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Alfred Lunt and Threshers

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Alfred Lunt watching as farm workers pitch grain into a thresher on the Ten Chimneys farm. Two men at the end of a chute collect the separated grain in sacks on the ground. The chaff is blown into a hay barn.

Date Created:
1942
Creator:
O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin

Publication Information

Creator O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin
Date Created 1942

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection O'Brien family collection, circa 1880-2000
Call Number PH 6027

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W01398I
Legacy ID
WHi 112234

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