Farm Days Gone By
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Farm Days Gone By
Andy Partak shares this photo of the Barr family on their farm on Arsenal Road. The house was built in…
Farm Days Gone By
Here’s a nice aerial shot of the Fred and Sophie Barten Farm in Manhattan. Thanks to Debbi Barten-South for submitting.
Farm Days Gone By
Brothers Rodney and Ron Bettenhausen (ages 6 and 4) standing in a wagon load of corn while their father, Rodger…
Farm Days Gone By
In 1951, the Eugene and MaryKay Gallagher family were voted Typical Farm Family of Illinois. They lived in Manhattan Township,…
Farm Days Gone By
Here’s an oldie. The following are the persons appearing in this photo in front of the Smith District School, May…
Farm Days Gone By
Recently, you saw a picture from 1894 of a class from the Smith District School. Here’s an aerial photo, probably…
Farm Days Gone By
Dick Tyler shares this photo of the 4th Grade class at Elwood Grade School, led by teacher Pearl Wilfong. These…
Farm Days Gone By
Brothers Rodney and Ron Bettenhausen (ages 5 and 3) sitting on a hay rack as it is unloaded into the…
Farm Days Gone By
From left, Glenn Bettenhausen of rural Manhattan, Mr. Hintz, C. Boyer (back to the camera) and Fred Bettenhausen unloading corn…
Farm Days Gone By
Jeff Brandau shares this picture of John Wille and Clarence Sangmeister shelling corn at Wille’s farm back in the 1960s.…
Farm Days Gone By
Back in mid-August, Farmers Weekly Review columnist John Kiefner wrote about old milk cans and the milk sheds that housed…
Farm Days Gone By
Even an ultra-fast shutter was able to barely capture this 1956 photo of Arthur Osmus haulin’ on the Green Garden…