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Sometime in the 1930s a father and young son stopped their work in Hall County Texas to pose for this photo by famed photographer Dorothea Lange with their horse-drawn planter. Note the knobbed wheel on the planter and the attached chain that powered the planter.

. . . for more like this please see Texas Farm History

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County