Combines Harvesting Soybeans on Ford Farm, Macon, Michigan, November 1936

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford acquired many thousands of acres of farmland in southeast Michigan, collectively known as the Ford Farms. As Ford's interest in soybeans expanded, much of the Farms' acreage was dedicated to soybeans. This 1936 image shows a team of combines, pulled by Fordson tractors, harvesting soybeans in Macon, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 November 1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.17842

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in