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Posted: 03 Aug 2026


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Harvesting Grain, Landisville, Pennsylvania

Harvesting Grain, Landisville, Pennsylvania
A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of fields (cornfields, football fields, academic fields, or any other kind).

Handwritten note on the other side: "Landisville, Pa. Nissley Rd."

An early twentieth-century scene of men harvesting grain in a field near Landisville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A reaper pulled by four horses is cutting the grain, and sheaves of cut wheat that have already been stacked into shocks are visible in the background.

This is an divided-back real photo postcard with a type of Azo stamp box (featuring four upward-pointing corner triangles) that suggests that the photo may date to sometime between 1907 and 1918. The card is unused with no message, address, or postmark on the other side.

homaris, Don Sutherland, William Sutherland, Deborah Lundbech have particularly liked this photo


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 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Wow, great photograph of farming over one hundred years ago! The telegraph/telephone pole in the back ground is leaning dangerously - but how did they even secure poles like that before post hole diggers?
I’ve never heard of the word “shocks” before to describe haystacks. Is that a Pennsylvanian usage or an “out of New England” expression?
Alan, have a good week and thank you for posting the August (and every month's) VPTP themes! You are very appreciated!
2 weeks ago.
 William Sutherland
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Outstanding vintage farming capture!
2 weeks ago.
 RicksPics
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"Wow" also from me. Beautiful historical farming photo. A reminder of how many people were involved in harvesting a crop.
2 weeks ago.
 Don Sutherland
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Outstanding vintage capture.
2 weeks ago.

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