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Threshing in the 1870s
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Men and women pose in the middle of threshing operations with steam engine, horse-drawn wagon and a wheelbarrow equipped with a homemade basket. A handwritten note on the back of the print reads: "threshing in the 1870s; Miss O'Hanlin, the Holt, Hook, Hants(?), England."
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Threshing or Haying Operation
circa 1910-1919
A large group of men, women and children are posing with threshing machinery, a steam engine and a horse-drawn wagon in front of a barn. Lantern slide.
Threshing with Engine and Horses
December 20, 1907
Men are working with horses, a threshing machine, a push binder(?) and stationary engine in a field. A group of men and women with a horse-drawn buggy are looking on from one side.
Men and Women Posing with Horse-Drawn Wagon
1900
View across harvested field towards a man standing at the side of a horse-drawn wagon in a cornfield. Three men and two women are sitting posing in the wagon. The horses are wearing fly-nets and bl...
Harvesting Grain
Agricultural workers are shown harvesting grain in the vicinity of Madill. Horse-drawn wagons full of grain are near a large pile of grain. Harvesting or threshing machinery reading "Reeves" is nea...
Wallin Brothers Threshing Rig
Crew of men harvesting grain using horses, a tractor and a thresher. Three men standing in the field at left are wearing suits and hats.
Threshing Operation
August 26, 1925
Elevated view of a threshing operation. A tractor on the left is powering the thresher with a long belt. Three men are standing in three horse-drawn wagons while pitching hay into the thresher.
