1912 threshing crew, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1912
This photograph shows a Butler County threshing crew posing with their equipment and mules. Standing third from the left of the largest wheel is Oscar L. Griffith, owner. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Adolph Maas' threshing crew, Alma, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A photograph of a crew threshing wheat at the Adolph Maas farm in Alma, Kansas. The crew uses a large steam engine fueled with wood that is carried in a short wagon behind the tractor.

Arne Knox's threshing rig, Logan County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
These two photographs show multiple perspectives of the threshing rig that belonged to Ane Knox in Logan County, Kansas.

Arno Knox threshing rig and first tractor, Logan County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
This photograph represents Arno Know with his first tractor and threshing rig in Logan County, Kansas.

Art Hazen
Date: 1915
This photograph shows Art Hazen seated behind a horse-drawn binder in Ransom, Kansas.

Avery Manufacturing Company catalog
Creator: Avery Manufacturing Company
Date: 1906
This catalog was published by Avery Manufacturing Company advertising their engines, threshers, self feeders, pneumatic straw stackers, water tanks, and farm machinery. All of the pages of the catalog have illustrations and text about the equipment being advertised. There is an index on page 64 and the front and back covers are in color. The company was located in Peoria, Illinois, but it is assumed the catalog was distributed to Kansas farmers.

Binding & Shocking wheat
Date: Between 1880s and 1890s
These two photographs show a group of men binding and shocking wheat in an unidentified field in Kansas.

C.R. Osborn threshing machine and crew, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1916
This photograph shows three men with a threshing machine owned by C. R. Osborn of Butler County. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

C. R. Voth and crew threshing in Marion County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880 and 1920
These three photographs show C. R. Voth and his threshing crew in Marion County, Kansas. The second photo shows threshers who came for a twine cutting demonstration on a machine that Mr. Voth invented.

Combine crew harvesting wheat, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1915-1925
This photograph shows four men harvesting wheat with a mechanical combine. Three of the men are identified as "Mike," Ira Baker, and Will Stein. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Combined harvester and thresher near Kinsley, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
A postcard showing a combined harvester and thresher in a field near Kinsley, Kansas.

Farmers harvesting wheat possibly in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1905 and 1910
This photograph shows farmers and hired hands harvesting wheat, possibly in Seward County, Kansas. A steam engine, a threshing machine, and wagons are visible in the picture.

Field harvest, Logan County, Kansas
Date: 1910
This photograph shows a steam tractor and threshing machine harvesting a field in Logan County, Kansas.

German American farmers, Marion County, Kansas
Date: 1918
This is a photograph of a group of German American farmers standing before a very large tractor and threshing machine in Marion County, Kansas. An American flag is suspended between the two machines.

Golden Charles Dresher photograph collection
Creator: Dresher, G. C.
Date: Between 1870 and 1940
This collection consists of 326 photographs taken by G. C. (Golden Charles) Dresher of Canton, McPherson County, Kansas. The photos mostly concern the Dresher family, their friends and the surrounding area. Photographs of McPherson College students and the flooding of Cow Creek are also included. Dorothy May (Dresher) Richards, the daughter of G. C. Dresher, donated the original glass plate negatives to the Kansas Historical Society in 1999.

Harvest equipment on Elmer Nicholson's farm in Decatur County, Kansas
Date: August 1911
This is a postcard showing Elmer Nicholson with his harvest equipment in Decatur County, Kansas.

Harvesting crew, Saline County, Kansas
Date: 1900
Photo of a harvesting crew in Saline County, Kansas

Harvesting crew and equipment, Russell County, Kansas
Creator: Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981
Date: September 17, 1910
One side of a stereograph showing S. A. Roe's threshing machine, operated by a steam-powered tractor, in Russell County, Kansas. Also visible are a threshing crew, a large mound of harvested wheat, a man seated in an open Buick automobile, and a man seated on a horse-drawn water wagon.

Harvesting wheat, Ellis County
Date: Between 1900 and 1915
Alex Schumacher and his brothers, Volga-German immigrants, use a steam powered threshing machine to harvest wheat near Munjor, Kansas.

Harvesting wheat, Gray County, Kansas
Date: 1910
This photograph shows farmers harvesting wheat in Gray County, Kansas. The steam engine pictured belonged to Ross Sutton.

Harvesting wheat, Seward County
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1891 and 1912
This photograph shows men harvesting wheat with a steam tractor, thresher, and horse-drawn water wagon in a field in Seward County, Kansas.

Harvesting wheat in Seward County, Kansas
Creator: Steele, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1866-1936
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This is a photograph of a wheat harvest in Seward County, Kansas.

Harvest scenes in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1915
Here are two postcard views showing shocks of wheat and farmers harvesting wheat in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Harvest scenes in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
Here are four photographs showing harvest scenes in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Harvest scenes possibly taken in Shawnee County, Kansas
Date: Between 1910 and 1920
Here are four photographs showing harvest scenes possibly taken in Shawnee County, Kansas.