Title	Threshing, near Lewisburg
Description	Three unknown men threshing wheat. The wheat is being unloading from a wagon and being feed into a combine. There is also a mule in the photograph.
Historical Note	The threshing machine (or simply thresher), was a machine first invented by Scottish mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for use in agriculture. It was invented (c.1784) for the separation of grain from stalks and husks. Mechanization of this process took much of the drudgery out of farm labor. About 1910, horse pulled combines appeared and became a success. Later, gas and diesel engines appeared with other refinements and specifications.
Date	1938
Place	Lewisburg (Tenn.)
Creator	Robert E. Wallace
Collection	Library Photograph Collection
Subjects - LCSH	Agriculture
Subjects - TGM	Threshing Wheat Men Harvesting machinery Agricultural machinery & implements Mules Farming Grains Hay Mowing machines Threshing machines Combines (Agricultural machinery) Farming
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	4746
Digital Type	Still Image
Digital Format	Image/jp2
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