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Diagram of McCormick's Reaper

Date: 1867
Description: A diagram of McCormick's cultivator-reaper, which was patented in 1845. The illustration, titled "The Cultivator" depicts a man using a rake to remove the ...
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Boys Doing Gymnastics in Field

Date: 1874
Description: Three young men doing gymnastics in a field near a cow, with other people standing and posing behind them. Two people are in a wagon. In the background are...
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Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Date: 1897
Description: Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a...
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Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Man operating a horse-drawn hay rake. Two boys and a man in the background are piling the cut hay.
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Karst Family

Date: 1895
Description: Women bringing lunch to the men working in the field. The men are harvesting grain using a horse-drawn grain binder.
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Harvesting of Grapes

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Description: A view of men and women harvesting grapes in a field.
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Picking Strawberries

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Description: A view of men and a number of children picking strawberries in a field. Caption reads: "Picking Strawberries, Harriman, Tenn."
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Boy Riding McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Boy operating a McCormick grain binder pulled by two white horses through a field. Trees are in the background.
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Young Boy Operating Corn Binder

Date: 1895
Description: View towards a young boy operating a corn binder pulled by two horses. The binder is moving along a row of corn. An empty carriage or buggy is sitting in a...
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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...
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Picking Cherries

Date: 07 15 1919
Description: The photographer's son Fedy (Ferdinand Leonard Hotz), in hat, and daughters pick cherries at the family orchard. Two of his daughters are standing on orcha...
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People in Front of Farm Buildings

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Description: View across barnyard of men and boys displaying horses. Two boys are posing on top of a heavily loaded wagon, possibly sacks of potatoes, in front of a bar...
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Men Operating Farm Machinery

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Description: Elevated view of men and boys operating a steam tractor used for belt-driven threshing machinery. Farm buildings are on the right, and one has a thatched r...
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Picking Coffee Beans in Costa Rica

Date: 1902
Description: Young men and children harvesting coffee beans in Costa Rica. The two children in the foreground wear baskets tied around their waists.
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Girls Gathering Grains

Date: 1910
Description: Three girls standing in tall grass gathering a type of grain, with a thatched house and a hill in the background. The girls wear white blouses and skirts.
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Man and Young Boy Using Horse-Drawn Binders in a Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man and a young boy are each driving a horse-drawn binder in a field. A group of four men are standing in the background on the left with sheaves of whea...
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Man and Young Boy Using Horse-Drawn Binders in a Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man and a young boy are each driving a horse-drawn binder in a field. A man wearing a hat and suspenders is standing in the foreground on the left. On th...
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Two Young Men with Two Horse-Drawn Binders

Date: 1900
Description: View of two young men with two horse-drawn binders in a field. There is a wooden fence and trees behind them.
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Men in Field with Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: Two men using horse-drawn mowers in a field. A man wearing a suit is standing on the left. A man is standing behind the mower on the right holding a scythe...
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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.

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