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Cattle Drive In Alma

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Description: Farmers driving their cattle to a stockyard near the Burlington Depot, a weekly occurrence.
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Men in Field Pointing at Livestock

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Description: Two men are in a field in the foreground, one sitting in a carriage, one standing next to it, and both men pointing to the background. There we see cows, h...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower near Farm

Date: 1899
Description: A farmer is sitting on a mower pulled by two horses in the middle of a field. Two other men appear to be herding cattle along a path beyond the field. A fa...
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Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using what appears to be a mower drawn by two horses to work in a field. Farm buildings and other workers are in the background, as well as child...
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Horse Team Pulling Harvesting Machinery

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Description: A large team of horses or mules is shown pulling a harvester through a grain field in. Several men are on the harvester. Caption reads: "Grain Fields Of Tu...
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Man with Horse

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a hat and vest stands in front of two farm buildings with his hand on the bridle of what appears to be a dapple gray horse.
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Farmer with Planter and Fertilizer Attachment

Date: 1921
Description: A man is driving a team of two horses who are pulling a planter outfitted with a fertilizer attachment across a farm field.
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Barnyard Scene

Date: 1899
Description: View down dirt road of farm buildings and a windmill. In the background in front of a barn men stand with horses near a fence.
Painting

Seifert Painting

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of farm.
Postcard

The Return From the Alps

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Description: Color postcard of a Swiss farmer returning home with his animals. Many of the animals, and five of the shepherds, are labeled with a name. The path loops b...
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Horse-Drawn Disk Harrows

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Description: View towards four men, each one with two-horse teams pulling disk harrows. Behind the teams is a barn with a sign that reads: "1900, F. Dixon, Orchard Grov...

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