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Drying Corn
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An unidentified Native American man is standing with his hand on a makeshift work table holding shelled corn spread over a piece of cloth. The table is made of rough planks supported by saw horses. In the background is another man, sitting on a bench, who appears to be writing in a small book, and a chicken running free.
1930
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Preparing Corn for Drying
1930
A Native American woman is sitting on the ground preparing corn for drying. A man, with arms akimbo, is standing nearby, observing. Husked corn is piled on a patchwork quilt in the foreground.
Planting Corn
1925
An unidentified Native American man posing while sitting on a corn planter pulled by a team of horses.
Ears of Indian Corn
1930
Five ears of Indian, or flint, corn (Zea mays indurata) illustrate the variation in size and coloration.
Corn Hills
1930
A composite lantern slide with two early views, ca. 1910, of raised corn hills on the campus of Carroll College (now Carroll University). At top is a view toward Rankin Hall of Science (left) and ...
Maple Grove
1930
An unidentified man wearing a hat and double breasted overcoat is holding a binocular case in his left hand and posing beside maple trees that have multiple spiles, or taps, in their trunks. There ...
Garden Beds
1910
An unidentified man standing in a wooded area. A light snowfall has highlighted linear ridges in the soil which indicate the location of Stockbridge Indian garden beds.
