Image is of a 110 Case pulling 16 plows in 1910 on Wettles Brothers' farm on the Third Shell Prairie, north of Ponsford, Minnesota, Section 16 , Pine Point Township, Becker County.
Emil Sota is the driver of the steam powered tractor, Albert Olson is his engineer, and also present in the photo are Henry Juntunen from Cloquet, Jalmer Juntunen, Ed Juntunen of Meadowbrook Dairy, Joseph Juntunen, and Selma (Juntunen) Dickinson who probably worked in the office there.
A steam powered tractor made by the Geiser Manufacturing Company in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania sits outside of an industrial building. On the back of the photograph is inscribed, "J. I. Case Co. - Edmund Probstfield agent." The J. I. Case Company was a threshing machine company.
A man is standing on the back of the steam engine watching and operating the controls to make sure the steam pressure will be high enough to operate the threshing machine, but not so high as to blow up the boiler.
Fat stock show at the Nobles County Fair Grounds in Worthington Minnesota. Entries are lined up on the race track in front of the judging booth. Line of horses and cattle. Date written on back of the photograph indicates it was taken in 1909.
Group Photograph of members of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society at a summer meeting and dinner in Drill Hall at University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus in 1899. Mr. Cody is standing at the rear of the photo.
Panoramic view of spectators sitting on both sides of a large empty field in former "Swandale" area, with Swandale School at left, Hibbing, Minnesota. Possible airshow or aviation related as land became site of current Hibbing-Chisholm Airport.
A view of the Sylvan Border Farm in Underwood. A barn, windmill and house are in the background surrounded by trees; and a harvested field covered in snow is in the foreground.
A man has gotten off from the steam engine and is smoking a cigarette for a break. The dog is sitting with his tongue hanging out. This is part of a threshing crew.
Depicted here is haying on the Edgar F. Olson (previously Nels O. Olson) farm, as the team of horses is hauling the loose hay to the barn. Way in the back of the photo is a hay rake.
Ten horses lined up in front of the barn at the Gust Youngren farm north of Windom. In the background is Harder Lake. A lone chicken in the foreground pecks at the ground.
1914 American highest production farm crops--apples, rye, barley, oats, wheat, potatoes, and corn--are caricatured as royalty, with King Corn in the lead. In the lower right corner, a sign states, "1914 farm crop values $5,066,742,000 which is $104,000,000 more than 1913."
Exterior photograph of the Farm House, purchased by the University of Minnesota in 1882 to serve as the new site for the School of Agriculture and Experiment Station. This became the St. Paul campus of the University.
Published on December 10, 1908, this cartoon shows the Egg and the Potato addressing each other, "The Egg--'Hello, Small Potatoes and Few in a Hill, you needn't be so fresh. I knew your folks when you weren't worth 30 cents a bushel.' The Potato--'No one would accuse you of being fresh, and that's no joke. No doubt you can remember a good way back, all right, all right!'" The Egg's waistcoat is marked "Eggs 50 cents Doz." and the Potato's is marked "Potatoes 85 cents Bu." This dialog might be related to an article, published in the same edition of the newspaper, telling about the Minnesota Potato Growers and Shippers Association winning the support of the Interstate Commerce Commission for their demand that railroads provide heated cars for shipping perishable freight in freezing weather.
Two men unload an over-sized onion from a wagon while a third man watches. In the field are two large piles of onions. Tall-tale postcards use photographic montage to create images of over-sized produce and animals. Fruits, vegetables and fish are the most common subjects.
This shows the Thomson Road just south of present day Interstate 35, lined with fence posts and stones removed from the field. There is a small shed in the background, and piles of stones and branches. This was located near the John Fredrickson's farm - formerly known as John Alatalo. John Alatalo homesteaded this farm in 1873, one year after he came to America from Finland. He died in 1876, and his was the first death among the early settlers in the area. John Alatalo's brother, Peter, took over the operation of the farm after John's death. In 1935 the owner of the farm was Peter Fredrickson Jr., who was born on the farm on March 2, 1889.
Three children standing by a wire fence with a calf. A little boy appears to be petting the calf. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three men working on a horse. They have the horse pinned to the ground. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three men and a woman carrying cream cans. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Three men and a woman carrying cream cans. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.
Steam engine pulling threshing machine in Elk Township, Nobles County Minnesota. The four men in the photograph are: Logan Fallett on the tractor, Clifford Fallett, William Fallett with arm extended and W. A. Fallett their father.
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."
Threshing at the Mc Keever Farm six miles east of Worthington, Minnesota. W. P. Jenkins sitting in a horse drawn buggy between stacks of straw. A steam engine is running the thresher.
Several men and women pose for a picture out in the field where they are threshing. The women in their white aprons, have brought lunch out to the field for the men. Many horses and hay racks are being used to stack the hay.
Several people are posed on a tractor and thresher with other people driving teams pulling wagons. A barn and a large pile of chaff are in the background.
Members of a threshing crew are posed in front of and on a steam tractor and thresher. The tractor and thresher have large metal wheels. There is a large pile of chaff in the background.
A threshing crew and their thresher at the Henry Meyer farm in Oshawa Township in Nicollet County. The names of the men appear on the reverse of the photo. Henry is shown with a pipe in the front row. Dewey and Bud Meyer are the children seated at right in the front row.
Threshing crew with steam engine, thresher, and bundle rack. Nick Scherer and Nathan Day at Quiggle farm, north of Amboy. Oscar Robinson on wheelbarrow.
Threshing crew in St. Clair area with threshing equipment and 7 men, including Willie Hall, Manaige, Jake Chase, and Campbell Henry. Note on photo says,""Photo taken in St. Clair area. Hall, Chase and Campbell were all married to Foster sisters. Manaige was a Winnebago Indian."
New Prague threshing crew with men, woman, baby and thresher with tractor. (Left to Right) John Kuzelka, George Minar, Frank Korbel, Mrs. Wrabek's father, Mr. Nickolay, John Mikiska, Frank Zelenka, William Wrabek. (Standing on Thresher - Left to Right) John Mares, Charles Flicek, Jim Houska, Boh. Flicek, Lud. Flicek, Al Zelenka, Lipold Wrabek, his daughter holding her niece.
View of a Nicollet County threshing crew in front of a threshing machine. A caption on the reverse indicates that the crew worked in Oshawa and Traverse Townships.
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.
The threshing machine is powered by a belt coming from the steam engine. One man is tossing the shocks of grain into the threshing machine. The straw is blown into one pile while the grain is being collected in a wagon.
A belt is running from the tractor to the threshing machine. Two men are on the stack of bundles pitching the bundles into the threshing machine. The threshing machine separates the grain from the straw. Along side it two horses are hooked up to a wagon. Two women came to bring lunch.