Description
State atlases and other publications from the late 19th and early 20th centuries included illustrations of Iowa farms. This collection contains engravings and lithographs (some hand-colored) depicting farmsteads and stock farms in several Iowa counties circa 1871-1904.
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Iowa dairies and stock farms in "Atlas of the State of Iowa"
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Iowa--the approach of a tornado--a family seeking refuge in a "cyclone shelter" (Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper)
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Stock farm of Mrs. H. Fullinwider and residence of Joash Hedges, Huron Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
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Farm residence of Mrs. Silas Rice, stock farm and residence of Dr. J. Giddings, and farm residence of Wm. Ganzhorn, Magnolia Township, Harrison County, Iowa
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Residence of Nathan R. Lewis, Section 21, Danville Township, Des Moines County, Iowa
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"Excelsior mower" working with the cutter bar elevated and right wheel passing through a ditch
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Farm residence of Charles Gilmore and stock farm and residence of R. McGavren, St. Johns Township, Harrison County, Iowa
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Wheeler's patent reaper at work
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Stock farms and residences of J. M. Baxter, Esq., and W. F. Brenton, Cass County, Iowa
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Time Span
1871 to 1904
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Top Subjects
livestock farms farm buildings farms farmhouses cattle--breeding
Objects
19
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19 TOTAL ITEMS
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