Spraying the orchard
Title
Spraying the orchard
Description
Black and white image of a horse-drawn rig consisting of a barrel on runners with a hose and a pump handle. The device sits in the middle of an orchard, and one man works the pump handle while another directs the hose and sprayer up among the trees. Both men wear long-sleeved work shirts and pants with suspenders. The trees in the orchard are in full leaf. Clapshaw Farm, Clapshaw Hill Rd.
Date Created
circa 1918
Subject
Orchards
Pesticides--Application
Tree crops
Farmers
Crop improvement
Clapshaw, Thomas
Scientific History
Economic History
Place
Forest Grove, Oregon
Medium
gelatin dry plate negatives
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_013366
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image