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This photo is of John Bailey hauling his threshing outfit with his team of oxen in 1914.This was the last team of oxen found in the area just NW of Mirror.
In the forefront of the picture is Fred McDonald, holding his daughter, Mildred.
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Side View of Early Tractor and Threshing Outfit1910
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Here is a broader threshing scene in our area.In the middle is a gas tractor, which is powering the thresher by way of the long belt hooked up to it and the thresher.
To the right is the thresher, which is blowing the straw up onto the straw pile, after separating it from the grain. The grain goes into the wagon beside it.
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Moving Balthasar Gschwendtner's. Threshing Outfit with a Case Steam Tractor and separator1912
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Moving Mr. Balthaser Gschwendtner's threshing outfit in the early 1920's.Note the Case steam engine and separator.
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Art Gardener's Threshing Outfit1920
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Art Gardener's threshing outfit at Clarke Minnick's farm. His was one of the first steam threshing outfits in the Rutherford district.This photo is circa 1920.
Left to Right are:
Unknown, John MacNeill, Henry Sayers, Art Gardender, Clark Minnick, Billy Watt, Unknown, Big Bill, Fred Allison (in the white shirt), Ceph Harris, Clarence Holder, and Wallace McMillan.
On the engine are Will Ferguson (above) and Evan MacNeill. Billy Arton is on the tanker.
In front are two of Clark Minnick's children. Our records say they are Blanche and Clara, however the smaller one is more likely the youngest, Walter.
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Charles Fricke Threshing with George Stevenson1930
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Charlie Fricks is threshing here with George Stevenson.They are forking grain into the thresher from a wagon. The straw is blowing out the stack onto a straw pile.
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The First Steam Tractor in the area. Bill Cook used it on his Threshing Outfit.1900
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Bill Cook's Threshing Outfit posing for a photo.Note how tall the Rumley or Hart Parr tractor is, towering over the men.
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Axel Westling Stook Threshing1915
Near Mirror, Alberta
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A look at Axel Westling's threshing outfit, stook threshing with a steam engine (far left) powering the thresher (far right).24
Threshing Scene at Buelow's old home1904
Palouse Hills, SW of Spokane, Washington, USA
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