Wheat Collection (#77)

HARVESTING, 19th CENTURY. Steel engraving, 19th century, after the Belgian painter Charles Philogene Tschaggeny

DECORATIVE CUT: BREAD. Line engraving, French, c1900

FARMING, c1870. Bank note engraving, American, c1870

HARVESTING WHEAT. Harvesting and unstacking wheat. Wood engraving, English, 1846

HARVESTING WHEAT. Wood engraving, English, 1846

FARMING, 17th CENTURY. Peasants farming. German copper engraving, 17th century

FARMING: THRESHING WHEAT. Threshing with hand flails. Wood engraving, 1859

DEMETER / CERES. The Greek goddess (Roman goddess Ceres) of the growth of food plants
DEMETER/CERES. The Greek goddess (Roman goddess Ceres) of the growth of food plants, enthroned with her attribute of wheat. Line engraving after a wall painting in Pompeii, Italy, 19th century

WHEAT THRESHER, 1878. A steam-powered wheat thresher on the Dalrymple farm west of Fargo, Dakota Territory, in 1878. Contemporary American wood engraving after a photograph

MYTHOLOGY: PERSEPHONE. Hades and Persephone. Line engraving, 19th century

HARVESTING, 18th CENTURY. Women with sickles cutting ripe wheat, which is then laid in parallel rows, tied in sheaves, and carried to the barn for threshing. Line engraving, French, 18th century

SEED DRILL, 18th CENTURY. Jethro Tulls wheat seed drill. Line engraving, 18th century

CERES ENTHRONED. Ceres, the Roman goddess of the growth of food plants, enthroned with her attribute of wheat: line engraving after a wall painting in Pompeii, 19th century

DELAWARE: SWEDISH COLONY. Swedish colonists in Delaware reaping with sickles: American engraving, 19th century

RUTH & BOAZ. Steel engraving, English, 1840

Tractor tram lines through winter wheat field, early spring time

Australian Wheat
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Australian Wheat Date: 1927-1933

Valley of Death and the wheat field, Gettysburg, PA. Date c1903

WPA poster design showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers and wheat above a blank banner. Date between 1936 and 1941

Essence of Old Virginia Wheat Whiskey, AM Bininger & Co. Whiskey advertising label showing African Americans in tavern dancing. Date c1859. Essence of Old Virginia Wheat Whiskey, AM Bininger & Co

WPA poster design on blue background showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers and wheat above a blank banner. Date between 1936 and 1941

This is what God gives us - what are you giving so that others may live? Eat less wheat, meat, fats, sugar - send more to Europe or they will starve

Little Americans, do your bit Eat oatmeal, corn meal mush, ... Save the wheat for our soldiers - Leave nothing on your plate. Poster showing a young boy saluting a bowl of cereal. Date 1917

Corn (i. e. wheat) exchange hall with tower of town hall, Ley
Corn (i.e. wheat) exchange hall with tower of town hall, Leyden, (i.e. Leiden) Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

They are giving all - Will you send them wheat? US Food Administration. Poster showing soldiers with bayonets charging over a hill. Date 1918

Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing

Offerle wheat market. Photograph shows horse-drawn wagons lined up to deliver grain in Offerle, Kansas. Date 1916

Will you help the women of France? Save wheat. Three women pulling cultivating machine. Date 1918

Hunger - For three years America has fought starvation in Belgium Will you eat less wheat, meat, fats and sugar that we may still send food in ship loads?. Poster showing starving women and children

Stationery illustrated with a stalk of wheat wrapped in a banner marked Quo non ascendamus 1879 and a balloon flying above clouds and birds. Date 1879

Fish & vegetable meals will save wheat, meat & fats for our soldiers and allies. Poster shows an arrangement of fish and vegetables. Date between 1914 and 1918

The Harvest Moon. Farmers harvesting wheat on a moonlit night in 19th century America Date: ca. 1865

Getting ready for dinner during wheat harvest, central Ohio. Date 1938 Aug

A dead German, lying symbolically in a field of wheat
" The Harvest" Caption: " And with mine own hand labour d it to grow, and his as all the harvest that I reap d" The moralising quote, from the Rubaiyat of Omar Kyyam

Piles of Bags of Wheat - Argentina. It is almost as if the construction of the sacks was a mimic of a great building!! Date: 1906

Cairo - Sellers of Bouza
Itinerant sellers of Bouza, a fermented alcoholic beverage produced from wheat in Egypt. Is this the origin of the English term booze??? Date: circa 1910s

Transporting corn or wheat - Italy
Spedaluzzo, near Greve (not too far from Florence), Italy - an ox cart transporting bales of corn Date: circa 1910s

CORN DOLLY
A Havest Festival Corn Dolly, over the porch at Overbury Church, Worcestershire, England. It incorporates wheat, oats and barley and is a survival of Pagan customs. Date: August 1963

The delivery and weighing of textiles - Iran
The delivery and weighing of textiles with scales on a simple three post frame at Qazvin Iran Date: circa 1903

Harvesting 1925
Harvesting the field with a reaper, Ven, Landskrona, 1925. Date: 1935

Israel - Women grind corn with a handmill
Women working with a rotary quernstone handmill to grind corn - Israel - at thsi stage under Ottoman control. Date: circa 1908

Mexico - Wheat grinding, Tehuantepec
A young girl grinding wheat on a stone, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. The girls sister and baby brother sit behind, watching this most traditional of mexican scenes

Israel - Local millers of Corn
Local millers of Corn working with hand-powered rotary querns in Jerusalem, Israel - at this period under Ottoman control Date: circa 1903

Wheat Harvest
A harvest scene on a farm in Hertfordshire, England. While the engine goes for water, the bagged wheat is wheeled away from the thresher. Date: 1930s

Wheat Stubble on Fire
A wheat stubble fire, out of control, seen on farmland near Chapel Brampton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Women in the cornfields. Artist: Anon. Women returning home from work in the fields with a ration of wheat to make their own bread Date: 1900

Threshing Wheat - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Threshing wheat during the First World War -- more wheat was needed because of the U-Boat campaign. 1914-1918

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"Wheat: The Golden Grain that Sustains Nations and Inspires Art" Wheat, a staple crop of immense significance, has been intertwined with human civilization for centuries. From the meticulously detailed Victorian botanical illustrations to the iconic painting "The Harvesters" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1565, it has captured our imagination and inspired countless works of art. In the picturesque countryside of Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe, fields of golden wheat sway gently under the summer sun. Here, modern machinery like Ford tractors and Cls combines work tirelessly during harvest season to ensure a bountiful yield. The sight of these massive machines effortlessly gliding through endless stretches of a testament to human ingenuity and progress. As we delve deeper into history, we find ourselves transported to Norfolk in August where brown hares frolic amidst wheat stubble. This harmonious coexistence between wildlife and agriculture showcases nature's delicate balance within agricultural landscapes. Across vast lands like Canada - famously depicted in "the right land for the right man" poster - wheat thrives abundantly. Threshing becomes an essential process as farmers employ steam threshers (as seen in a cross-section illustration) to separate grain from chaff efficiently, and is through such advancements that farming practices have evolved over time. Beyond its utilitarian value lies the symbolic beauty associated with this versatile grain. Triticum Vulgare or bread wheat stands tall as one of humanity's most cherished plants; its decorative loaf shaped like sheaves adorned with mice exemplifies both creativity and reverence towards this life-sustaining crop. Indeed, whether it be nourishing nations or inspiring artistic expression, wheat continues to hold an esteemed place in our lives. As we marvel at its resilience throughout history – from ancient civilizations' reliance on it for sustenance to modern-day technological innovations – let us appreciate not only its practicality but also its ability to connect us to our agricultural roots.