Threshing at the Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1936
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Artifact Overview
As farmers mechanized barn and farmyard work in the nineteenth century, they began to use stationary power sources. Some invested in "sweeps," which converted energy generated by horses walking in a circle into power to operate large machines like grain threshers or separators. Sweep operators hauled these devices on specially designed wagons from farm to farm during threshing season.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 November 1936
Subject Date
13 November 1936
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.17853
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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