Threshing Oats, 1942



Note reads, "Threshing oats at home. November 1942." If you're in west-central Minnesota, go see this done live at Rollag starting today.

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Farmall F-20 Threshing, 1942.



Caption reads, "Threshing at our old home place. November 1942. That's Lawrence on the load." The thresher is stopped and not visible, behind the wagons. More detail tomorrow morning in another photo. The tractor pictured is a mid-1930s-era Farmall F-20 tractor.

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Two Men At Bridge, 1940s.



Two men standing at bridge. 1940s.

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Malferd's Garden, 1960s.



Note on back reads, "This is part of our house on the south side. Malferd & I both love to work in the yard." Color photo, appears 1960s.

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Black Dress, Wooden Screen, 1890s



A cabinet card portrait of a woman wearing a plan black dress, standing with one hand on an intricately woven bent-wood fireplace screen. The view behind her is a hand-painted backdrop depicting the interior of a house. Portrait by G.T. Hamery of Crookston, Minnesota, late 19th century.

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Three Men On A Roof



Three men performing repairs on a roof. Appears 1940s.

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Street View, 1950s



Unknown location.

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Johnson-Restado Farm, 1955

This farm photo is captioned "John Johnson Farm" and "Gina Restado Farm". The crossout seems very deliberate to only hit 'Gina' and 'Farm'. Hand-dated August 1955.

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Brothers and Sisters, 1940s



This photo appears to be a 'family reunion' style photo of four brothers and their sister; the men on the left appear more amused than those on the right. Photo, 1940s.

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Red Crown Pump Shield, 1940s



Young girl standing on a repurposed "Red Crown Gasoline" sign. The sign is being used as a shield to prevent the ground around the pump from becoming too wet or compressed. Dated by lab "Oct 23 1945".

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A-C WD and Swather, 1961



An Allis-Chalmers WD pulling a swather; dated by lab "Aug 1961".

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Horse, Fence, Bicyclist, 1960s



Horse tied to fence, boy on bike in distance. 1960s.

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Women At Tea, 1900s



A posed photo of seven women enjoying tea. Note the old woman at the right, holding up a fork with a doughnut impaled on the tines. Photo postcard, 1900s.

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4Hers At Roundup, 1961


4H members staying out of the sun during the 1961 Round-Up, a sort of 4H-only county fair held in Moorhead, Minnesota for Clay County members. From a 35mm slide.

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Elderly Women Picking Flowers, 1900s



From a real-photo postcard, early 1900s. The reverse had a message written in Norwegian, but had never been mailed.

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