Outdoor photo of Petter Weldon pausing from plowing wheat field. Wears overalls and work shirt, broad brimmed hat; Stares at the camera with one hand on his hip the other on his plow handle. Plow is a steel of iron beamed mold board plow hitched to two horses facing away from camera. In center foreground is young girl with floppy hat and pony tail with back to the camera.
Book about the International Stock Food Farm owned by Marion Willis Savage. Marion Savage bred horses for racing at the farm. The famous harness racing horse Dan Patch, spent many years at the farm. Savage bought Dan Patch to help promote his business. Consequently, Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
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Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Riding plow with team and rider. Draped over the horses is a large banner advertising William Weibeler's general store in Belle Plaine. The banner reads: "Go To Wm. Weibeler/Dealer in Dry Goods, Clothing/Shoes, Groceries, Etc./Belle Plaine, Minn." A corn field is visible in the background.
Pictured from left to right are Robert and Carol Dvorak, Beatrice Slavicek, and an unknown woman sitting on a bench at the Slavicek family farm in Jordan, MN.
Robert Slavicek (right) and unknown man sitting on a log pile. Logs are resting on a sleigh hitched to a team of horses at the Slavicek family farm in Jordan, MN.
Built in 1880 the Savage Minnesota Railroad Depot closed in 1970. During 1973 the Depot, without the outhouse, was purchased and moved to Murphy's Landing in Shakopee Minnesota. In 2005 the City of Savage, Minnesota repurchased the building and returned it to Savage's Town Square, across the road from its original location. Del Stelling worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer, covering Savage, Burnsville, Eagan and other areas of Dakota County, Minnesota from 1959 - 1984.
Albumen print showing a threshing crew from Bieder Brosthers at August Keup's farm in Belle Plaine. Seen are a mechanized threshing machine with a large group of the people on or around it. Written on the reverse: "Bieder Bros. threshing reg. on Aug. Keup farm 1896."
People and machinery in field, foreground plant stubble, two haystacks in background. Horse or mule and wagon on left, man in overhalls, long-sleeve shirt, standing to right of horse/mule holding onto halter. Woman and man on wagon (women in white mutton-sleeve shirt, dark skirt - man in white shirt, dark vest and tie, wide brim hat), threshing machine in background, foreground has 11 people standing in front . A wicker baby buggy is in the foreground.
Seen from left to right are Arlyn Bohnsack, Vernon Ryan, LaVonne Bohnsack, Junette Bohnsack, Arthur Bohnsack, and Jeanne Bohnsack at the Bohnsack family farm in St. Patrick, MN.
Group portrait of Laura Druke, Gertrude Spellacy, Ann Albrecht, Mayme Becker, Florence "Flora" Albrecht working in a field. Each woman is wearing a wide-brimmed sun hats, overalls, and carrying milk pales. Some are full of ears of corn and potatoes they have picked.