Curator's note | In the settlement and early post settlement era threshing and harvesting the fall wheat crop was usually too large a task for farmers to accomplish themselves. Up until the late 1930s it was common to engage custom threshing crews with the manpower and equipment needed for the task. It took a crew of 10-12 men an average of one week to thresh the average farm. Many men and boys traveled to the Canadian west from the USA and Eastern Canada to work on such teams. |
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Title | Ludvig Domier Threshing Crew |
Date | 1912 |
Physical extent | 1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm |
Scope and content | Ludvig Domier threshing crew having lunch in the field, Norquay area, 1912. Left to right: I. Stavadahl, unknown, Ludvig Domier (seated on shaft), unknown cook. Seated on ground: C. Jorgenson. |
Repository | Saskatchewan Archives Board |
Fonds/collection | Helmer Domier Collection |
Retrieval information | Helmer Domier Collection, S-B12314 |
Occupation(s) |
Agricultural workers - threshing crews Agricultural workers |
Theme(s) |
Agriculture & Food Industry |
Database ID | 36676 |