Photograph of 2 men operating horse-drawn machines to harvest an alfalfa field in the Ochoco Valley near Prineville, Oregon. The men turn around in their seats and look at the camera. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Harvesting Alfalfa Ochoco Valley near Prineville, Ore. Photo by Honsinger."
Photograph of a group of men and women, likely farm workers, posing on a wagon in a field. One line of workers stands in front of the wagon while others stand inside the wagon and look out the window at the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Near Salem."
Photograph of 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harrow land in an agricultural field. Handwritten label on the photograph reads, "Harrowing on Willow Ranch. H. Wendt Photo."
Photograph of 2 men standing on railroad tracks. The man on the left is dressed in farming clothes while the man on the right wears a suit and tie. Both men wear hats. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S General Manager Mr. Davis and a section (?) farmer. NC Ryan Collection."
Photographic postcard of a man standing next to a recently harvested crop of timothy grass. The timothy is almost as tall as he is. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print is mostly illegible but likely reads, "243 heads of Timothy grown near La Pine, Oregon."
Photograph of a crowded room of people who sit in rows of chairs. Some people stand in the back. A sign reading, "Alfalfa on Every Farm" is displayed in the back of the room.
Photograph of a man talking to a group of people. He is likely giving a presentation to farmers about growing alfalfa. As he talks, he points to a chart behind him titled, "Alfalfa in United States," which shows the amount of acreage dedicated to growing alfalfa in various states. There are several children in the front row.
Photograph showing several agricultural workers posing in a hay field in Kennewick, Washington. They are baling hay. Two horse-drawn wagons are piled high with hay. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "K-23, Emigh's hey (sic) field, Kennewick, Wash., 1906. Photo by Graveslund, Kennewick, Wn."
Photograph showing 50 - 60 scattered farm workers working in rows of crops in a large agricultural field. Some look at the camera while others continue with their work.
Photograph showing a man inspecting an apple tree in an orchard near Lyle, Washington. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "13584--Weister, Portland. Shows two year old tree in the Stopper orchard, eight miles north of Lyle, Klickitat County, Wash., with Mr. Stopper standing by the tree. This is red-shot soil, elevation of about 1700 feet."
Photograph of a young man standing behind a cow in a field in Prineville, Oregon. The cow stands facing right. Embossment on the bottom left of the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."
Photograph of 4 farmers with 4 cattle in a grassy field in Prineville, Oregon. Two men wearing suits stand behind them. There is a large building in the background. Embossment on the bottom left of the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."
Photographic postcard showing roughly 30 horses pulling a combine harvester down a hill in a grain field in Washtucna, Washington. Several farm workers pose on the farm machinery. Handwritten label on the front of the postcard reads, "Colliers Combine Harvester, Washtucna. Ash." Handwritten note on the back of the postcard is crossed out. It reads, "Combine at work, H. Collier Ranch, Washtucna."
Photograph showing a farm worker operating a machine to cut crops in a field in Central Oregon. Several horses are used to operate the machinery. Two horse-drawn wagons to the right of the machine are used to harvest the crop.
Photograph showing farm workers moving stacks of crops from an agricultural field onto a horse-drawn wagon. There are stacks of crops throughout the field. Desert landscape is visible beyond the field.
Photograph showing over 20 horses pulling a combine through an agricultural field. A group of men, women and children pose on the combine. Handwritten note on the bottom of the print reads, "Combine of ?. 3 miles west of Berge(?)."
Photograph showing approximately a dozen horses pulling a combine through an agricultural field in front of a farmhouse in Goldendale, Washington. Several farm workers stand on the combine. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Combine working 4 miles out of Goldendale." Second handwritten note reads, "Klickitat Co, Wn." Third handwritten note reads, "A Washington-Oregon combine harvester." Stamp on the back indicates that a reproduction of this print was ordered from Hicks-Chatten Engraving Co. on November 16, 1911. Second stamp on the back reads, "The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."
Photograph of farm laborers kneeling in the rows of a strawberry field. Handwriting on top of photograph reads, "2.5 acre Patch of Gold Dollar Strawberries, 1 mile from Clackamas Station." Handwriting on bottom reads, "W.A. Bailey." Portions of the photograph are damaged and blurry.
Photograph of 3 men in a wheat field. One man sits on a vehicle drawn by 3 horses. There are bushels of wheat scattered around the field. Handwriting on back of print reads, "Clackamas County. 1 Mile West Clackamas Sta."
Photographic postcard showing 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harvest crops in a field near Hillsboro, Oregon. On the right, one man sits on the machine. The other stands in the middle of the field and points toward the machine. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Fork Branch Farm, Hillsboro, Or."
Photograph of agricultural laborers harvesting wheat in a field. A set of railroad tracks run beside the field on the right side of the photograph. Horses pull several types of agricultural equipment.
Photograph of a man, likely Tillman Reuter, standing next to the Tillman Reuter display at the International Dry Farming Congress in Colorado Springs, held in October of 1911. Several farm products are on exhibit over a banner that reads, "Tillman Reuter, Madras Oregon Crook Co." Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "International Dry-Farming Congress, Colo. Springs, Oct. 1911. Merrick Photo."
Photograph showing 2 men and 2 children farming a field, likely in Kennewick, Washington. There is a farmhouse behind them, along with 3 additional structures. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Kennewick, Wn."
Photograph showing a man inspecting an apple tree in an orchard near Lyle, Washington. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "13599--Weister, Portland. Still another view of the Clark orchard with Mr. Clark, the owner, in the foreground. Note the very fine care which this orchard shows. The tree in the foreground is a five year old Spitzenberg."
Photographic postcard showing a group of 8 people posing as they work in an agricultural field. The group consists of men, women and children. Several horses pull various pieces of farming machinery and a wagon filled with crops.
Photograph showing several farm workers and horse-drawn wagons harvesting crops in an agricultural field in Central Oregon. On the left, a machine cuts the crops in the field.
Photograph showing several farm workers unloading wheat from wagons onto large stacks in an agricultural field. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Stacking wheat near Metolius."
Photograph showing approximately a dozen horses pulling a combine through an agricultural field near Culver, Oregon. Four farm workers sit on the combine. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Combine harvester near Culver, Crook Co., Ore." Today, Culver is in Jefferson County, Oregon.