A harvest labor crew camp, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
A group of people, including a woman and children, pose at a harvest labor camp in Thomas County, Kansas. Included in the photo are wheeled residential cabins and harvest equipment.

Alfalfa field, Barber County, Kansas
Date: Between 1880s and 1900s
This photograph shows a group of farmers in a field surrounded with stacks of alfalfa hay. Two women in a buggy are also visible. On the back of the image "Kiowa, Kansas" and "Barber County" appear in script.

Arch Parrott's wheat harvest crew, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: 1926
Arch Parrott's wheat harvest crew pose with their equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

Avery tractor and other wheat harvest equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
A group of harvest workers pose with an Avery tractor and other harvest equipment in a field in Thomas County, Kansas.

Baling alfalfa, Finney County, Kansas
Creator: Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
This photograph shows men baling alfalfa on R.J. Mefford's farm in Finney County, Kansas. A bailing wagon, horses, and men are visible.

Baling broom corn, Greeley County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
A work crew bales broom corn, Greeley County, Kansas.

Binding wheat, Greeley County, Kansas
Date: Between 1920 and 1930
A man binds cut wheat using a horse-drawn Deering binder, Greeley County, Kansas.

Binding wheat, Thomas County, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1909
Binding wheat at harvest time in Thomas County, Kansas.

Binding wheat west of Maple Hill, Kansas
Creator: Kansas. Dept. of Economic Development
Date: Between 1960 and 1965
A photograph showing a farmer binding wheat in a field west of Maple Hill, Kansas.

Binding wheat with horse-drawn binder
Creator: Halbe, L. W. (Leslie Winfield), 1893-1981
Date: June 29, 1912
Binding wheat on L.G. Brown's farm in Russell County, Kansas.

Bretz harvest crew, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1915
The Georg Bretz harvest crew pose with the Adam Groeff farm buildings in the background. George Bretz stands on the header; Lee Roy Bretz is standing at the far left with his hat on a pitchfork.

Bretz threshing crew, Lane County, Kansas
Date: 1915
The George Bretz threshing crew poses with their equipment, Lane County, Kansas. George Bretz sits on the engine in the foreground.

Businesses and agricultural equipment, Ramona, Kansas
Date: Between 1890 and 1909
A street view in Ramona, Kansas. Agricultural equipment is lined up along the street at harvesting time, and several business buildings are in view. Businesses visible include Strickler and Company General Merchandise, Grain, and Coal; a shoe store; a drug store; the Ramona State Bank; a hotel; and Canton P and O Plows. Several people are visible in front of the buildings.

Carl Hanson farm, Logan County, Kansas
Date: 1925
This photograph shows a pile of harvested corn on the Carl Hanson farm in Logan County, Kansas.

Children working in Kansas beet fields
Date: 1922
This photograph shows children working in a Kansas beet field. According to the notation on the back of the photograph, this image appeared in William H. Cape's thesis, Child Labor in Kansas, completed in 1948.

Clayton and Louanne Short, Assaria, Kansas
Creator: Colcher, Larry A
Date: June 1998
These photographs are part of the Kansas State Historical Society's online exhibit, "Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest." This exhibit focuses on the people who have built Kansas' agricultural reputation. In June 1998, the KSHS staff followed harvesters from the Oklahoma border to far northwestern Kansas. They photographed and interviewed families from the top twenty wheat-producing counties in Kansas. The photographs featured here are of Clayton and Louanne Short of Assaria, Kansas.

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.

Combine harvesting wheat, Butler County, Kansas
Date: 1920-1935
This photograph shows three men harvesting wheat with a combine in Butler County. This publication was funded in part by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

Combining wheat, Greeley County, Kansas
Date: 1924
Cutting or combining wheat, with a tractor-drawn combine, Greeley County, Kansas. An umbrella shades the farmer driving the tractor.

Combining wheat in Kansas
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
A photograph showing three combines harvesting wheat in western Kansas.

Combining wheat, Logan County, Kansas
Date: Between 1940 and 1949
This photograph shows a man harvesting wheat with a combine near Oakley, Logan County, Kansas. The caption below the image reads "Three men can harvest, thresh and deliver an entire wheat crop to market." This is possibly an image of Louis Bertrand's harvesting equipment.

Combining wheat, Logan County, Kansas
Date: 1974
This photograph shows a combine harvesting a field of wheat in Logan County, Kansas.

Combining wheat on the Trued Ranch, Greeley County, Kansas
Date: 1923
Combining wheat on the Trued Ranch in Greeley County, Kansas.

Combining wheat on the Trued Ranch, Greeley County, Kansas
Date: 1923
A view of a combine crew during wheat harvest on the Trued Ranch, Greeley County, Kansas.