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Tower Hill Farm, Greenlawn, L.I.
View of the farmhouse at Tower Hill Farm from across the road. There is a greenhouse behind the farmhouse. Two copies, both with message on verso. (B&W)
Dinner Time at Swift Stream Farms – Moriches, Long Island, N.Y.
View of a man feeding dinner to a large flock of ducks at Swift Stream Farms. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. (B&W)
A Typical Long Island Duck Farm, Long Island, N.Y.
View of a duck farm with hundreds of ducks in the water and on the grounds near the farm buildings. (Color)
Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment for purchase of farm from Thomas Allen, 1766
Receipt for partial payment of one hundred pounds made to Thomas Allen by Joseph Birdsall for the purchase of a farm. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a surveyor, a partner in a grist mill, a…
William Garner, Sr., receipt for purchases of guano, meal, and flax seed from Henderson & Amberman, Dealers In Grain, Flour, Meal, Feed, Hay & Guano, 1859
Receipt for payment of $12.69 made by William Garner, Sr., to Henderson & Amberman, Dealers In Grain, Flour, Meal, Feed, Hay & Guano, at Jamaica, N.Y. Payment was for the purchase of guano, meal, and flax seed. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…
Harvest hands group photo
Seven harvest hands sitting for a group photo. There are farm buildings and equipment behind them.
Fully loaded market wagon with an unidentified man on top and another standing alongside of the wagon, at Rushmore Farms
Fully loaded market wagon with unidentified man on top and another standing alongside of the wagon, at Rushmore Farms
Two unidentified men in wagon being pulled by a team of oxen at Rushmore Farms
Two unidentified men in a wagon being pulled by a team of oxen at Rushmore Farms
Rushmore Farms account book pages for produce sales for 1906-1908
Rushmore Farms account book pages for produce sales for 1906-1908. Produce sold included corn, potatoes, beets, beans, carrots, etc. Note: The account book covers the years 1906-1941.
Workers in a potato field at Rushmore Farms
Workers in a potato field at Rushmore Farms