Carl Oman’s threshing rig, Akan Township, Richland County, Wisconsin, ca. 1930.

Negative Description: Monotone image of a steam tractor, a threshing machine and a team of horses pulling a wagon all on a dirt road. Another wagon with wood slabs sits to the edge of the road. Along with the identified Carl Oman on top of the threshing machine, there are other unidentified people on the wagon. Same image as p000493-01. Accompanying Note: Exp. 7, 2, Carl Oman farmed in Town of Akan did custom threshing and also had a saw mill Carl is seen standing atop rig. Case steam engine pulls threshing rig. Load of slab wood in lower left was fuel for engine. Accession Book Description: P614 NEGATIVES & MASTER LIST – 1981 Negatives and master list for pictures taken by Dr. Jerry Bower and Marilyn Loft-Houck made possible by a grant from the National Endowment Fund and the Wisconsin Humanities Committee. Richland County residents could bring in old pictures, then two copies were made of each picture, one for the donor and one for the County Room files. 1. National Endowment Fund &