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Eating Lunch at Threshing Time

2003-026-013
Item
[1929]

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

Men eating lunch at threshing time; steel-wheeled tractor in the background.

Wedding Photograph of Art and Prenella Williams

2000-084-001
Item
[192-?]

Parte deMelfort General Photo collection

One of Art and Prenella Williams’ wedding photographs; here, both are dressed-up standing together as the groom is holding a 3-tiered wedding cake and they are both standing in front of car with trees in background.

Irene Meadows Hillstrom

2002-179-001
Item
[ca.1920-1939?]

Parte deMelfort General Photo collection

Irene Meadows Hillstrom sitting in a field petting a dog.

Threshing Scene

2003-026-010
Item
[between 1920 and 1930]

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

Threshing equipment in front of large pile of straw. Stooks on wagon in foreground.

Threshing with a Steam Outfit

2003-026-003
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[between 1920-1930]

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

Thrashing [sic] with a steam outfit. Men standing on top of threshing equipment.

Cows in truck

2003-026-042
Item
1930

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

A truck with two cows in it payload sits in the farmyard of a two-storey farm home.

Harvesting Sunflowers

2003-026-008
Item
[between 1920 and 1930]

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

A 10-20 McCormick Deering tractor and a Massey combine are used to harvest sunflowers.

Threshing team

2003-026-004
Item
[1931]

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

Three men and a woman stand in front of steel-wheeled steamer tractor; identified as (from right to left): Dad, Ed, Lionel, Yvonne.

Harvest Scene

2003-026-007
Item
1934

Parte deMelfort Historical Committee fonds

People stand in field next to sheaves while threshing takes place in the background.

Melfort Research Station Buildings

996-026-004
Item
ca. 1939

Parte deMelfort General Photo collection

The building on the left was the Seed Cleaning Plant, the lower building on the right was the Hog Barn. The cleaning plant was used to clean seed for farmers and then in later years it was used by the station for storing feed.

Director’s house at the Melfort Research Station

996-026-001
Item
[ca.1939]

Parte deMelfort General Photo collection

Exterior view of the Director’s house at the Melfort Research station. It was a 1 1/2 story house with a veranda and was located on the southwest side of the building area. Adolf Kaminski, Tim Wright, Dennis Ewanus were some of the people who lived there.