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Gaar Scott Threshing Machine Owned by Frank Harris in Beacon, Iowa, 1901 with Caption

Gaar Scott Threshing Machine Owned by Frank Harris in Beacon, Iowa, 1901 with Caption

Title

Gaar Scott Threshing Machine Owned by Frank Harris in Beacon, Iowa, 1901 with Caption

Description

This was a photograph taken of a Gaar Scott Threshing Machine owned by Frank Harris in Beacon, IA, in 1901. The threshing machine was a mechanism designed to help farmers separate wheat grain from their stalks. The original threshing machine was invented by a Scotsman named Andrew Meikle in 1784. Over the years the invention by modified and enhanced. The Gaar Scott machine and steam traction engine was designed in Richmond, Indiana, and could operate at speeds between ten and thirty horsepower.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-08-12"

Rights

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Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

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http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,288

Collection