Andy Partak shares this photo of the Barr family on their farm on Arsenal Road. The house was built in 1907 or 1908, and the…
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Here’s a nice aerial shot of the Fred and Sophie Barten Farm in Manhattan. Thanks to Debbi Barten-South for submitting.
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Brothers Rodney and Ron Bettenhausen (ages 6 and 4) standing in a wagon load of corn while their father, Rodger Bettenhausen, stands near the 1939…
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In 1951, the Eugene and MaryKay Gallagher family were voted Typical Farm Family of Illinois. They lived in Manhattan Township, where they farmed 440 acres…
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Here’s an oldie. The following are the persons appearing in this photo in front of the Smith District School, May 30, 1894. The school was…
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Recently, you saw a picture from 1894 of a class from the Smith District School. Here’s an aerial photo, probably not from a drone, of…
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Dick Tyler shares this photo of the 4th Grade class at Elwood Grade School, led by teacher Pearl Wilfong. These kids are 73 and 74…
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Brothers Rodney and Ron Bettenhausen (ages 5 and 3) sitting on a hay rack as it is unloaded into the barn by their grandfather, Fred…
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From left, Glenn Bettenhausen of rural Manhattan, Mr. Hintz, C. Boyer (back to the camera) and Fred Bettenhausen unloading corn from a wagon October 6,…
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Jeff Brandau shares this picture of John Wille and Clarence Sangmeister shelling corn at Wille’s farm back in the 1960s. Looks a lot different than…
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