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Richard Behrmann is a long-time resident of Niwot and Longmont in Boulder County. He was active in farming, as were his father and grandfather. He provides detailed accounts both of farming activities (such as threshing, how to keep a "buck rake" running straight) and of equipment (such as descriptions of Pitman mowers and grain binders). He also provides information about school and social life (including about Jitney dances), his brother's experiences in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and local lore.

Views of a model steam engine used to power a threshing machine.

Views of threshing crew using modern and old fashioned equipment.

A stereographic view of a crew of hay threshers and their mechanized threshing devices departing from a field. A child poses in the foreground (Tangen photo #1258)

Views of tractors in fields.