Box 7

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Color image shows a row of workers shearing sheep with hand shears. They appear to be in open ranch land. Published by Louis Scheiner, Portland, Ore. Made in U.S.A. ca. 1907-1915. 13.5 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image shows two rows of shearers using motor driven shears on the sheep. Running across the beam above the men are the individual wheels from which the shears are driven. "S. W. Nature Series," Sydney. Printed in Prussia. Dated by hand December 13, 1914. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Where a sheep is shorn in five minutes electrical machinery, Newmarket, Victoria, Australia. Black-and-white image shows a row of men removing wool from sheep using electrical clippers or shears. The men are paid by the number of sheep they shear, giving them an incentive to work quickly. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900- 1920. 18 x 8.5 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Black-and-white image shows a building interior where a row men are using the power-driven shears to remove the sheep's wool. Along the upper beam is a series of pulleys that transport the power to the shears below. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

Scope and Contents Image shows two men using electric clippers to shear sheep inside of a barn. Printed on the reverse: "Shearing sheep by electricity on the Fillmore Farms, Bennington Beautiful in Vermont. Seven hundred sheep are kept on these farms and all are sheared in this way. Situated at the base of Old Mt. Anthony these farms are among the most beautifully located as well as most noted in the United States." Published by Griswold, Bennington, Vt. Postmarked Sept. 9, 1912 in Bennington. 14 x 9 cm....

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Color image shows a flock of sheep being led through a channel of water by a man with a long pole. Nearby a pen is full of sheep waiting for their turn. Several people and two sheep dogs are watching nearby. Image is of a painting by J. Aumonier, "Lavage des mountons en Sussex," ca. 1889, in the Tate Gallery. Postmarked Oct. 26, 1906 in Nova Scotia. 13.5 x 8.75 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Color image shows hundreds of lambs waiting in a pen to be fed. Many piles of feed are ready for consumption. Two farmers are overseeing the operation. Carl Anderson Publisher, Fort Collins, Colo. Postmarked Sept. 16, 1907 in Denver, Colo. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Going to shearing in old times, Nantucket. Color image shows a horse-drawn cart transporting a family of four. Background shows fields and some water. Appears to be a postcard of a watercolor or painting. Henry S. Wyer. 14 x 8 cm.

Format: Postcard.

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Black-and-white image shows very large salesroom with bins of raw wool on display for buyers to examine. Two men visible in right center ground; two others barely visible in left background. Dalgety & Co. (misspelled on stereocard) was located in Melbourne, Australia. New York: Underwood & Underwood, ca. 1900-1920. 17.5 x 9 cm.

Format: Stereoptic print.

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Color image shows two wagons being drawn by teams of four horses. The wagons are piled high with bales of wool. Photo by Morris & Kirby, Chinook, Mont. Made in Germany. ca. 1907-1915. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.