J.N. Welsby breaking sod, S.D. – Historic Print
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J.N. Welsby breaking sod, S.D.
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J.N. Welsby is named in the record as the man breaking sod in South Dakota, turning over prairie grass for the first time so it could be planted. The caption card dates the picture to around May 26, 1910, and the record notes that the photograph was copyrighted by J.O. Booen. Sod-breaking was a central task for homesteaders on the Great Plains in the early 1900s, when settlers were bringing new land under the plow and often relied on heavy plows pulled by teams of horses or early tractors. The record's details are unverified, but the scene reflects the broader agricultural expansion of the region.
| Created / published | c1910 May 26. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J141677 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by J.O. Booen. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Farm machinery; BI; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,079 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137988 |
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