F-0027/1: Corn husking contest

Digital Record

Identifier: http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/aug_hauberg/id/2645

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Digital Object

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Summary

Footage captured at a corn husking contest at an unknown location, but presumably in the Quad Cities area. The film depicts a horse-drawn cart carrying a load of corn and about 20 boys and men through a large crowd of people in a corn field. The horses struggle to keep their footing due to muddy terrain and fallen corn stalks. Silent. Runtime: 00:00:35. From MSS 27 John Henry Hauberg papers.

Language of Materials

English

Linked Records

John Henry Hauberg papers | Family papers, 1773-1955 and undated | John Detlev Hauberg, Marx Detlev Hauberg, and John Henry Hauberg families, 1773-1955 and undated | Audiovisual materials | 16mm films, circa 1920s-1935 and undated | F-0027/1: Corn husking contest, undated

Repository Details

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