Peter Cousins Speaking at the ASAE Landmark Dedication of the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine, April 23, 1982
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The American Society of Agricultural Engineers designated the 1938 Massey-Harris Model 20 combine a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering" in 1982. The machine, which culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters, provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II. Among the speakers at the landmark dedication, held near Henry Ford Museum's Model 20 combine, was then-curator of agriculture Peter Cousins.
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers designated the 1938 Massey-Harris Model 20 combine a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering" in 1982. The machine, which culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters, provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II. Among the speakers at the landmark dedication, held near Henry Ford Museum's Model 20 combine, was then-curator of agriculture Peter Cousins.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
23 April 1982
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Combines (Agricultural equipment)
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.319.P.C-03875-9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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