Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 69

Photograph

Farm Laborers with Reaper

Date: 
Description: A crew of farm laborers taking a break from harvesting wheat while a young woman is offering food and drinks. They are posing in front of a reaper with the...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1912
Description: Cover illustration for a McCormick line farm implement catalog showing a wheat field and farm on black background.
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 123-SP Combine in Wheat Field

Date: 1943
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmer Ed Frey at the controls of a McCormick-Deering 123-SP combine on his 1400 acre farm.
Photograph

Farmall F-20 Tractor and Combine in Wheat Field

Date: 07 1934
Description: Farmers combining wheat on Purdue University's Edgewood Farm using an air-tired McCormick-Deering combine (harvester-thresher) and Farmall F-20 tractor.
Book or Pamphlet

R. Hornsby & Sons Catalog

Date: 12 1884
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for R. Hornsby & Sons, Ltd., manufacturers of agricultural implements. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustr...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machines Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Front cover of advertising catalog for the Deering line of IHC harvesting machines. Cover features a chromolithograph of a field scene with shocks of wheat...
Book or Pamphlet

Excelsior Harvesting Machinery Catalog

Date: 1890
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Excelsior harvesting machinery manufactured by Hoover and Gamble. Features a color illustration of a boy and girl in a ...
Book or Pamphlet

William Deering and Company Harvesting Machinery Catalog

Date: 1886
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for William Deering and Company farm machinery. Features an illustration of a young woman in a wheat field surrounded by bi...
Photograph

Wheat Field

Date: 11 1929
Description: Field of young winter wheat with a farmhouse and windbreak in the background.
Photograph

Farm and Field near Road

Date: 08 14 1936
Description: Farm and field near a rural tree-lined road. Cars and trucks can be seen in the distance.
Photograph

Shocks of Wheat in Field

Date: 1939
Description: Shocks of wheat lined up in a large field. There is a mountain range in the background.
Photograph

Field and Mountains

Date: 1946
Description: Stacks of cut wheat or hay in a field. A mountain range is in the background.
Photograph

Harvesting Grain

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Horse-drawn cart stacked with grain shocks out in a field. One man is standing on top of the already stacked grain, while another man is passing shocks up.
Photograph

Horse-Drawn Hay Rake

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Man operating a horse-drawn hay rake. Two boys and a man in the background are piling the cut hay.
Photograph

Threshing Wheat

Date: 07 20 1921
Description: Five men threshing wheat in a field.
Photograph

Harvesting Wheat

Date: 07 06
Description: Three men harvesting wheat. One man is driving a tractor, while the other two men are on top of the hay loaded onto a wagon.
Photograph

Early Grain Binder

Date: 1910
Description: Grain binder near a barn with an open door.
Photograph

Harvesting Grain

Date: 
Description: View of workers using teams of horses to harvest grain. The horses pull agricultural machinery which harvests the grain. A barn and another farm building a...
Photograph

Men Loading Hay Into Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Two men loading hay onto a horse-drawn wagon in a field. A farm dog is standing nearby.
Photograph

Farmers with Titan Tractors and Combines

Date: 1918
Description: View across field towards six men harvesting what appears to be wheat using International Titan 10-20 tractors and combines (harvester-threshers).

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: