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New Cranberry Bed
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Newly cleared cranberry marshes. In the center a man stands near a man-made irrigation ditch. To the left and right of the ditch are large piles of roots and plant debris left over after the scalping of the new cranberry section. They are stacked in large piles for burning.
September 1934
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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...
Drainage and Water Supply
September 1934
Construction of a new drainage and water supply line for a cranberry marsh. Two men are standing on the right near the water.
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 ...
Tractor with Trailer Loaded with Cranberries
September 1934
A man driving a tractor is parked in front of a barn. The trailer on the back of the tractor is used for hauling crates of cranberries in from the fields during harvest. Two men stand inside the op...
