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- Harvesting Bananas, Costa Rica, 1902 -
- 1902
- Collections - Artifact
Harvesting Bananas, Costa Rica, 1902
- Girl Harvesting Peas, August 1944 -
- August 04, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Girl Harvesting Peas, August 1944
- FMC Tomato Harvester, 1969 - Tomatoes need careful handling. Growers who contract with processors used to rely on human laborers. The quest to plant and harvest more, faster, gave mechanical engineers and plant geneticists incentive to design a machine and a tomato it could harvest. The FMC Cascade Harvester carried 10-12 laborers who sorted debris out of the crop, fewer laborers than growers had needed for handpicking.
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
FMC Tomato Harvester, 1969
Tomatoes need careful handling. Growers who contract with processors used to rely on human laborers. The quest to plant and harvest more, faster, gave mechanical engineers and plant geneticists incentive to design a machine and a tomato it could harvest. The FMC Cascade Harvester carried 10-12 laborers who sorted debris out of the crop, fewer laborers than growers had needed for handpicking.
- Basket for Harvesting Cotton, 1870-1930 - Harvesting cotton in the South before and after the Civil War required workers to go into the field and pick the fibers from the plant. Men, women and children spent hours bent over removing the raw cotton and placing it into baskets similar to this oak-splint one. The content of the fully loaded basket was then taken to be weighed and processed.
- 1870-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Basket for Harvesting Cotton, 1870-1930
Harvesting cotton in the South before and after the Civil War required workers to go into the field and pick the fibers from the plant. Men, women and children spent hours bent over removing the raw cotton and placing it into baskets similar to this oak-splint one. The content of the fully loaded basket was then taken to be weighed and processed.
- Worker Harvesting Apples, circa 1925 - Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. He took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients for his line of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows one step in the apple harvesting process.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Worker Harvesting Apples, circa 1925
Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. He took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients for his line of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows one step in the apple harvesting process.
- Propst Timber Harvester, 1973 -
- 1973
- Collections - Artifact
Propst Timber Harvester, 1973
- Harvest Container, circa 1680 -
- circa 1680
- Collections - Artifact
Harvest Container, circa 1680
- Page Tobacco Harvester, 1955 -
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Page Tobacco Harvester, 1955
- Harvesting Wheat, Ford Farms, Southeastern Michigan, 1918 -
- July 31, 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Harvesting Wheat, Ford Farms, Southeastern Michigan, 1918
- 1912 International Harvester Model AW Truck - International Harvester had its roots in building reapers in the 1840s. The firm made its first light-duty trucks in 1907, and they proved popular with the company's farmer customers. The trucks' high wheels and rugged construction were well matched to rough rural roads. International Harvester ended pickup production in 1975 to focus on commercial-grade trucks and school buses.
- 1912
- Collections - Artifact
1912 International Harvester Model AW Truck
International Harvester had its roots in building reapers in the 1840s. The firm made its first light-duty trucks in 1907, and they proved popular with the company's farmer customers. The trucks' high wheels and rugged construction were well matched to rough rural roads. International Harvester ended pickup production in 1975 to focus on commercial-grade trucks and school buses.