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Crop Sprayer

Date: 1913
Description: A horse-drawn power sprayer being used on truck crops in the Racine area.
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Deering Ideal Corn Binder

Date: 1911
Description: A man and three children gather around a man operating a horse-drawn Deering Ideal corn binder in E. Nyquist's cornfield.
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Husker-Shredder Powered by Engine

Date: 1905
Description: Farmers using a husker-shredder(?) powered by an engine. A man and two children look on from the doorway of a barn. Another man is standing on a horse-draw...
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Men in Field Harvesting Hay

Date: 1918
Description: Three men on the ground lift a large pile of hay to two men on a wagon drawn by two horses.
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Men on the Movie Set of "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A group of eleven men (possibly cast and crew members) gather for a group portrait. The photograph was taken on the set at Walnut Grove of the Fox Hearst f...
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New Osborne Binder

Date: 08 10 1914
Description: A man sitting on top of an Osborne grain binder pulled by three horses. A man in a straw hat, tie, and vest is standing to the left holding cut grain. Hou...
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McCormick Improved 8-roll Husker and Shredder

Date: 01 06 1916
Description: Men feeding corn from wagons into a husker-shredder near a barn. The husker-shredder is connected to a tractor. Houses are in the background. Original capt...
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Cream Separator at Farmhouse

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch of a farmhouse to look at a McCormick cream separator at the base of the stairs. Nearby a man wearing ove...
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Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: A man is picking up bundles of grain by hand, while another man is operating a horse-drawn grain binder. In the left background is a group of people in a s...
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Horse-Drawn Mower and Carriage in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View towards a man wearing a banded hat operating a horse-drawn mower in a field. In the background there is a boy standing near a man in a horse-drawn car...
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Two Men Loading Manure Spreader

Date: 1911
Description: Panoramic view of two men loading a horse-drawn manure spreader (possibly a Kemp) in a field.
Painting

Silo Filling

Date: 1980
Description: Farmers work cooperatively with their horse teams on silo-filling activities early in autumn. Rows of green forage are created in the fields and carried to...
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Mailman Delivering Mail To Rural Boarding House

Date: 
Description: A mailman in a horse-drawn vehicle delivers mail to the mailbox of a rural boarding house.
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Mail Carrier on Poor Quality Road

Date: 02 1915
Description: A mail carrier on horseback is approaching a stranded horse-drawn carriage along a stretch of poor quality rural road. Farmhouses and farm buildings are on...
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Wagons with Cotton Seed

Date: 11 29 1915
Description: Elevated view of farmers driving horse-drawn wagons carrying cotton seed along a rural dirt road. Farm buildings are on a hill in the background.
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U.S. Mail Sleigh

Date: 1918
Description: Two men sit at the reins of a horse-drawn United States mail sleigh which ran from Sturgeon Bay to Egg Harbor. Another man is kneeling inside the sleigh ne...
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Men with Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Men with a horse-drawn mower in a field. One man is working with a hand implement in a pile of hay, and another is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage in the...
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Men and Boys Waving near McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of men and boys waving in a field. One man is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder. Another man and a boy are in a horse-drawn bug...
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Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: View over fence towards men using horse-drawn mowers in a field, while a couple in a horse-drawn carriage are looking on. Fences and farm buildings are in ...
Book or Pamphlet

Threshing Machinery Booklet

Date: 1918
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising Nichols & Shepard Company threshing machinery featuring a color illustration of farmers using a Red River Special thre...

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