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Cranberry Harvest

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Men working in field during Wisconsin cranberry harvest. Crates are stacked up throughout the field.

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Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
11 x 8 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(X3)9551

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012AJ2
Legacy ID
WHi 84826

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Photographs
Cranberry Harvest

Cranberry Harvest

1945

Men in waders harvesting cranberries. In the foreground the fields have been flooded for the harvest. In the background crates have been stacked along the edge of the field.

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Cranberry Pickers with Crates

Cranberry Pickers with Crates

1950

African American cranberry harvesters, possibly migrant workers, posing with crates of cranberries.

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Cranberry Cleaning

Cranberry Cleaning

September 1934

Man working at cranberry cleaning machine. On both sides of the machine are stacks of crates used for storing cranberries. Under the machine is the plant debris coming off of the cleaned cranberrie...

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Photographs
Badger Cranberry Company Harvest

Badger Cranberry Company Harvest

September 1934

Three men, in waders, harvesting cranberries by hand with cranberry rakes. In the background other harvesting teams are visible, as well as crates of harvested cranberries scattered throughout the ...

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Woman Raking Cranberries

Woman Raking Cranberries

1955

Woman using a cranberry rake to harvest cranberries near Wisconsin Rapids.

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Photographs
Cranberry Harvest

Cranberry Harvest

September 1934

Cranberry harvesters using cranberry rakes make their way across a flooded cranberry bog. In the background crates of harvested cranberries are stacked waiting for transport.

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