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WInnowing wheat by hand, on a primitive threshing floor, with handmade tools. Their experience with wheat back on the grain fields of Russia is invaluable to Canada and the allies at this time.
WInnowing wheat by hand, on a primitive threshing floor, with handmade tools. Their experience with wheat back on the grain fields of Russia is invaluable to Canada and the allies at this time.

WInnowing wheat by hand, on a primitive threshing floor, with handmade tools. Their experience with wheat back on the grain fields of Russia is invaluable to Canada and the allies at this time.

Creator Edith Sara Watson (American, 1861 - 1943)
Date1918-1920
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions10.4 x 14.6 cm
Credit LineFrances Rooney Collection. Purchase with funds generously donated by Martha LA McCain, 2018
Object number2018/3598.48c
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for Winnowing of the wheat, on the primitive threshing floor is done by hand, and with handmade tools. In Brilliant, B.C.
Winnowing of the wheat, on the primitive threshing floor is done by hand, and with handmade tools. In Brilliant, B.C.
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Print
Winnowing of the wheat, on the primitive threshing floor, is done by hand, and with handmade tools. In Briliiant, B.C. [Page 49 of The Doukhobors II album]
Winnowing of the wheat, on the primitive threshing floor, is done by hand, and with handmade tools. In Briliiant, B.C. [Page 49 of The Doukhobors II album]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Page
Image Not Available for Winnowing of the wheat, on the primitive threshing floor, is done by hand, and with hand made tools. In Brilliant, B.C.
Winnowing of the wheat, on the primitive threshing floor, is done by hand, and with hand made tools. In Brilliant, B.C.
Edith Sara Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for [Wheat field worker holds a long, white tool over his shoulder while gazing into the camera; many teams of horses work on the threshing floor behind him.]
[Wheat field worker holds a long, white tool over his shoulder while gazing into the camera; many teams of horses work on the threshing floor behind him.]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Print
Image Not Available for [Two woman winnowing wheat, one woman is bent over gathering grain in hands]
[Two woman winnowing wheat, one woman is bent over gathering grain in hands]
Edith Sara Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Image Not Available for [Worker travels along a wheat threshing floor, standing on a wooden platform drawn by a team of horses]
[Worker travels along a wheat threshing floor, standing on a wooden platform drawn by a team of horses]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Print
Image Not Available for [Two women winnowing wheat, separating wheat from chaff]
[Two women winnowing wheat, separating wheat from chaff]
Edith Sara Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Sifting wheat, on the out of door grain floor. Brilliant, B.C [Page 50 of The Doukhobors II album]
Sifting wheat, on the out of door grain floor. Brilliant, B.C [Page 50 of The Doukhobors II album]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Page
Image Not Available for [Two women winnowing wheat]
[Two women winnowing wheat]
Edith Sara Watson
1890s-1930s
Print
Winnowing wheat on a breezy day, in the Doukhobor Community at Grand Forks, B.C [Page 52 of The Doukhobors II album]
Winnowing wheat on a breezy day, in the Doukhobor Community at Grand Forks, B.C [Page 52 of The Doukhobors II album]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Page
[People and horses working in a wheat field.] [Page 48 of The Doukhobors II album]
[People and horses working in a wheat field.] [Page 48 of The Doukhobors II album]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Page
[Two women working with tools in a courtyard, in a Doukhobor community.] [Page 57 of The Doukhobors II album]
[Two women working with tools in a courtyard, in a Doukhobor community.] [Page 57 of The Doukhobors II album]
Edith Sara Watson
1918-1920
Page
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