Farm Workers and Machinery

Depictions of farmers and laborers engaging with machinery and tools in agricultural settings, focusing on work in rural environments.

Mr. Milton, pioneer farmer at El Indio, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , El Indio, Texas , Maverick County

Mr. Milton, pioneer farmer at El Indio, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , El Indio, Texas , Maverick County

Pouring gasoline into combine engine, Walla Walla County, Washington. 1941 - 1941. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Walla Walla County

Tip Estes oils the spade before he puts it away. Near Fowler, Indiana. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indiana , Fowler, Indiana , Benton County

Workers. Original Title: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Spanish American farm laborer. Costilla County, Colorado 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Sheep shearers on ranch in Malheur County, Oregon. The cord around the waist of man on right is used to sew up the sacks which contain wool. These sheep shearers travel in outfit of which man on left is boss, has about twenty members 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Malheur County

Enrollee Carpenter with Truck Bench He Built/Painted. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Farmer with corn picker, mechanical cornhusking contest, Hardin County, Iowa 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Cooking sorghum syrup Fuquay-Varina, N.C. 1935. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Stream Improvement - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Driving 3"x6" Tongue and Groove Sheet Piling in Dam 179 with Barco. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Blacksmith shop. Marshall, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Marshall, Texas , Harrison County

Loading cauliflower. Jaroso, Colorado 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Resettled farmer who, under supervision, is making furniture, Jackson County, Alabama 1935. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Fish Hatcheries - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Workers. Original Title: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949.. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Farmers examine hybrid corn, mechanical cornhusking contest, Hardin County, Iowa 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Man operating Buzz Saw. 1910 - 1965. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. 1964-. Photographs

Washing facilities on a Greene County, Georgia, tenant farm. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Georgia , Greene County, Tenant farmers, Farm life

Man with Lumber. Original Title: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Checker at stockyards. San Angelo, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Angelo, Texas , Tom Green County

White migrant worker fitting horn onto wooden base near Hammond, Louisiana. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Louisiana , Hammond, Louisiana , Tangipahoa Parish

Construction. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Loading table onto truck. Migrant family leaving from Muskogee enroute to California. Oklahoma 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Muskogee, Oklahoma , Muskogee County

Examination of freight wagons.

Longshoremen's lunch hour. San Francisco waterfront, California. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , San Francisco County, California , San Francisco, Stevedores, Longshoremen, Waterfronts

Track work after derailment of train 93, Nordpilen, on the route between Simeå and Undersvik 1956-03-27.

Day laborer near Oil City, Oklahoma. Carter County, Oklahoma. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Oil City, Oklahoma , Carter County, Day laborers, Agricultural laborers

Turkey raiser at unloading platform. Brownwood, Texas. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Brownwood, Texas , Brown County

Coast Guard Inspector Checking Waterfront Firefighting Equipment. This image depicts a Coast Guardsman inspecting waterfront firefighting equipment at the Port of Philadelphia.

Fire Suppression: Ground Handtools - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Weighing milk in the Casa Grande Valley Farms. Pinal County, Arizona 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Arizona , Casa Grande, Arizona , Pinal County

Blacksmith and foreman, Grady County, Georgia 1935. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Migratory agricultural laborer making toys for the WPA (Work Projects Administration) nursery school at the Agua Fria migratory labor camp, Arizona 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Arizona , Agua Fria, Arizona , Maricopa County

W.H. Cox shelling corn in crib for his chickens. Clearcreek Township, Johnson County, Iowa. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Iowa , Clear Creek Township, Iowa , Johnson County

Elmer Thomas, migrant to California, standing on the body of his improvised truck before leaving for California. Near Muskogee, Oklahoma 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Muskogee, Oklahoma , Muskogee County

Steelworkers at blast furnace, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1938. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: "Harvest year '34 is good!". Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 831_22. 1934. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Pressing top onto tin can full of syrup. Syrup mill near New Iberia, Louisiana. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Louisiana , New Iberia, Louisiana , Iberia Parish

Mexican beet worker in his shack near East Grand Forks, Minnesota. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Minnesota , East Grand Forks, Minnesota , Polk County

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola self-help cooperative. A member places a hook on a log 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Ola, Idaho , Gem County

Buoy Repairing. A worker welds a new ring on the battery pocket of a large lighted buoy being reconditioned at the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Gloucester City, N.J. New Jersey. Buoys used as guides in the Delaware River and surrounding water areas are brought to this base for cleaning, repair, and painting.

Southeast Missouri project. Field house erection. Lining interior walls with vertical boards. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Missouri , New Madrid County

Young boy packing shingles at small mill near Jefferson, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Jefferson, Texas , Marion County

The tractor driver is colored. His wages when he works is one dollar and fifty cents a day as long as there is daylight. Aldridge Plantation, near Leland Mississippi. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Mississippi , Leland, Plantations, African American agricultural laborers, Agricultural laborers

Instrumentation: Climatic - Idaho. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Enrollee Mechanic. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Threshing oats. Clayton, Indiana. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indiana , Clayton (Ind.), Indiana , Hendricks County, Farming, Threshing, Threshing machines

Japanese shoemaker at work, Anonymous, 1890 - 1894 photograph Part of album with 69 photos of a trip through Japan. Japan cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print shoe-maker, cobbler Japan

Helicopters - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Mr. Palmer, FSA (Farm Security Administration) client living on Black Canyon Project, builds a fence. Canyon County, Idaho 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Canyon County

Carpenters working on shelter near lake site. Berwyn project, Greenbelt, Maryland.. Photographs. 1936-02. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Wolf Creek Farms, Georgia. Blacksmith and assistant 1935. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Yardmen. Grand Island, Nebraska. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Nebraska , Grand Island (Neb.), Nebraska , Hall County, Railroad employees, Railroad yards

Elsevier photo collection. "Symphony van den Labor" English title "Philips Radio", French title "Symphonie Industrielle". Company film Philips factories Joris Ivens (with music Lou Lichtveld). First Dutch sound film. 1931. Eindhoven

Scissors and lawnmower sharpener, Saint George, Utah. He originally lived in Middlewest and came to Utah for his health. 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Utah , Saint George, Utah , Washington County

Midway Dairy cooperative near Santa Ana, California. Photographs. 1936. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Santa Ana (Calif.), California , Orange County, Dairying, Cooperative, Dairy farms

Construction workers, Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. 1940 - 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County

Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Longshoremen's lunch hour. San Francisco waterfront, California. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , San Francisco County, California , San Francisco, Waterfronts, Longshoremen, Stevedores

Streetcar operators talking in terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , Oklahoma County

Resettled farmer who, under supervision, is making furniture, Jackson County, Alabama 1935. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Telephone communication is maintained between all construction points at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. 1940 - 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County

Merchant Marine Inspection. A Coast Guard marine inspector crawls out of a boiler after thoroughly checking the interior for defects aboard the passenger excursion ship City of Norfolk during one of the periodical inspections. In addition to checking the metal material of the boiler, he examines the main steam piping, valves, gauges, and other connected appurtenances, to see that they conform to safety regulations. A hydrostatic test reveals whether the pressure is as determined to be safe for this vessel by the Coast Guard.

Day laborer adjusting plow point on tractor. Large farm near Ralls, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Ralls, Texas , Crosby County

Removing excess moisture from leather by means of rollers. Leather must be moistened and tempered before being used and then excess liquid is pressed out. Bootmaking shop, Alpine Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Alpine, Texas , Brewster County

Mining - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Double track building between Alingsås - Olskroken. The bridge over Säveån Södra Bro half. Concrete mamping with press air.

Electrification work on the line between Stöde and Nedansjö.

District One (Workers and Gas Can). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Equipment - Minnesota. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Arkansas tenant farmer. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Feed and water buckets in the show barns at the San Angelo Fat Stock Show, San Angelo, Texas 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Angelo, Texas , Tom Green County

A Buoy Gets A Fresh Coat Of Paint. A nun buoy gets a fresh coat of paint before being placed on its station. Such buoys are used to mark the sides of channels and obstructions to navigation.

Transient worker. Berwyn Project, Greenbelt, Maryland.. Photographs. 1936-02. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Factory Worker. Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940)

Catwalk at Shasta Dam, Shasta County, California. 1940 - 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County

Pea picker at scales. Near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Calipatria, California , Imperial County, Agricultural laborers

Driver of caterpillar tractor which draws combine in wheat fields of Whitman County, Washington. 1941. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Whitman County

Factory Worker; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); United States; 1931; Gelatin silver print; Sheet: 41.9 x 32.4 cm (16 1,2 x 12 3,4 in.)

$Image depicting war work and the Bureau of Mines during World War One. The machines in the image are measuring the resistance of steel specimens to fracture by impact. Captain S.R. Goodale of the ordnance branch of the War Department oversaw this work, with the Bureau of Mines providing laboratory facilities at the Pittsburgh, Pa., station.$

Workman at Shasta Dam. Shasta County, California. 1941. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County

The self-help cooperative dairy which is being taken over by the R.A. This dairy supplies milk to the CCC Corps nearby. Near Santa Ana, California. Photographs. 1936. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Santa Ana (Calif.), California , Orange County, Dairying, Cooperative, Dairy farms

Bound electrification, cable laying.

Tapping a blast furnace for slag, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1938. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Mechanic working on motor of automobile in garage. San Augustine, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Augustine, Texas , San Augustine County

Carpenter at work, Eatonton, Georgia. Briar Patch Project. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Ozark mountaineers. Arkansas. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Cattle pens and farmers at auction yard, San Augustine, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , San Augustine, Texas , San Augustine County

Petone General Motors plant under construction photographic prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints

Changing tire at the garage, Pie Town, New Mexico. 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Pie Town, New Mexico , Catron County

Bear Creek Dam (Plumbing Work in Bathhouse). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Doll and furniture after the flood. Maunie, Illinois. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois , Maunie, Illinois , White County

Freight Brakeman, New York Central Lines. Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940)

Elsevier photo collection. Croeselaan Utrecht, Prince Claus stone money exhibition building Royal Jaarbeurs. March 8, 1967. Utrecht (city)

Fish Hatcheries - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Cleaning greenhouse roof. Prince Georges County, Beltsville, Maryland.. Photographs. 1935-08. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Winsor Dam Outlet Works, galvanized steel baffle plate to be installed in 24' line just downstream from control valve, bottom view, Quabbin Reservoir, Mass., Sep. 13, 1944 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, baffles

Two men work on a machine using a screwdriver and a wrench. Arnold Eagle (American, 1909 - 1992)

Scene in the turkey killing stall. Man in foreground is removing wing feathers; men in background are scalding the turkeys. Cooperative poultry house, Brownwood, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Brownwood, Texas , Brown County

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