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Threshing flax in Poland. Threshers arriving at a peasant's farm-yard to attack the shocks of flax which have been brought in from the harvest fields. The flax seed is separated from the grain by means of flails The straw is then soaked in water to soften it and then it is beaten in potato masher fashion until it attains the desired consistency. It is then left to dry before being combed out. Poland's flax industry in normal times provides employment for nearly half of her population in one form or another
Poland's flax weavers. Drawing the course flax through wooden combs to remove the chaff before turning it over to the spinning wheel. Every peasant in Poland knows how to spin flax into cloth from which many of their picturesque costumes are made. "There is always spinning to be done" is an old adage with the Polish housewives. The flax is spun for domestic and commercial uses
Poland's flax industry. Course strands of flax, fresh from the thresher's hands drying before going to the weaver. Flax is one of the principal industries of Poland. It is used in every peasant's household to make the native clothing and is also sent in large quantities to the mills at Lodx which in normal times employ 100,000 hands in the manufacture of cloth
A Polish baby in home spun. One of the promising flax weavers of Poland in a homespun with its embroidered hem. The Polish peasant's knowledge of flax weaving has stood them in good stead of late where they were able to get the flax because it has enabled them to make a certain amount of their own clothing. Every household has its spinning wheel but the country has been so troubled with warfare in the last six years that not much time has been given to raising the flax. This year the flax crop in the district east of Warsaw was the largest since 1924
Flax harvest in Poland. A Polish peasant girl at work harvesting the flax crop, one of the principal industries of Poland, which in normal times provided material for the great mills of Ledz. These mills were paralyzed by the war but more recently they have been running half their capacity
Grain Sellers in Scutari Bazaar. The duty of Scutari is the principal market town of Albania. Since the war cut off Albania's communication to the east and south, all north Albania has had to look to Scutari for a market. Here is seen the grain market. On the right a row of grain sellers squat behind open sacks. Beyond them under the plane tree sit country folk with little piles of garden produce. Market days are the busy days for the American Red Cross dispensary in Scutari. The country folk, coming to town with their slender stocks of produce, bring also their sick for treatment, and patients have frequently arrived by ox carts from distances of twenty or thirty miles
Waffle-making in Belgrade. Waffles, made from Indian corn, are a popular dish in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, where they are made and sold in the streets like in some parts of the United States. The cooking utensils are more primitive in Belgrade but the waffles tast sic quite as good as the best American product
Threshing wheat on Beerman's ranch at Emblem, Wyoming. He has about 160 acres (quarter section), about forty-three in wheat, the rest in oats, beans, and alfalfa. This year he is getting between fifty-five and sixty bushels per acre, whereas ordinarily he gets about forty bushels wheat per acre. He has lived on the place forty years and owned it for the past twenty.
Overcoats for bees the latest. Beltsville, Md., April 11. W.J. Nolan, Apiculturist of the Bee Culture Laboratory at National Agricultural Research Center here, is demonstrating to Miss Lorry Van Houten, how overcoats for bees protect these honey producers from howling winds of winter. Formerly the packing for double decked hives was sawdust and TA(?) paper, now these cold-blooded insects can huddle under overcoats consisting of double blankets, with an added canvas cover.
Flax husking bee in Poland. There is a resemblance to the American corn huskings in the neighborhood gatherings for flax threshings in Poland. The bee takes place in the peasant's farm yard, neighbors old and young, coming from miles around to join in. Flails are used to separate the ripe seed from the straw. After the day's work is over there is singing and dancing with hot cakes and refreshing drinks. The flax growing industry is easily one of the most important of Poland
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Paris Office.
Data: T.T. & C. Oct. 1920. Group title: Industries. Poland.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
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Date
01/01/1920
Location
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