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Steam Tractor with Sod-breaking Plows

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Description: Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them...
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Woman Nursing Lambs with Bottles

Date: 1946
Description: Mrs. Floyd French of Newton, Iowa feeds two orphaned lambs using beer or soda bottles. A Farmall tractor is in the background. According to the original ca...
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Poster Illustrating Old and New Harvesting Methods

Date: 05 15 1928
Description: Poster or display board illustrating the differences between "old" and "new" methods of harvesting grain. Includes images illustrating harvesting methods b...
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Group of Men Watching Man Plow with Mogul 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1916
Description: Group of men watching as a man plows with a Mogul 8-16 tractor. Women and children stand on the left in the background. The event may be a demonstration.
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Donald and DNR Barn

Date: 2004
Description: Pam Donald and her children, Joey, Jimmy and Mary, live at N8914 N. Pole Road (Section 11).
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Wiese Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Eugene and Mary live at W1422 Hwy TW. They are pictured with their granddaughter, Emily Weyer, and Chipper, their dog.
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Bonack Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Peter and Donna Bonack live at W2282 Hwy TW (Section 6). They have lived here 7 years. Lawrence and Ester Neitzel were previous owners.
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Scherr Tractor

Date: 2004
Description: The Scherr family pose with this old farm tractor, which is still in use.
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Donald and DNR Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: The Donald property is located on a very high hill. The old silo dates to 1911. The Department of Natural Resources owns and uses the old barn.
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Justman Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Justmans purchased the farm in 1976. They last milked cows in January 1998. They farm previously was in the possession of Ron's parents, Marvin and Van...
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Nickel Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: This barn at W1616 Racoon Rd (Section 28) is owned by Dan and Karen Nickel. Dan and his father, Alfred, were both born here.
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Barn Painting

Date: 09 25 1980
Description: Pastoral panoramic painting on the side of a barn. Two people on scaffolding can be seen working on the mural at right. A silo juts above the barn. There i...
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Seeding Time

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: Alexander and Florentina Krueger posing together on McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor that is pulling a cultivator in a field. A team of two horses pulls ano...
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Double Exposure: Farming Scene/House

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Description: A farming scene with two men standing on a tractor that is belt-driving a threshing machine in the background, and a woman and two children sitting on a ho...
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Threshing or Haying Operation

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Description: A large group of men, women and children are posing with threshing machinery, a steam engine and a horse-drawn wagon in front of a barn. Lantern slide.

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