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"The Good Old Times on the Farm"

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Photograph of the Adkins-Stevenson farmstead in Bement, IL. This was the home of Charles Adkins, former Speaker of the House of Illlinois. He was a farmer, lecturer, educator, and politician.

Mother Stirring the Pot

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Photograph of Mother Adkins stirring a 35-gallon pot of "catsnip"(?) on the farm.

"Warm Meals At All Hours"

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Photograph of a mother pig with her piglets on a farm. The caption on the back says: "Warm meals at all hours".

A Wagon Full of Pumpkins

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Postcard of the Besalke family with a wagon full of pumpkins on a farm.

Family with Pumpkins

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Postcard of the Besalke family with pumpkins

Mabel Cleaning Up Cow Patties

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Photograph of Mabel shoveling up cow patties on a farm in 1922.

Mabel Moving Hay

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Photograph of Mabel Grubbs Roberts moving hay on a farm in 1922.

Pleasure Driving Strictly Forbidden

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Photograph of Mabel Grubbs standing by a sign on a post that reads: "Pleasure Driving Strictly Forbidden".

Man with a Plow

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Photograph of an unknown man plowing a field on a farm.