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William and John B. Garner receipt for purchase of Guano from Elbert Verity, 1855
Receipt for payment of $108.00 made by John B. and William Garner, Sr., to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchase of guano. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in…
Samuel Birdsall farm sale advertisement, 1795
Printed advertisement for the sale of a farm in Jerusalem South (present-day Wantagh, N.Y.) in South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). The farm, which was owned by Samuel Birdsal (alternate spelling for the name "Birdsall") contained about…
Picking Long Island Potatoes
View of three workers picking potatoes in a large potato field. Filled potato sacks are lined up to their left. Printed text on verso provides brief details about Long Island potatoes. (Color)
Leon A. Rushmore, Jr., carrying a bunch of corn at Rushmore Farms
Leon A. Rushmore, Jr., carrying a bunch of corn at Rushmore Farms.
Unidentified worker plowing under corn at Rushmore Farms
Unidentified worker plowing under corn at Rushmore Farms.
Unidentified man hitching a team of horses to a sleigh at Rushmore Farms
Unidentified man hitching a team of horses to a sleigh at Rushmore Farms
Leon A. Rushmore Sr. [?] with a team of plow horses outside of a barn at Rushmore Farms
Leon A. Rushmore Sr. [?] with a team of plow horses outside of a barn at Rushmore Farms.
Unidentified men loading winter wood onto a wood pile at Rushmore Farms
Unidentified men loading winter wood onto a wood pile at Rushmore Farms
Unidentified worker piling up pumpkins in a field at Rushmore Farms
Unidentified worker piling up pumpkins in a field at Rushmore Farms.
Leon A. Rushmore Sr. [?] loading fuel into a tractor to be used for sawing wood
Leon A. Rushmore, Sr. [?] loading fuel into a tractor to be used for sawing wood.