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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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Hartzold, Susan
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Matejka, Michael, 1953-
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Munson, Don, 1941-
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Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
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Hartzold, Susan
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Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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LaBounty, Bill
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Ox teams
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McLean County (Ill.)
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Farmers
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Farming
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Plows
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Bloomington (Ill.)
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Cattle
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Horses
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Plowing
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Davis, G.P.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Prairie Breaking
Plowing with Two Horses
Yoked Oxen, G.P. Davis Farm
Lincoln Ox Yoke
Oxen on Turn-of-the-Century Farm
Horses harvesting cornfield
Moving Oxen
Ox Shoes
Ed Bowen Harness Shop
Prairie Breaking
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This drawing shows a yoke of oxen plowing a field.
Plowing with Two Horses
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A sketch of a farmer, with overalls, a beard, and straw hat, plowing behind two horses in a field with weeds.
Yoked Oxen, G.P. Davis Farm
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The oxen in this photograph were used to farm the prairie on the G.P. Davis Farm, McLean County, Illinois.
Lincoln Ox Yoke
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Wooden ox yoke crafted by a young Abraham Lincoln during his years in New Salem. The frame is made of wood from the original flooring of Lincoln's Springfield home.
Oxen on Turn-of-the-Century Farm
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Oxen, like this team on a turn-of-the-century McLean County farm, were slower than horses but more suited to heavy tasks like prairie breaking.
Horses harvesting cornfield
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A team of horses stands at the end of a row of harvested corn and the rest of the unharvested field is on the left. Two horses stand opposite on the other side of a fence.
Moving Oxen
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A sketch of a man whipping six oxen in front of a plow in the field.
Ox Shoes
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Ox shoes, such as these, were used to protect oxen hooves when they plowed up prairie land.
Ed Bowen Harness Shop
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Ed Bowen works in his harness shop in Bloomington, surrounded by dozens of animal harnesses.
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