Photograph
Men Harvesting Grain with Scythes
| Three men harvesting grain with scythes. The men appear to be in period costume and are likely re-enacting harvesting methods of the first half of the 18th century. Buildings are in the background. |
| Image ID: | 59541 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1920 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| Collection Name: | International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2002-181, box 11, folder 29 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| A press release that accompanied this image in the 1960s or 1970s reads: "The scythe was the companion tool to the sickle or reaping hook. It was always used for mowing grass, but sometimes it was used to cut oats and barley. It was not generally used for cutting wheat. With the scythe a man could cut up to three acres a day." |
| Agricultural implements |
| Field crops |
| Harvesting |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Dwellings |
| Croplands |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Agricultural laborers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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