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Cradling wheat near Sperryville, Virginia. A hand binder follows the mower. These men had never heard of a combine harvester. "Sure would like to see that." Their father used a reap hook

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Cradling wheat near Sperryville, Virginia. A hand binder follows the mower. These men had never heard of a combine harvester. "Sure would like to see that." Their father used a reap hook

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of working farmers, agriculture, farm, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

date_range

Date

01/01/1936

person

Contributors

Lange, Dorothea, photographer

place

Location

Sperryville, 38.65707, -78.22611

Google Map of 38.6570651, -78.2261122

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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Copyright info

No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html