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Hemp Shocks

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Cut hemp stalks gathered in shocks in a field.

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Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012BFN
Legacy ID
WHi 127271

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Man in Hemp Field

Man in Hemp Field

1912

View of a man wearing a suit and a straw hat standing among tall stalks of hemp in a field.

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Dundee Kame

Dundee Kame

View across a field toward a kame, a cone-shaped hill formed by water pouring down through a hole in a melting glacier.

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Stockpiles of Hemp

Stockpiles of Hemp

1943

Original caption reads in part: "Stock piles shown were being built for Matt Rens Hemp Company for mill located on 120-acre farm near Brandon, Wisconsin. This company operates two mills and has bee...

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Kettle Moraine State Park

Kettle Moraine State Park

1950

View looking down hill towards people walking through trees in deep snow towards a picnic area below at Kettle Moraine State park.

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Tree in Hayfield

Tree in Hayfield

1936

Shocks of oats form long rows in a large, rolling field. A single tree is standing in the field. On the reverse of the print is written: "Greenfield near Lancaster."

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The Harvest

The Harvest

1963

A man shocking oats at harvest time.

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