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Cradling Wheat

Season 24 Episode 5

This 1940s video shows a Pennsylvania Dutch family working without modern machinery.

This 1940s bonus video shows a Pennsylvania Dutch family in Lancaster County working in a field with no modern machinery. Not all Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish, and this family does not seem to be Amish due to their head coverings and clothing.

AIR DATE 2/27/12

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