Curator's note | Threshing and harvesting their grain crops was too big a task for many early Saskatchewan farmers to complete by themselves, so it was common to hire custom threshing crews equipped with larger equipment.This company of workers did custom work in the area of Aneroid, Saskatchewan. |
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Title | F. Wall's Threshing Outfit |
Date | 1926 |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 X 28 cm |
Scope and content | Group photo of a large threshing gang. Lena Dow, crew cook, is the second on the left back row. Excerpt of accompanying letter: "My late husband's aunt was Lena Dow and she and her counterpart on the left cooked for the threshing gang. Breakfast was served at 6:00 a.m. and immediately after they would start baking pies for the noon meal which was the main meal of the day." |
Repository | University of Saskatchewan Archives |
Fonds/collection | Photograph Collection |
Retrieval information | B-574 |
Occupation(s) |
Agricultural workers - threshing crews |
Theme(s) |
Lost Jobs Agriculture & Food Industry |
Database ID | 11914 |