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The Dirty Thirties

1930 - 1939

This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.

Business & Public Affairs

John Deere Self-Propelled Windrower

A promotional brochure.

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    John Deere Tractor - Diesel

    John Deere instruction manual for a tractor ca 1950.

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      Johns Family - This Business of Farming (1900)

      A collection of documents and photos, spanning a century, which emphasize the process of building and paying for a grain elevator on the family farm in 1908.

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        Kaleida School Documents and Receipts 1926 - 1948 (1926)

        A sample of documents ad receipts which address the business of managing the school.

        1926 - 1948

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          Kaleida School Minutes 1902 - 1948 Part Two (1923)

          A record of the decisions and priorities of the Kaleida School Board of Trustees.

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            Kaleida Womens Institute 1937 (1937)

            The program for a Womens Institute event held in Kaleida in 1937.

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              Klassen, Helen - Memories (1920)

              One of a series of interviews of Manitou community elders compiled by Bette Mueller.

              This one features Helen Klassen.

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