1922- 1952 - Group of 13 vernacular snapshots showing wheat farming images related to the DeBoer family near Luverne, Minnesota

Unbound
Luverne, Minnesota , 1952

By The DeBoerFamily

Luverne, Minnesota, 1952. Unbound. Very good. The thirteen photographs in this lot range in size from approximately 4½" x 2¾" to 3½" x 3½" to 5" x 4". All but two are captioned either on the reverse or in the image margins.

Three are dated between 1922 and 1924. They show family members, horse-drawn carts, a pickup truck, tractor, outbuildings, and plow. One of these photos is annotated "Old Homestead . . . Old Fordson traded for a pure bred cow and some money."

Nine are dated between 1943 and 1947. Some of these have backstamps from the XL Firm Service of Luverne, Minnesota. They show threshing operations, farm hands, tractors, a dutch barn, and the raising of a windmill. Some of the captions include "J.H.C. Rig Wm De Boer thresher," "Wm De Boer thresher," "De Boer thresh crew," and "Olson Farm . . . Wm De Boer Rig."

One is dated 1952. It shows "Ben Olivers tractor front in ditch."

Names in the captions include William De Boer, Miss Bell, Effie Hardt, Dena, Donald, Vernon, Heerdt, and Lester.

Details

Title

1922- 1952 - Group of 13 vernacular snapshots showing wheat farming images related to the DeBoer family near Luverne, Minnesota

Author

The DeBoerFamily

Binding

Unbound

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Luverne, Minnesota

Date

1952

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