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McCormick-Deering 123-SP Combine in Wheat Field

Date: 1943
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmer Ed Frey at the controls of a McCormick-Deering 123-SP combine on his 1400 acre farm.
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Katherine Dexter McCormick Operating a Grain Binder

Date: 08 1905
Description: Katherine Dexter McCormick operating a horse-drawn grain binder on a 1,320 acre farm near west of Fargo, North Dakota. The five men following the binder ar...
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Jackson Family Ranch

Date: 1903
Description: Jackson Family ranch in Nesson on Native American trading route.
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Native American on Horse

Date: 1902
Description: Portrait of Native American on horseback. A similar photograph that appeared in the Williston Press, January 11, 1951, dated it as 1902.
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"Mr. Haney" Lying Next to Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: "Mr. Haney" lies down in a field beside an International tractor.
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International F-31 Truck Operated by Stacy Bismarck Co.

Date: 1920
Description: International model "F" or "31" truck operated by Stacy Bismarck Company. The truck is parked on a city street, with possibly a car dealership in the backg...
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Men with Cows and Cream Separator

Date: 08 18 1922
Description: Two men are standing and holding a bull and a cow on the farm of Jerry Bacon. An International Harvester cream separator is between the men, and a barn is ...
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McCormick Primrose Cream Separator on Farm

Date: 1922
Description: A milking machine and an electric enamel Primrose cream separator in a room on the farm of Mr. Jerry Bacon.
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Monument to David Thompson

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Description: A monument to David Thompson, a British explorer and geographer. The base of the monument reads, "1770 David Thompson 1857 Geographer and Astronomer Passed...
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City Park

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Description: A view of a city park with rows of young trees, a slight fence, a cannon and city buildings visible in the background. Published by L.A. Taubert, Deutsche...
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Court House

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Description: Exterior view of the Valley City courthouse and the path leading up to it. Homes and other structures are visible in the background.
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The Footbridge leading to the Elks Home

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Description: View along the footbridge that leads to the Elks Home on the shoreline on the right. A long, low outbuilding is on the left.
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Summer and Winter Home of the Sioux

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Description: A view of Sioux Native American tepees. Caption reads: "Summer and Winter Home of the Sioux."
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Harvesting Grain

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Description: View of workers using teams of horses to harvest grain. The horses pull agricultural machinery which harvests the grain. A barn and another farm building a...
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Crowd Outside Indian Trading Store

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Description: Elevated view of large crowd congregating with horse-drawn buggies outside of W.H. Robinson, an Indian trading store. Caption reads: "W.H. Robinson Indian ...
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Farmhouse Garden

Date: 09 1923
Description: View from field of a farm property, including the farmhouse garden.
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Women Outdoors with Sod Poultry House

Date: 1925
Description: A woman uses a metal pail to feed a flock of White Wyandotte chickens near what appears to be a sod chicken coop.
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Woman with Poultry Flock

Date: 07 22 1923
Description: Chickens gathering around a woman near a poultry house (or chicken coop) as she is feeding the flock from a metal pail. A man is walking down a path in the...
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State Normal School

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Description: A view of the entrance and foot bridge to the campus at State Normal School. A wrought iron gate surrounds the property, and a metalwork banner over the en...
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Woman with Parasol on Front Lawn of Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: View of a woman posing holding a parasol while sitting on the front lawn of a farmhouse on an International Harvester demonstration farm. Other people are ...

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