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Emil Johnson's Plow
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| Accession #: | 1474.1 |
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| Title: | Emil Johnson's Plow |
| Object Type: | Plow |
| Participants: |
Johnson, Emil (user)
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| Physical Description: | Weathered wood-handled plow with wood cross pieces and a cast iron, right cut, plow blade. |
| Description: | Emil Johnson purchased this plow at a hardware store on Spokane's Havermale Island in 1879. He needed six to eight horses to pull the plow when breaking sod on his Peone Prairie farm. A series of Homestead Acts from 1862 to 1916 allowed men, women and freed slaves, following certain requirements, to claim a federal land grant. There were residency requirements and in some cases a claimant had to promise to plant trees. The size of the tracts were increased over time to 640 acres. Thousands of settlers arrived in the Inland Northwest to farm, as a result of these Acts. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Agriculture (Industry)
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| Geographical Reference: | Havermale Island (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane); Peone (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x L 33 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 103 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
steel (Material)
wood (plant material) (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of E. T. Becher, 1952 |
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