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Crops Collection (#5)

Background imageCrops Collection: Rooks Attacking Crops

Rooks Attacking Crops
A flock of rooks attacking and eating a field of newly sown corn. Date: 1930s

Background imageCrops Collection: Argentinian Farmer

Argentinian Farmer
An unfortunate farmer stuggles to harvest his crops with an ox-drawn wooden cart in monsoon conditions, Argentina, South America. Date: 1930s

Background imageCrops Collection: Le Coup De Vent (The Gale)

Le Coup De Vent (The Gale)
Le Coup De Vent ( The Gale ) Women dressed in light yellow dress trying to hold a large bouquet of flowers that are being blown away by the wind

Background imageCrops Collection: India - The Harvest

India - The Harvest of corn Date: circa 1907

Background imageCrops Collection: Rural scene with red brick houses

Rural scene with red brick houses
A rural scene with red brick houses

Background imageCrops Collection: VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (2 / 3)

VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (2 / 3)
Promotional postcard for the VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (8th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition) at Lausanne, Switzerland (2/3) Date: 1910

Background imageCrops Collection: VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (1 / 3)

VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (1 / 3)
Promotional postcard for the VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (8th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition) at Lausanne, Switzerland (1/3) Date: 1910

Background imageCrops Collection: Contented Farmer

Contented Farmer
VISIONS OF PROSPERITY A contented farmer contemplates his crops and looks forward to a fine harvest Date: 1880

Background imageCrops Collection: Spring by Adrian Hill

Spring by Adrian Hill
A ploughman guides his horses through the fields as they begin to prepare the land for crops in the spring

Background imageCrops Collection: Vegetable grounds, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Vegetable grounds, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys tending the vegetable grounds at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageCrops Collection: A Sudan Cotton Field

A Sudan Cotton Field
Empire Marketing Board poster showing indigeonous workers picking cotton in a field in the Sudan, while their village can be seen some way in the background

Background imageCrops Collection: Produce from around the Empire

Produce from around the Empire
Unidentified illustration but possibly for an Empire Marketing Board poster, featuring people from around the world, standing under a Union Jack flag and surrounded by a wide range of exotic produce

Background imageCrops Collection: Peaceful Summer pastures

Peaceful Summer pastures
A view across summer pastures of burnt yellow crops and wild grasses toward distant hills, purple in the sun. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageCrops Collection: Flax growing in Northern Ireland

Flax growing in Northern Ireland
Farming and gathering flax in Northern Ireland

Background imageCrops Collection: A Mans A Man For A That by Lindsay Cable

A Mans A Man For A That by Lindsay Cable
Two women dressed in masculine outfits of shirts, ties, flat shoes and, in the case of one, knickerbockers or plus-fours, smoke cigarettes and comment on a passing gentleman wearing a kilt

Background imageCrops Collection: Gathering seaweed for food, Ireland

Gathering seaweed for food, Ireland
Scenes showing men, women and children gathering seaweed for food on the coast of Clare, west of Ireland. They are also shown picking, drying and selling d hlisk, and gathering corrigan

Background imageCrops Collection: Racecourse Plowed

Racecourse Plowed
The authorities take the food shortage seriously - just how seriously is evidenced by the plowing up of this racecourse near Petrograd so that crops can be planted there

Background imageCrops Collection: Artificial Sunlight

Artificial Sunlight
The use of artificial sunlight will make it possible to have three crops every year

Background imageCrops Collection: Underground Harvesting

Underground Harvesting
Crops will be cultivated underground under ideal conditions, using chemicals to enable accelerated growth and so greatly enhance production

Background imageCrops Collection: Threshing with Flails

Threshing with Flails
Even in the 1930s, old fashioned flails were still being used for threshing seed crops on this farm in Essex, England

Background imageCrops Collection: Harvesting in Germany

Harvesting in Germany
Harvest A woman in a red dress carries in the harvest while a man in the background cuts the crops with a scythe

Background imageCrops Collection: Corn Harvest, Britain

Corn Harvest, Britain
The corn harvest

Background imageCrops Collection: Harvesting, Spain 1511

Harvesting, Spain 1511
A Catalan farmer harvests his corn

Background imageCrops Collection: Transport by Raft 1555

Transport by Raft 1555
Transporting root crops and other goods by raft

Background imageCrops Collection: The Race Finish 1775

The Race Finish 1775
Three jockeys and their mounts pass the finishing post to the applause of three spectators. Rather savage looking riding crops appear to have been employed

Background imageCrops Collection: Lonchamps Fashions 1845

Lonchamps Fashions 1845
Trousers strapped under the instep, coat cut-away at the front with vent, side pleats & hip buttons, S-B waisted coat, pocket handkerchief, top hats, spurs & riding crops

Background imageCrops Collection: Harvesting Crops

Harvesting Crops
A woman calls a harvester home to lunch

Background imageCrops Collection: Kaffirs shoot at Storm

Kaffirs shoot at Storm
Kaffirs fire their arrows at storm clouds in hope of saving their crops : French wine growers try similar methods

Background imageCrops Collection: Starting a Hailstorm

Starting a Hailstorm
For a small fee, your friendly neighbourhood witch will cause a hailstorm to ruin your neighbours crops, without a single hailstone falling on yours

Background imageCrops Collection: Locust Plague Algeria

Locust Plague Algeria
Algerian farmers do their best to prevent a locust swarm destroying their crops

Background imageCrops Collection: Bread Riots in Paris

Bread Riots in Paris
LA GUERRE DES FARINES When grain crops are hit by disease, it leads to a bread shortage which in turn leads to rioting in Paris and other cities

Background imageCrops Collection: Nikolai Tsitsin

Nikolai Tsitsin
NIKOLAI TSITSIN Russian agronomist : rose from a poor peasant family to international repute in the improvement of crops etc

Background imageCrops Collection: Watering Crops

Watering Crops
The flying machine will be the farmers friend, enabling him to water his crops in times of drought

Background imageCrops Collection: Lady and Scarecrow

Lady and Scarecrow
A lady chats up a scarecrow who fails to admire the creation Molyneux she is wearing

Background imageCrops Collection: Rain to Order

Rain to Order
A farmer directs the rain- making airship to where he wants his crops watered

Background imageCrops Collection: Berry / October

Berry / October
OCTOBER Peasants sow next years crops within sight of the Palais du Louvre, Paris

Background imageCrops Collection: Insects / Locusts

Insects / Locusts
Iowa farmers light smoke-fires hoping to save their crops from a swarm of locusts



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