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Title
Chopping the corn, 1932
Creator
Utica Farm Service / Detroit Edison Company

Institution
Sterling Heights Public Library

Subject
Sterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Pruehs Farm

Subject
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Subject
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Item Number
EF01b085

Relation
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Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
Ernest Pruehs (1892 - 1987) uses the Dick's Blizzard Chopper and an electric motor to fill the silos. Shows large barn, two silos without covers, farm wagon, electric motor with belts. Pruehs farm was located on the southwest corner of Dodge Park Rd. and 16 Mile Rd. Dirt path running at far left of photo is actually Dodge Park Rd. Photo has Detroit Edison seal on lower left corner.

Chopping the corn, 1932

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