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McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of farmers are using a McCormick wire grain binder, built in 1876. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original caption reads: "The im...
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Threshing Wheat in Kansas

Date: 1907
Description: A large group of agricultural workers is shown threshing wheat in a field. In the foreground a horse-drawn vehicle is in the field. In the background are s...
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Gathering Hay

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Description: Two men and a boy are shown gathering hay. The hay is being loaded onto a wagon pulled by two horses. A brook and a road are in the background. Caption rea...
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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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