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Cutting Grain

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Harvesting grain with horse-drawn machinery at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Highway 113.

Date Created:
August 2, 1926
Creator:
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964

Publication Information

Creator
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Date Created
August 2, 1926

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
unknown

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 6058.0098B

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011Y7B
Legacy ID
WHi 22391

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