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Grain Collection (page 4)

From the vast fields of TS Arethusa in 1962 to the modern marvels of John Deere combine harvesters, it has always been at the heart of agricultural abundance

Background imageGrain Collection: A barn and threshing floor

A barn and threshing floor
3732433 A barn and threshing floor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a barn and threshing floor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageGrain Collection: Threshing with horses

Threshing with horses
3732478 Threshing with horses; (add.info.: Engraving depicts threshing with horses in Spain. Threshing is a method used to separate grain from (corn or other crops)

Background imageGrain Collection: Threshing with horses

Threshing with horses
3732477 Threshing with horses; (add.info.: Engraving depicts threshing with horses in Spain. Threshing is a method used to separate grain from (corn or other crops)

Background imageGrain Collection: Maize or corn, Zea mays. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr

Maize or corn, Zea mays. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher
FLO4563340 Maize or corn, Zea mays. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageGrain Collection: Rye grass, Secale cereale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr

Rye grass, Secale cereale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher
FLO4563300 Rye grass, Secale cereale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageGrain Collection: Millet, Panicum miliaceum, and great millet, Sorghum bicolor

Millet, Panicum miliaceum, and great millet, Sorghum bicolor. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668845 Millet, Panicum miliaceum, and great millet, Sorghum bicolor. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGrain Collection: Italian millet, Setaria italica, and rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a

Italian millet, Setaria italica, and rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668820 Italian millet, Setaria italica, and rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGrain Collection: The grinding of grain in a brewery

The grinding of grain in a brewery
5311912 The grinding of grain in a brewery; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding of grain in a brewery. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageGrain Collection: An engraving depicting floating grain elevators at Chicago. The grain was transferred from canal

An engraving depicting floating grain elevators at Chicago. The grain was transferred from canal barges direct into
5311285 An engraving depicting floating grain elevators at Chicago. The grain was transferred from canal barges direct into the holds of the ocean steamers

Background imageGrain Collection: The grinding of grain in an Indian household

The grinding of grain in an Indian household
5310248 The grinding of grain in an Indian household; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding of grain in an Indian household. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageGrain Collection: Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David

Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4986628 Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Background imageGrain Collection: Wheat or bread wheat, TritiCum vulgare. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther

Wheat or bread wheat, TritiCum vulgare. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann
FLO4992692 Wheat or bread wheat, TritiCum vulgare. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Background imageGrain Collection: Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY

Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY
NWI4695033 Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY.; (add.info.: Reaping wheat by machine in the 1850s near Syracuse NY.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Background imageGrain Collection: Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres

Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture
NWI4931111 Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility

Background imageGrain Collection: The grinding of grain in a distillery

The grinding of grain in a distillery
5310074 The grinding of grain in a distillery; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding of grain in a distillery ready to be boiled in the mash tun)

Background imageGrain Collection: Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from Livre des Prouffitz Champestres by Pietro de Crescenzi

Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from Livre des Prouffitz Champestres by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum)
XIR206473 Ms 5064 fol.35r Threshing, from Livre des Prouffitz Champestres by Pietro de Crescenzi (1230-1320/21) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque de L'Arsenal, Paris, France

Background imageGrain Collection: Cours Complet d'Agriculture, 1800

Cours Complet d'Agriculture, 1800
1574809 Cours Complet d'Agriculture, 1800; (add.info.: A temporary wheat stack: During the winter this stack would be broken open and its contents threshed on the threshing floor in a barn)

Background imageGrain Collection: I Bull & Bear for All, 1875

I Bull & Bear for All, 1875
1574458 I Bull & Bear for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a trader. The title is a variation on the movement's motto)

Background imageGrain Collection: I Fight for All, 1875

I Fight for All, 1875
1574450 I Fight for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts an officer leading a charge, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society)

Background imageGrain Collection: I Sail for All, 1875

I Sail for All, 1875
1574445 I Sail for All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a ship owner watching his vessel through a window)

Background imageGrain Collection: I Fleece You All, 1875

I Fleece You All, 1875
1574444 I Fleece You All, 1875; (add.info.: Vignette inspired by the Granger movement, depicts a broker at his window, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society)

Background imageGrain Collection: The great wheat producers: USA, Russia and India, 1909 (illustration)

The great wheat producers: USA, Russia and India, 1909 (illustration)
2248537 The great wheat producers: USA, Russia and India, 1909 (illustration); (add.info.: Illustration in: Je Sais Tout (magazine), France, 09/1909.Agriculture

Background imageGrain Collection: La main de l'homme

La main de l'homme
Eric Drigny

Background imageGrain Collection: Rice, Oryza sativa. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's

Rice, Oryza sativa. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants
FLO4992688 Rice, Oryza sativa. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887.; (add.info.: Rice)

Background imageGrain Collection: Barley, Hordeum vulgare. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by

Barley, Hordeum vulgare. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4986664 Barley, Hordeum vulgare. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Background imageGrain Collection: Wheat, Tritium sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David

Wheat, Tritium sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4986677 Wheat, Tritium sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Background imageGrain Collection: Blue dream

Blue dream
Emilian Avramescu

Background imageGrain Collection: Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa

Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours
FLO4617380 Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London

Background imageGrain Collection: Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum). Handcoloured lithograph by Charlotte Caroline

Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum). Handcoloured lithograph by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby from Edward
FLO4638255 Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum). Handcoloured lithograph by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London

Background imageGrain Collection: Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn

Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus
FLO4684679 Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus, sugar (sugar), sorghum (sorghum), bamboo (bamboo), waterlily (nenuphar)

Background imageGrain Collection: Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, and rivet wheat. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical

Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, and rivet wheat. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4668857 Buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum, and rivet wheat. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGrain Collection: Threshing with horses

Threshing with horses
3732479 Threshing with horses; (add.info.: Engraving depicts threshing with horses in Spain. Threshing is a method used to separate grain from (corn or other crops)

Background imageGrain Collection: The Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres

The Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres
3732464 The Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres. Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships)

Background imageGrain Collection: The Book of the Farm, 1855

The Book of the Farm, 1855
1574814 The Book of the Farm, 1855; (add.info.: Reaping with sickles in a band-win, a system of reaping with seven people)

Background imageGrain Collection: Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum

Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum
5855096 Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum; (add.info.: Rye, Secale cereale, wheat, Triticum aestivum, and ergot or spurred rye, Secale cornutum)

Background imageGrain Collection: The process of turning barley into malt

The process of turning barley into malt
5311911 The process of turning barley into malt; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of turning barley into malt: grain was first steeped in a tank at the far end of the barn)

Background imageGrain Collection: Cassava, cassava or tapioca, Manihot esculenta (Manihot utilissima)

Cassava, cassava or tapioca, Manihot esculenta (Manihot utilissima). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration
FLO4992868 Cassava, cassava or tapioca, Manihot esculenta (Manihot utilissima). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants

Background imageGrain Collection: Lentil, Lens culinaris (Lens esculenta). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical

Lentil, Lens culinaris (Lens esculenta). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David
FLO4986976 Lentil, Lens culinaris (Lens esculenta). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants

Background imageGrain Collection: True sago palm, Metroxylon sagu. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration

True sago palm, Metroxylon sagu. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4985646 True sago palm, Metroxylon sagu. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Background imageGrain Collection: Einkorn wheat, Triticumum monococum, rye, Secale cereale, and barley variety

Einkorn wheat, Triticumum monococum, rye, Secale cereale, and barley variety, Hordeum vulgare distichon
FLO4668840 Einkorn wheat, Triticumum monococum, rye, Secale cereale, and barley variety, Hordeum vulgare distichon. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam

Background imageGrain Collection: Maize or corn, Zea mays, and oats, Avena sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical

Maize or corn, Zea mays, and oats, Avena sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam
FLO4668833 Maize or corn, Zea mays, and oats, Avena sativa. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageGrain Collection: Threshing of corn on a threshing floor

Threshing of corn on a threshing floor
3732440 Threshing of corn on a threshing floor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the threshing of corn, on a threshing floor, using a hand flail. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageGrain Collection: A corn screener with a self cleaning action

A corn screener with a self cleaning action
3732473 A corn screener with a self cleaning action; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a corn screener with a self cleaning action. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageGrain Collection: European grain moth, Nemapogon granella 1, moth magnified e, f, larva magnified a, b

European grain moth, Nemapogon granella 1, moth magnified e, f, larva magnified a, b, and Phalaena tinea granella
FLO4574342 European grain moth, Nemapogon granella 1, moth magnified e, f, larva magnified a, b, and Phalaena tinea granella, and common bed bug, Cemex lectularius 2, magnified g

Background imageGrain Collection: Visitor on a rainy day

Visitor on a rainy day
Teruhiko Tsuchida

Background imageGrain Collection: I want to be alone

I want to be alone
Teruhiko Tsuchida

Background imageGrain Collection: Unconscious

Unconscious
Parole Kim

Background imageGrain Collection: Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, 1811 (engraving)

Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, 1811 (engraving)
538521 Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, 1811 (engraving); (add.info.: Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle (1719-1811) Scottish inventor and millwright. Top: Original form powered by horses




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From the vast fields of TS Arethusa in 1962 to the modern marvels of John Deere combine harvesters, it has always been at the heart of agricultural abundance. As golden barley crops sway in the breeze, a tractor diligently fills trailers with this precious bounty. But grains come in all shapes and sizes - even lavender pollen grains under an electron microscope reveal their intricate beauty. Across continents, from Mitchell's Corn Palace in South Dakota to Old Towngate in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, grain weaves its way into our lives. In waterways like the Erie Canal at Troy, New York, barges transport tons for trade and sustenance. And let us not forget about wild rice, standing tall amidst serene waters as Zizania aquatica thrives. Even breweries rely on grains like those found within Bass Brewery Mash-tubs; they are essential ingredients that create beloved beverages. Nature's artistry is further showcased through Dahlia flower pollen seen up close under SEM - a testament to life's microscopic wonders. As locks open along the Erie Canal and boats pass through seamlessly, it becomes evident how vital these pathways are for transporting grains across regions. And who can resist gazing upon Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece 'Wheat Field with Cypresses, ' where wheat dances harmoniously with nature? Grain is more than just sustenance; it represents resilience and prosperity throughout history. Whether it be Triticum vulgare or bread wheat providing nourishment or inspiring artists' brushstrokes on canvas – grain connects us all.