Type of Work: Agriculture

Man with ginseng plants in the Town of De Kalb

Man with ginseng plants in the Town of De Kalb

A man with his ginseng plants, cultivated under a roof designed to provide shade—ginseng is found in wooded areas in the wild. Circa 1900-1910. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.

The Holland Farm in the Town of De Kalb

Martin Holland with oxen, May Holland in chair, and Edwin Holland and Fidelia Phelps Holland in buggy on the Holland Farm built in 1880. Circa 1880s. Maple Ridge Road. Town of De Kalb, NY.