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Leonhard Weiss Jr.
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A man driving a tractor that is dragging a mower. Caption reads: "Leonhard Weiss Jr., an Oak Creek weed commissioner, cut 8-foot-tall weeds on Milwaukee County property behind his farm".
August 14, 1989
Scott, Allan Y.
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Allis-Chalmers Model "B" Tractor
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Allis-Chalmers Model "C" Tractor
A man is driving a tractor. Caption reads: "First choice on thousands of farms is the versatile Allis-Chalmers MODEL 'C' TRACTOR with its matched line of front-mounted, hydraulically lifted, two-ro...
Getting Ready for Spring
March 19, 1985
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Dry Fields
May 8, 1986
Slightly elevated view of a man driving a tractor across a field, sending dust clouds into the air. Caption reads: "Dry fields were evident as a farmer prepared a field for planting west of West Be...
Sowing Sesame Seed
Two men are standing near an ox, which is dragging a wooden implement. One man is holding a woven basket and casting seeds. Caption reads: "Sewing [sic] sesame seed Nanking China."
Plowing for a good old Wisconsin Harvest
Rear view of four men plowing fields, assisted by teams of horses. Caption reads: "11. Plowing for a good old Wisconsin Harvest."
