Photograph
2020.4565.034
from the collection of
Title
Threshing in North Dakota 1908Creation Date
1908Dimensions
3.5" H x 5.5" W
Description
Photo postcard of a threshing rig in North Dakota in 1908. Henry Halvorson is on the threshing machine in the background. There is a steam traction engine in the foreground burning straw to power the threshing machine in the background. There are 2 copies of this card, one has the following note on the back:"Dear BroI will send you a few lines and let you know I am well. We had a rain on the 16th of July. The grain loos good. I am putting up hay. I have got about 14 loads up now. I am standing here on this card putting grain in the feeder. Bro Henry."It is postmarked July 20 1908 Ella, N. Dak.It was sent to Theodore Halvorson in Glenwood, Minnesota. Keywords: Agriculture, grain, wheat, harvestRelated People and Organizations
Halvorson, Henry Gustav 1883-1960
Halvorson, Theodore Bertinus 1886-1950
Halvorson, Mark Norman