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McCormick Binders in a Field

Date: 1905
Description: Four men harvesting grain in a field with two horse-drawn McCormick binders. (D.R. Robbins?)
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Cutting Grain

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Harvesting grain with horse-drawn machinery at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Highway 113.
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Planting Corn on Bainridge Farm

Date: 05 20 1924
Description: A man changing the check wire while planting corn on Bainridge Farm.
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Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1905
Description: Four men and a woman gather around a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Two men are sitting in a horse-drawn wagon.
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Men in Field Harvesting Hay

Date: 1918
Description: Three men on the ground lift a large pile of hay to two men on a wagon drawn by two horses.
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Men Harvesting Hay in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Three men using pitchforks to lift hay onto a wagon drawn by two horses.
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Harvesting Grain

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Horse-drawn cart stacked with grain shocks out in a field. One man is standing on top of the already stacked grain, while another man is passing shocks up.
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Boy Driving Weber Wagon

Date: 1930
Description: A young boy leading two mules in pulling a Weber wagon full of corn.
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Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is picking up bundles of grain by hand, while another man is operating a horse-drawn grain binder. In the left background is a group of people in a s...
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Horse-Drawn Mower and Carriage in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View towards a man wearing a banded hat operating a horse-drawn mower in a field. In the background there is a boy standing near a man in a horse-drawn car...
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Large Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men working on haying operation in a field. Two men are driving horse-drawn wagons piled high with hay. One man is standing near one wagon holding an imple...
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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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Farmer with Dog Loading Kemp Manure Spreader

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic view of farmer with dog loading manure onto horse-drawn Kemp No. 1 20th Century manure spreader at the base of a hill on farmland.
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Harvesting Wheat

Date: 1907
Description: Agricultural workers harvesting wheat. Several teams of horses are pulling agricultural machinery while workers gather the wheat into bundles. Caption read...
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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."
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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Man Loading Wagon with Corn Stalks

Date: 10 22 1922
Description: Man in field loading a horse-drawn wagon with silage corn.
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Man Pitching Manure from Wagon

Date: 08 1930
Description: A man standing on the back of a wagon led by two mules is using a pitchfork to spread manure onto a field.
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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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