top of a stack of logs while holding the reins of the horses who are pulling. In the background are ...
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Horses Hauling Logs

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Description: Horses pulling three logs on a wagon which has large wheels. A man is sitting on the wheel axle. In the background is a forest. Words have been scratched o...
Painting

The Blacksmith Shop

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Description: A town scene featuring the blacksmith shop and horses.
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Steam Power

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Description: A harvest scene in which an old-fashioned steam-powered tractor is hooked up to a threshing machine. There is a pile of coal next to the tractor and a tank...
Painting

Silo Filling

Date: 1980
Description: Farmers work cooperatively with their horse teams on silo-filling activities early in autumn. Rows of green forage are created in the fields and carried to...
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Corn Shredding

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Description: Two farm workers in the righthand foreground toss a corn bundle up to the horse-drawn corn shredding machine to be shredded. To the left, a man loads feed ...
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Post Office Exterior

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of a post office with a horse-drawn carriage parked to the left. Caption reads: "Post Office, So. Casco, Maine."

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