| Date | Title | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | Pete Brachtendorf | |
Brachtendorf farm. With Pete Brachtendorf, chickens, and pigs |
| Horses | |
New-born foal and mother in field | |
| Farm | |
Northfield farm with 1 horse and chickens. Possibly growing horseradish in foreground | |
| 1920 | Barb Wenzel | |
Farm woman Barb Wenzel feeds her |
| 1880 | Haystacks and wagons | |
Haystacks and wagons, probably harvesting. Possible location: Metz farm |
| Boy with cows | |
Boy with cows | |
| Horses on farm | |
Horses on farm | |
| Woman with horse | |
Woman with horse | |
| Dora Kotz | |
Dora Kotz with horse | |
| Jetta Nadir | |
Aunt Jetta riding horse in front of barn | |
| Woman with ponies | |
Woman with two poines standing in field | |
| Baling hay | |
Men baling hay; Horseradish growing in field | |
| 1920 | Georgie Kotz | |
Georgie Kotz with horse |
| 1915 ca | Woman on wagon with jug | |
Young woman posing on wagon hoisting jug; on back of photo: "Henrietta, I was taking in a bushel Basket on a wagon and they had worst time dumping me out. So they call me 'tub a Lard.' " |
| 1915 ca | Women with cornshucks | |
Two women posing in meadow with cornshucks; "Heniretta, my hair braided in cornshucks - Henrietta, send me some cornshucks if you have some" |
| 3 June 1923 | Fred Metz | |
Fred Metz, in suspenders with another man on farm |
| 1910 | Three women with chickens | |
Aunt Gustie and Barb and another woman standing on farm holding chickens |
| 1920 ca | Mr. B. Schubert | |
Farmer (B. Schubert) in cornfield with hat |
| 1920s | Metz Farm | |
Men thrashing hay on Metz Farm with wagon in foreground |
| 3 June 1923 | Metz Farm | |
Group of people standing beside wagon on Metz farm; Model-T in background |
| 1920 | Threshing | Farmers threshing hay in Northfield | |
| 1920 | Tony Kotz, Peter Kotz | |
Two men in field with horses (Tony and Peter Kotz) |
| 1915 | Packing Hay | |
Packing Hay in fields: used to ship items like china and glassware, it was a popular crop at the turn of the century. Each fall, farmers collected the stuff for free at the Skokie swamps. |
| 1915 | Raking Hay | |
Famers (male and female) raking hay in field |
| 1915 | Old Mill Farm | |
Old Mill Farm with windmill and horseradish crop, near present day Dickens Road |
| 1915 c. | Horse-drawn wagon | |
Horse drawn wagon in snow |
| December 1925 | Farm Newspaper | |
Newspaper article from "Successful Farming": "What is your favorite wash day dinner?" |
| December 1925 | Farm Newspaper | |
Newspaper article from "Successful Farming": "What are Good Manners?" |
| 1945 | Ahrens Farm | |
The Ahrens Farm, which included a truck stand that sold produce on 2211 Old Willow Road, through the 1950s. The land was originally a 13-acre farm purchased through a government claim in 1862 |
| 30 September 1994 | Schmidt Farm | |
Schmidt family photo from 1920 as reprinted in Farmers Trading Post. Wisconsin State September 30, 1994 |
| 1920 c. | Boy with cow | |
Young bow with cow in meadow (boy in straw hat) |
| 1940s | Carl Ahrens | |
Carl Ahrens plowing farm land at what is now Somerset Lane |
| 20 December 1866 | Charles Metz | |
Purchase of 13 achres of timberland by Charles Metz for $300. December 20, 1866 |
| 1 April 1868 | Charles Metz | |
Purchase additional land by Charles Metz from Mr. Cammach. April 1, 1868 |
| 10 June 1882 | Pickle Contract | |
Contract to supply one acre of cucumber pickles June 10, 1882 |
| 1925 | Donavan field | |
Cows grazing in field of Donavan farm |
| 1930 | Donavan House | |
Donavan House in Northfield, woodsy setting |
| 1910s | Pig farming | |
Man in field with pigs; farm house in background |
| 1915 | Jetta Nadir | |
Jetta Nadir, longtime Northfield resident, holding pig on her farm |