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Alexander Legge

Date: 09 20 1923
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) with a pitchfork full of hay at a Thresher demonstration at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm. Men are milling around a t...
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Town of Moscow From Cornfield

Date: 1875
Description: View, through a cornfield, of people, a store, a sawmill and wagons. Moscow was platted in 1850 by an Englishman, Chauncy Smith, who dammed the Bluemound ...
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Gaylord Nelson on Horseback

Date: 1939
Description: Gaylord Nelson, later Wisconsin governor, United State senator, and a leading environmentalist of his era, on horseback at a ranch in Rosebud, Montana.
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Bethania or Brother House

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Description: View toward the Bethania or Brother House. Tall grass is in the yard and a fence is on the right.
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Men Using McCormick Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men using McCormick horse-drawn binders in a field. A road leading to a large building with a turret is in the background.
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Cattle Near Water

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Description: Cattle walk at the edge of a pond at Baywood Farm. There are buildings in the background among the trees.
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Turvill Shop

Date: 1898
Description: View up dirt road towards a young man standing near the Turvill shop. The tree-lined road leads up a slope towards another building under trees.
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Double Exposure: Farming Scene/Tent

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Description: In the foreground is a farming scene with a group of men in the background on the left, a man standing on a cart with two horses, and another man on the ri...
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Man Cultivating Field with Horse-Drawn Cultivator

Date: 06 24 1926
Description: View across cornfield towards a man driving a horse-drawn cultivator.
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Farm Truck

Date: 09 03 1927
Description: Right side view of a farm truck. There are small American Flags on the front of the truck, and a sign on the back of the truck bed reads: "Orbaek." The cor...
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Emil Costello and Meyer Adelman

Date: 09 1943
Description: Two men pose outside a brick building. The man on the left is holding a rifle. Caption reads: "Thiensville (vicinity), Wis. Sept, 1943. Meyer Adelman and E...

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