Farm equipment

Exterior view where W. Averell Harriman is seen on the left talking with two unidentified female farm workers standing near farm equipment. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." He also writes, "We visited a field station where young state farmers were repairing their equipment." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Exterior view with W. Averell Harriman standing second from the right in short sleeve shirt. He is looking at farm equipment with three unidentified men. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." He also writes, "We visited a field station where young state farmers were repairing their equipment." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Exterior view where W. Averell Harriman is seen on the left talking with two unidentified farm women standing near farm equipment. He may have been visiting the Viktorov State Farm not far from Rudni (Rudnyy), Kazakhstan. Thayer's typewritten account of the visit states "that the farm was started on the 15th of April in 1955." He also writes, "We visited a field station where young state farmers were repairing their equipment." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959.

Unidentified men harvest wheat from the Fruitland project on irrigated Navajo lands south of Farmington, New Mexico.

Potato harvest, with a team of mules pulling an unidentified man seated on a vehicle. From: George Smith, Agricultural Extension Service.

Threshing Machine that was used on the Truman farm in Grandview. From left to right: Ella Hall (at wheel); L.C. Hall, Hobart Hall, Cecil Hall, Stanley Hall, Tony Keaton, Lester C. Hall's Machine in Grandview, Missouri. From: Mrs. Roger Smith, Grandview, Missouri

Mr. L.C. Hall and threshing machine on the Truman Farm. All in photo are unidentified. From: Mrs. Roger Smith, Grandview, Missouri.