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| Title | John McFadgen farm, Steward Township, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 190-? |
| Description | Wheat threshing scene on the John McFadgen farm in Steward Township, N.D. In the foreground are bundles of wheat. There are horses, horse teams, carts, men, and agricultural machinery working at threshing. |
| General Subject | Work Life
Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Wheat
Threshing machines
Threshing
Horses
Carts & wagons
Horse teams
Agricultural laborers
Agricultural productivity
Farm produce
Agriculture
Agricultural machinery & implements
Croplands
Farming
People
Men
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| Subject (Local) | Threshing crews
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| Personal Name | McFadgen, John
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| Location | Barnes County (N.D.)
North Dakota
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| Decade | 1900-1909
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| Item Number | BC 8-6-1 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "8.6.1" "John McFadgen farm, Stewart Township" and "a1098"--Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Photograph is broken in half and taped together.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Stewart township established February 1, 1910.
John and Eliz. (Rae) McFadgen arrived in the spring of 1880 to Barnes County with their seven children. In 1883 the family moved from Valley City to Stewart Township, where John homesteaded in Section 12 and his wife Elizabeth taking the Northeast quarter in Section 13, south of the quarter in Section 12. For three generations they have farmed this original homestead of John McFadgen, located in the East one-half of Section 11, Stewart Township. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information from page 146 in Barnes County History, Barnes County, North Dakota. Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, 1976. |
| Repository Institution | Barnes County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Barnes County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Barnes County Historical Society (BC 8-6-1) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown.
Owned by Barnes County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Barnes County Historical Society address:
315 Central Ave. N.
Valley City, ND 58072
Phone number: 701-845-0966
Fax: 701-845-4282
Email: bchistoricalsociety@hotmail.com |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmBC861 |
