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The Threshing Crew

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin threshing crew, with steam operated tractor, in Buffalo county.
Painting

Residence of Mr. Martin Lutscher

Date: 1875
Description: Seifert's watercolor is fairly large, measuring 27" wide by 21" high, and provides a detailed depiction of a nineteenth century Wisconsin farm. The small s...
Photograph

Loading Hay

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Description: Agricultural workers are loading hay onto a wagon pulled by two horses in the vicinity of Carbondale or Elk Hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage near...
Photograph

Three Men with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Three men use a McCormick grain binder in a field overlooking a body of water, probably the Saint John River, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Men an...
Photograph

Woelfel Haystack

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Description: View of a farmer from top of straw stack. The man uses a fork to push down the straw as more is being blown onto the pile from a thresher. More men in work...
Photograph

Group of Men and Boys in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of three young boys standing in a field with men who are posing near horse-drawn carriages. There are many piles of cut grain in the field. A...
Photograph

Harvesting Hay with Hay Stacker

Date: 1895
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men harvesting hay. Two men are standing on top of a haystack with pitchforks filled with hay. A wooden counter-weighted hay stac...
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Mower and Carriage in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower in a field, while two other men are looking on from a horse-drawn carriage.
Photograph

Man with Push Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Man harvesting grain in a field with a horse-powered push binder. Another man with a horse-drawn carriage is in the distance. An umbrella reads: "J.T. Lob...
Photograph

Man with Push Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Man harvesting grain in a field with a horse-powered push binder. Another man with a horse-drawn carriage is in the distance. An umbrella reads: "J.T. Loba...
Photograph

Men with Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1902
Description: Men with a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder and horse-drawn carriage in a field.
Photograph

Farmer Holding Box of Produce

Date: 1895
Description: Farmer in a vegetable field holding a box of produce, showing the productivity and diversity of his farm in northern Wisconsin. A man on the left walks wit...
Print

The Mail Plane

Date: 
Description: Engraved print depicting two people harvesting grain along a fence line in a field. One person holds a scythe while the other carries a bucket, possibly th...
Photograph

Group of Men with Binders and Carriage

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of men standing in a field near a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field. In the background two men are sitting in a horse-drawn carriage...
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man wearing a suit is standing behind the binder. In the background people are standing and sitting near horse-drawn carriages.
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. A man is standing next to the back of the binder. On the left in the backg...
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. Further down the field on the left are two horse-drawn buggies, with a man standing nearby.
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View across field of harvested grain towards a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. Two men are working with sheaves of wheat. Two other me...
Photograph

Men and Boys in Field with Man on Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: A boy is sitting on one of the horses pulling the horse-drawn binder. A man and three boys are standing on the right holding sheaves of wheat. In the backg...
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near Shoreline

Date: 1900
Description: View from rear of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a sloped field on the right. On the left a group of people are posing. Men and a young boy ...

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