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Engen, Fred, 1863-1929
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Hoffnungsfeld, preparing planks at the nursery garden.

The photo shows five workers at the nursery garden at Hoffnungsfeld. One worker has a spade, another a hoe, two appear to be seeding by hand and the fifth one is watering with a metal watering can. The planting rows have been neatly staked out and the garden is surrounding by a barbed wire fence, beyond which is bush.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, a field trial of "Elephant" grass.

The photo shows a field trial of "Elephant" grass in Hoffnungsfeld. The soil on the right has been worked for a year producing greater growth in the grass; the soil on the left is new land, having been plowed only once and producing grass with less growth. The field is surrounded by a barbed wire fence beyond which are trees and bush.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, a parcel of peanuts.

The photo shows a man holding a peanut plant and standing between rows on a parcel of land producing peanuts. The area is surrounded by a barbed wire fence beyond which is the Chaco bush.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, a peanut dryer.

The photo shows a man in Hoffnungsfeld standing beside a tent-like frame made of tree branches over which the peanut plants are hung until the peanuts are dry. There is a second frame behind the first and the Chaco bush is seen in the distance.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, obstacles.

The photo shows three men clearing fallen tree trunks and branches from an area of land at Hoffnungsfeld. The area is surrounded by a barbed wire fence beyond which is the Chaco bush.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, the first residential houses (1928)

The photo shows an indigenous person standing in front of two primitive houses in Hoffnungsfeld in 1928. The homes are in a treed area and a primitive cart is seen on the right side in the foreground. A hammock is attached to two trees in front of the doorway of one home. The homes appear to be made of clay bricks with thatched roofs.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, buying the first products.

The photo shows two men engaged in the sale and purchase of sacks of product under a tree in Hoffnungsfeld. The warehouse in the back is used to store the sacks. There is an ox-cart and wheelbarrow on the left and a team of oxen on the right.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

Hoffnungsfeld, the cemetery.

The photo shows the Hoffnungsfeld cemetery surrounded by a barbed wire fence. In the cemetery are rows of mounded soil indicating burials. One grave has a tombstone. The cemetery is surrounded by grass and the Chaco bush in the distance.

Engen, Fred, 1863-1929

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