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The John Deere A tractor is a tractor of firsts.

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This image of Main Avenue in Brookings, Dakota Territory was taken by Edwin Ellis (E. E.) Gaylord sometime between 1880 and 1885. The printing on the sides of the stereoview card state that Gaylord was a photographer and book seller. The 1880 U.S. Census lists him as a furniture dealer. He was married to Elizabeth A. and had two children.

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The Massey-Harris 101 Super was one of the first mass produced tractors to have an electric start as a standard feature.

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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) (renamed the Works Projects Administration in 1939) was formed in May 1935 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Nationally it employed 8.5 million people to do public works projects like constructing public buildings, roads, bridges and parks.

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June is National Dairy Month! Here are 10 fun dairy facts from the American Dairy Association:

• Throwback Thursday

This handheld typewriter got the job done on projects big and small (as long as you had enough patience).

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This is our last photo feature from our new poultry collection at the museum. This photo from a poultry convention held in South Dakota in the 1960s-1970s features the South Dakota Department of Agriculture booth on candling eggs and egg quality.

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Sunday, July 13, 1929 was the grand opening of Gold Medal Dairy in Huron. Joe Jorgenson and S. M. Jensen were the owners of this new plant. Jorgenson was a prize-winning butter maker who had won many state and national butter making competitions. 

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The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ (then South Dakota State College) booth highlighting quality poultry produced in South Dakota.

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Nobody likes hopping into a cold bed, so this bed warmer was a sought after device during the cold winter months.

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