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1. Collage - Framed Civil war era collage

   Framed Civil War era collage. Newspaper clippings of lithographed pictures of people, farm animals, horses, birds, pets, houses, transportation, farm life, rocks, water, trees & plants have been arranged and fit together cohesively to depict ordinary life & fashions. There are no military scenes. Said to have been done by a relative of Madge Clay West during the Civil War. Wood frame with gold inner border; glass.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Mural - Picking corn in the 1930s mural

   Large colorful mural of a farmer picking corn in the 1930s. Reproduced and painted by Dave Wegscheid from Les C. Kouba painting "Corn Pickin' in the 1930's". Images of a team of horses hitched to a bang board wagon with large wooden wheels in a field of ripened & unpicked ear corn. A farmer dressed in blue shirt, overalls and cap is tossing shucked/husked ears into the wagon. A farmstead witha hay/straw stack, barn, silo, house, shed, 2 corn c...

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Novelty, Promotional - Field Notebook for Farm & Ranch

   Promotional novelty Field Notebook for Farm & Ranch from Fred W. Radde & Sons, Watertown, MN. Cover photograph shows Fred Radde III, Fred "Pertz" Radde, John Radde. Has space for addresses & telephone numbers, field crop records, effects of fertilizer, seed planting table, livestock & poultry recors, farm power and machinery records, miscellaneous data, monthly record of receipts and expenses. Indexed. Calendar for 1974 & 1975 on the back cov...

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Postcard - Allis-Chalmers Model "C" tractor

   Color picture postcard of a farmer driving a new tractor & cultivating corn. Said to replace 4 to 6 horses. A barn with a silo can be seen in the distance. The card was addressed to Miss Loraine Lindeman, Brownton, Minn. The Washington one cent stamp was cancelled on Aug 29,1941 at Minneapolis, Minn. The message mentions fun at the fair and signed, "Ruth".

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Postcard - Cattle & goats

   Color tinted picture postcard of three goats and three cows along a path near a low thatched roof. The card is addressed to Mr. Carl Grenke, Glencoe, Minn. The green inverted Franklin one cent stamp was cancelled on March 8,1910 at Hutchinson, Minn. The message to Father from Mother speaks of safe arrival and wondering if things are still in good order.

   Record Type: Archive

   
6. Postcard - Changing Pastures

   Color picture postcard of a man and a dog driving a small flock of sheep along a tree lined rural lane. Buildings with red roofs can be seen on either side of the lane. #5608 Changing Pastures. The card is addressed to Mrs. Carl Grenke, Glencoe, Minn. The green Franklin one cent stamp was cancelled on April 13,1910 at Hutchinson, Minn. The message is in a language other than English.

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Postcard - Hutchinson, MN

   Color tinted picture postcard of a rural grain cutting scene titled "Hutchinson, Minn." Two girls in pink dresses and men with bundles are in the foreground and a row of horse drawn swathers are in the background. Beyond a farm house is visible.

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Print, Photographic - 1903 Threshing, Biscay

   Black & white photograph and negative #4A of Biscay farmers with a threshing rig in 1903. The men and women are unidentified.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Print, Photographic - 1903 Threshing, Biscay

   Black & white photograph and negative #2A of Biscay farmers with a threshing rig in 1903. The men and women are unidentified.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Print, Photographic - 1903 Threshing, Biscay

    Black & white photograph and negative #43A of Biscay farmers with a threshing rig in 1903. The men and women are unidentified.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Print, Photographic - 1903 Threshing, Biscay

    Black & white photograph and negative #44A of Biscay farmers with a threshing rig in 1903. The men and women are unidentified.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Print, Photographic - 1903 Threshing, Biscay

    Black & white photograph and negative #1A of Biscay farmers with a threshing rig in 1903. The men and women are unidentified.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Print, Photographic - 1903 Threshing, Biscay

    Black & white photograph and negative #3A of Biscay farmers with a threshing rig in 1903. The men and women are unidentified.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Print, Photographic - Albert Horejsi

    Scanned black and white photograph of Silver Lake butcher Albert Horejsi standing by carcasses of unidentified slaughtered large animals hung from a scaffold. Note the meat saw hung from top cross bar. A barn and vintage automobile are seen at right in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Print, Photographic - Anderson Hill Farm

    Sepia toned photograph of Anderson Hill farm. There is house with two porches to the right surrounded by many trees. On the right is a cluster of several farm buildings including one barn and three sheds. There is a windmill behind them. A fence seems to run around the entire farm. The foreground is a snow covered field. A barren wagon sits in the snow in front of the farm buildings. On the back is written "Anderson Hill Farm".

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Print, Photographic - Blanche Miska

    Scanned black & white studio photograph of Blanche Marie Miska seated on a chair arm. Dated 1908. She is wearing a lacey white skirt and shirtwaist.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Print, Photographic - Cacka farm site

    Black and white photograph of four horses, two attached to a wagon. An unidentified man sits on one of the horses. In the wagon an unidentified man sits while another unidentified man stands on the wagon behind the wagon bench. There is a farm building behind them and a house to the right. On the house's porch are several objects including some milk cans and a chair. On the bottom right of the photo is written "Cacka's 1909". On the back is writt...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Print, Photographic - Caroline Wollert Daak feeding chickens

    Black & white digital photograph of Caroline Wollert Daak on the Joachim & Caroline Daak farm. She is feeding the chickens and geese. There is snow on the ground. Note the tall wood pile at left background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Print, Photographic - Charlie Krsean steam threshing

    Sepia toned photograph of a Minneapolis steam threshing rig belonging to Chas. Krsean and operated west of Hutchinson, MN in 1920. Charlie Krsean is standing by the engine front wheel. Later Charlie gave the photo to the donor's father Gust Horrmann. Photo is mounted on brown photo board. After Charlie Krsean sold his threshing outfit he operated a sawmill with an Advance steam engine. He had two sheds connected at a corner of each and had...

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Print, Photographic - Child and Dog

    Black & white photograph of an unidentified child and dog in a field. A house surrounded by trees and a building on the far right are in the background. The child wears a hat. On the back is written "Judson Lake Farm"

    Record Type: Photo