Orchard sprayer with farmers

Title

Orchard sprayer with farmers

Description

Black and white image of three men with a spraying mechanism set up on the back of a wagon. Gears and an engine are connected to a mixing bottle; a hose extends from that to a spraying arm held by one of the farmers. A large barrel covered with a cloth feeds into the mixer via a pipes and hoses. Two other farmers observe from behind the mechanism, and two horses pull the wagon. In the background is a plowed field and a grove of evergreen trees. Clapshaw Farm, Clapshaw Hill Rd., Hillside area, North of Forest Grove.

Date Created

circa 1918

Subject

Orchards
Pesticides--Application
Tree crops
Farmers
Crop improvement
Clapshaw, [?]
Clapshaw, Thomas
Scientific History
Economic History

Place

Forest Grove, Oregon

Medium

gelatin dry plate negatives

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_013395

Rights

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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection