click zoom to display a high-res image
Dry Fields
Image
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 Bend on Highway 33".
May 8, 1986
Van Lier, Piet
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W012BS5
WHi 149175
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Planting Corn in Contour Strip
May 20, 1948
Three-quarter rear view from right of a man driving a tractor with a planter attached. Caption reads: "Wis-1211 Green County, Wis. Gene Rechsteiner, owner, Monticello, Wisconsin Planting corn in a...
Getting Ready for Spring
March 19, 1985
Rear view of a man driving a tractor, which is pulling a manure spreader. Caption reads: "GETTING READY FOR SPRING - A farmer took advantage of a nice winter day to get out into the fields near Ath...
Leonhard Weiss Jr.
August 14, 1989
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".
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."
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 with Model "W" 12-20 H.P. Cletrac Tractor
March 1921
Rear view of a man driving a tractor. An attached plow is plowing the field behind him. Caption reads: "Plowing with Model 'W' 12-20 H.P. [horsepower] Cletrac with three 12" bottom mouldboard plow....
