Title

Tractor power at Mikler Barn, c. 1920s, Enhanced

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Photographer

Unknown

Keywords

Tractor; Farming

Description

Slavia settlers pose in front of Mikler barn with what is likely to be one of the first powered tractors used in the community, shown (left to right): 1. Joe B. Mikler, 2. Joseph Mikler, Sr., 3. Adam Klimek, 4. Andrew Mikler, 5. Andrew Sobek, 6. Andrew Scerba, 7. Adam Scerba, 8 and 9 unidentified. Men are dressed as though they had just been to Sunday worship in the wood church and were enjoying a neighborly gathering to celebrate the acquisition of the new tractor at the Mikler farm.; Snapshot (Courtesy: Gertrude Lukas) scanned at SLLS, 2001 for the church's 90th anniversary display. Image also appeared in Like a Mustard Seed: Like a Mustard Seed: The Slavia Settlement (1982).

Date

c. 1920s

Subjects

Slavia (Fla.) -- History

Subject-Personal Names

Mikler, Joe B.; Mikler, Joseph Sr.; Klimek, Adam; Mikler, Andrew; Sobek, Andrew; Scerba, Andrew; Scerba, Adam

Number of Images

2 images

Side of Image

Back of Postcard

Repository

St. Luke's Lutheran Church and School; DSpace at St. Luke's

Repository Collection

Slavia Colony Images

CFM Storyline

People; Places; Social Life

Identifier

DP0012950

Rights Statement

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact St. Luke's Lutheran Church at 2021 W SR 426, Oviedo, FL 32765 or (407) 365-3408.

Digital Publisher

St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Fla.

Digital Reproduction Specifications

This image was derived from an uncompressed TIFF image scanned at a minimum of 400 dpi.

Date Digitized

2001

Recommended Citation

"Tractor power at Mikler Barn, c. 1920s, Enhanced" (1920). Images of Central Florida. 3541.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/3541