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Litter Carrier, Pruehs Farm
TitleLitter Carrier, Pruehs Farm
Date1932-9-09
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionA motorized litter carrier at the Pruehs Farm, located on the southwest corner of Dodge Park Road an...
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Appleton Fodder Cutter
TitleAppleton Fodder Cutter
Date1932-9-09
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionAppleton No. 10 Fodder Cutter apparatus run by electric motor, shown installed inside of barn at Pru...
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Bucket Type Grain Elevator
TitleBucket Type Grain Elevator
Date1932-9-07
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionInterior of barn on Pruehs Farm, located on Dodge Park Road at 16 Mile Road. Shows wooden grain elev...
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Gehl Mill on Pruehs Farm
TitleGehl Mill on Pruehs Farm
Date1932-9-07
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionInterior of wooden farm building showing Gehl Mill #713 (machine with leather belt and hopper) and b...
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Ernest Pruehs Farm
TitleErnest Pruehs Farm
Date1931-12-05
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionAs seen from Dodge Park Road (unpaved) Pruehs wood frame farmhouse, barn, double silos, numerous out...
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Pruehs Family members use circular saw
TitlePruehs Family members use circular saw
Date1938-3-28
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionTwo men guide a piece of lumber through an 18
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Loading Pruehs silo with corn
TitleLoading Pruehs silo with corn
Date1935-9-16
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionWagon full of corn stalks is being loaded into silo on Pruehs Farm located on southwest corner of Do...
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Pruehs Kitchen
TitlePruehs Kitchen
Date1932-9-07
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionInterior of Pruehs kitchen shows sink, electric stove and oven, electric fan, lights, electric clock...
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Pruehs Centennial Farm Certificate
TitlePruehs Centennial Farm Certificate
Datec.1973
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionCertificate from Michigan Historical Commission proclaiming Ernest Pruehs Farm to be a centennial fa...
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Evelyn Pruehs and hay hoist
TitleEvelyn Pruehs and hay hoist
Date1937-7-09
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionPhoto features motorized hay hoist in Pruehs barn, located on southwest corner of Dodge Park Road an...
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Pruehs Barn and Silo, from Steven Street
TitlePruehs Barn and Silo, from Steven Street
Date1978
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Farms--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionView taken from a car parked on Steven Street looking across Dodge Park Road at Pruehs barn and silo...
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Chopping the corn, 1932
TitleChopping the corn, 1932
Date1932
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionErnest Pruehs (1892 - 1987) uses the Dick's Blizzard Chopper and an electric motor to fill the silos...
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Pruehs house, barn, and silo
TitlePruehs house, barn, and silo
Date1983-05
SubjectSterling Heights (Mich.)--History--Pruehs Farm
DescriptionPruehs farm, southwest corner of Dodge Park Rd. at 16 Mile Rd. Shows large barn, some outbuildings, ...
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