Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine

Men Using Tractor and Threshing Machine | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a man is standing on a hay wagon holding the reins of two horses. The horses are wearing fly-nets. On the right a man is standing on the steam tractor. In the background, men are standing on top of and in front of a haystack. On the left men are standing near a wagon loaded with sacks.
DESCRIPTION
Large group portrait of men and young boys operating a steam tractor that is being used for belt-driven threshing machinery in a field. In the foreground a man is standing on a hay wagon holding the reins of two horses. The horses are wearing fly-nets. On the right a man is standing on the steam tractor. In the background, men are standing on top of and in front of a haystack. On the left men are standing near a wagon loaded with sacks.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:28955
Creation Date:circa 1897
Creator Name:Van Schaick, Charles
City:Black River Falls
County:Jackson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(V24)2205
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Appears in the book Wisconsin Death Trip, by Michael Lesy.
SUBJECTS
Agricultural implements
Agricultural machinery
Field crops
Fields (Agriculture)
Harvesting
Horses
Threshing
Tractors
Dogs
Hats
Work clothes
Farms
Men
Outdoor photography
Youth
Horse-drawn vehicles
Wagons
Agricultural laborers
Farmers

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