Horses and Farmers

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This picture captures the very end of the harvest, as farmworkers stand in a field of stubble in September or early October. Behind them is the Mill River, a stream that originates in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Above it, the hills of Conway rise to the west. Although mechanization had already transformed much of American agriculture by 1900, farmers in New England were resistant to change. However, much of this kind of work was done as well by hand, especially if farm labor was inexpensive, as it was in the first decade of the 20th century. Rapdily and soon, machines would entirely transform farmwork.

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Item typePhotograph
PhotographerHowes Company
Date1895–1902
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicAgriculture, Farming
Land, Environment, Geography
Science, Technology
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Dimension detailsHeight: 4.00 in Width: 6.25 in
Catalog #1996.12.3345
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Howes Company, photographer. Horses and Farmers. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-3345/. Accessed on October 7, 2024.

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