Boy on hay tedder, Hockanum, Hadley, Mass.

Boy on hay tedder, Hockanum, Hadley, Mass.

Farm equipment--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum; Horses--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum; Haying equipment--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum; Barns--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum

Image shows a young boy driving a horse-drawn hay tedder across a field of mown hay. A large barn is visible in the background. This photograph is an illustration in "The Farmer's Boy," written and illustrated by Clifton Johnson and published in 1894. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "The hay tedder is one of the farm machines that the boy can run, and he heartily enjoys the racket and the responsibility."

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

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ca. 1894

Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org

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