Henry Gee with a Catching Frame during Cherry Harvest, 1970
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Artifact Overview
Cherry growers hired pickers (often migrant laborers) to harvest their crops, but growers sought faster, less labor-intensive solutions. Agricultural engineers developed mechanical harvesters by the late 1960s. These machines shook the trees, causing the ripe fruit to drop onto collecting mats. This slide shows a stage in a mechanical harvest on a family farm in Michigan's cherry-growing region near Traverse City.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Date Made
1970
Subject Date
1970
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.142.31
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Sarah Gee.
Material
Cardboard
Plastic
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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