23.06.29

Postcard, Photographic

1910 Approximate

5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a dredger, a dredging machine on caterpillar treads, shown out in a muddy field; one unidentified man is shoveling mud in front of one of the treads; steam-powered.

A collection of 40 photographs donated by James Barber, Janesville, Minn.; all but one photograph were taken by his father, Benny C. Barber, also of Janesville; Bennie was the son of Permelia Pitman and George B. Barber; Permelia was the daughter of Leman Pitman and the sister of William Pitman.