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The scene includes several workers positioned around a central threshing machine or grain separator. Loaded wooden-sided bundle wagons stand on either side, and one worker appears to be feeding harvested grain or sheaves into the machinery. A cloud of chaff or dust rises behind the equipment, giving the photograph a strong sense of activity.
Visible details include:
- Working grain-threshing machinery
- Three farm laborers
- Wooden-sided harvest wagons
- Bundled grain or sheaves
- Active field-harvesting scene
- Clouds of chaff or threshing dust
- Early occupational and agricultural subject matter
The exact location, identities of the workers and manufacturer of the machinery are unknown. The machinery’s power source is outside the visible frame.
Approximately 4.5 × 2.75 inches.
A particularly appealing image for collectors of antique farming, agricultural machinery, threshing crews, rural occupational photographs and early American harvest scenes.
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