| THE HARVESTERS Wheat Harvest with Reaper/Thresher Machines | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6755 |
| Catalog #: | 433061 | |
| Clip Number: | 433061-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 181 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:03 - 01:40:38 | |
| Location: | North America | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Grain, Wheat | |
| Description: | THE HARVESTERS Harvesting wheat in USA or Canada. Shot looking across wheat field. 3 draft horses pulling harvester through field, w/ farmer riding. Big new (for 1931) tractor pulling a bigger harvester; one man drives tractor and 2 others ride on harvester; several people stand in field watching. Closer shot of them passing. Back view of machine heading away. CU wheat pouring out slot into bag. Paddle wheel moving over the grass. LS back view again. This machine takes care of reaping and threshing, the workers who ride on the machine are bagging the grain as it pours out. MS 4 full bags sitting in field. Shot from top of harvester, looking at tractor driver; other worker pops up in FG. Shot from harvester looking back along rows of cut straw lying on the ground. Machine seen in BG, framed by wooden gates & tree branches in FG. Next, a bunch of harvester/threshers driving across a field. Closer shot of one passing. Bags of grain sliding down ramp and off machine. Another wider shot showing a lot of threshers, most of the tractors and threshers have roofs to protect the workers from the sun. | |
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