Eight men and one woman standing with harvesting equipment. Note on back of photo says, "Harvest machine and crew of William McMahill. Cross on Bill. The rest dont amount to much. Will McMahill used to own 40 acre farm in Section 1 Rapidan Twp. Later owned by Sam Keenan. I think this is in Idaho."
The smaller wagon next to the tractor collects the grain after it is run through the threshing machine. The threshing machine separates the grain from the straw, much like today's combine.
Several man are working on this threshing crew. Even a young child is standing with a pitch fork in hand. As the day and work progressed, men would take off their coats and hang them on anything convenient.
A threshing team stands in front of steam driven farm equipment and horses. E. I. Olsen worked as a photographer in Ericson Township, Sacred Heart crica 1890 until 1920.
A threshing scene on the Gold Field Farm of C. W. Stark. The farm site includes a house, windmill and several outbuildings with threshing in foreground.
A photograph of six men on different machines. A water wagon, threshing machine, leaded bundle wagon, one empty bundle wagon and four teams of horse's.
A photograph of a steam tractor, horses pulling a water wagon, several men, threshing machine, horse drawn buggy, team of horses pulling a grain wagon. Included in the photograph is Truman and Louis Erdahl on the water wagon.
It took many people to thrash grain. Most of the work was done pitch forks. The pile in the rear is the straw blown out from the thrashing machine after the grain has been separated.
A belt is running from the tractor to the threshing machine. Two men are on the stack of bundles pitching the bundles into the threshing machine. The threshing machine separates the grain from the straw. Along side it two horses are hooked up to a wagon. Two women came to bring lunch.
People and machinery in field, foreground plant stubble, two haystacks in background. Horse or mule and wagon on left, man in overhalls, long-sleeve shirt, standing to right of horse/mule holding onto halter. Woman and man on wagon (women in white mutton-sleeve shirt, dark skirt - man in white shirt, dark vest and tie, wide brim hat), threshing machine in background, foreground has 11 people standing in front . A wicker baby buggy is in the foreground.
View of a Nicollet County threshing crew in front of a threshing machine. A caption on the reverse indicates that the crew worked in Oshawa and Traverse Townships.
New Prague threshing crew with men, woman, baby and thresher with tractor. (Left to Right) John Kuzelka, George Minar, Frank Korbel, Mrs. Wrabek's father, Mr. Nickolay, John Mikiska, Frank Zelenka, William Wrabek. (Standing on Thresher - Left to Right) John Mares, Charles Flicek, Jim Houska, Boh. Flicek, Lud. Flicek, Al Zelenka, Lipold Wrabek, his daughter holding her niece.
Threshing crew in St. Clair area with threshing equipment and 7 men, including Willie Hall, Manaige, Jake Chase, and Campbell Henry. Note on photo says,""Photo taken in St. Clair area. Hall, Chase and Campbell were all married to Foster sisters. Manaige was a Winnebago Indian."