Furrow Collection

Horses pulling the plough
Two heavy horses, pull a farmers plough through a newly cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Horse Plough
Pair-horse single furrow ploughing in the autumn, on a farm in Essex, England

Farmer and team of working horses plough a field
A team of two heavy horses plough a field, watched by a large crow and a pet springer spaniel. Watercolour painting by Malcom Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Harvesting barley with a combine harvester, Suffolk
Harvesting barley with a combine harvester on a farm in Suffolk, England

Ploughing a field
A farmer operating a hand plough, pulled by a team of two white horses. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex
Sons of the soil - A four-horse Ploughing team at work in on the South Downs - East Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

Mitosis, light micrograph
Mitosis. Confocal light micrograph of the stages of mitosis (nuclear division) and cytokinesis (cell division). During mitosis the nuclear envelope disintegrates (3rd image) and the chromosomes (blue)

Ploughing-in barley stubble at Duncton
Mr Peter Dallyn ploughing-in the barley stubble on his farm at Duncton Common. His three year old daughter July is having a ride on the tractor. Aug 1953. Scrapbook p 41

The Ploughing Match, 1813 (oil on canvas)
WES239431 The Ploughing Match, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843); 70x89.5 cm; The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation

Lone tree in frosted ploughed field, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

New Year, Imperial China
IMPERIAL CHINA At the Chinese new year, the emperor plows a furrow, symbolising the activities which, if nature is kind, will lead to abundant harvests

A plough for steam ploughing equipment
3732412 A plough for steam ploughing equipment; (add.info.: Illustration of a plough for steam ploughing equipment. The plough being fixed to a rope and able to make a furrow travelling backwards)

Regency fops and belles promenading at Hyde Park Gate. The Arrival, or Western Entrance to Cockney Land
FLO4618900 Regency fops and belles promenading at Hyde Park Gate. The Arrival, or Western Entrance to Cockney Land. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock
5307860 Scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock, Middlesex)

Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes
FLO4995407 Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes

Parade to pay tribute to the arrival of Fernando VII to Barcelona (1827), 19th century (lithograph)
CUL4935211 Parade to pay tribute to the arrival of Fernando VII to Barcelona (1827), 19th century (lithograph); (add.info.: FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833)

A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs
3732416 A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Elf riding a deaths'-head hawkmoth in the evening. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an
FLO4614917 Elf riding a deaths'-head hawkmoth in the evening. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland

Charles Darwin, about 1880
NWI4947609 Charles Darwin, about 1880.; (add.info.: Charles Darwin, about 1880.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Giles' steam bull being used to pull five single furrow ploughs
3732421 Giles' steam bull being used to pull five single furrow ploughs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Giles' steam bull, a steam locomotive, being used to pull five single furrow ploughs)

Regency fops and belles riding and promenading along the front at Brighton, 1825 (engraving)
FLO4618936 Regency fops and belles riding and promenading along the front at Brighton, 1825 (engraving); (add.info.: Regency fops and belles riding and promenading along the front at Brighton)

J'ai des Miots dans l'assemblée... 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
J'ai des Miots dans l'assemblee... 1851. Satirical caricature - Andre Marie Jean Jacques Dupin pushing a plough: J'ai des Miots dans l'assemblee, j'ai des Segurs marques de roux

Spring time, 1901. Creator: Fritz Syberg
Spring time, 1901

A Sower, 1859. Creator: Frederik Vermehren
A Sower, 1859

Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920
Food Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Farmer ploughing with a Case tractor

Ploughing in France, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ploughing in France, 1854. Agriculture in France...is still, compared to our own agriculture [ie British], in a backward condition

Filipinos cutting lettuce, near Westmorland, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Westmorland. Filipinos cutting lettuce. California

Capped cantaloupe, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Capped cantaloupe. Imperial Valley, California

Filipinos cutting lettuce, near Westmorland, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Westmorland. Filipinos cutting lettuce. California

Hoe culture in the South, Near Eutaw, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hoe culture in the South. Near Eutaw, Alabama

Potato field, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Potato field, where the farm members of this resettled group have the second best crop in the three leading potato counties, according to estimates of the New Jersey Agricultural State College

Capped cantaloupe, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Capped cantaloupe. Imperial Valley, California

Contour plowing on mechanized farms, Childress County, Texas Panhandle, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Contour plowing on mechanized farms. Childress County, Texas Panhandle, Texas

Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City, scale of farm operations in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City. Shows large scale of farm operations in California

Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City, scale of farm operations in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City. Shows large scale of farm operations in California

Between Laton and Fowler, central San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Between Laton and Fowler, central San Joaquin Valley, California. One man-one horse methods are rare in California

Homesteaders of the farm group are proud of their straight potato row, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936
Hightstown, New Jersey. The homesteaders of the farm group are proud of their straight potato row. They have raised very successful crops. The farm was started in 1934

Plowboy in Alabama earns seventy-five cents daily, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plowboy in Alabama earns seventy-five cents daily

Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California. A Filipino crew of fifty-five boys, migrants

Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California. A Filipino crew of fifty-five boys, migrants

Filipino gang of spinach harvesters, near Santa Maria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Santa Maria, California. Filipino gang of spinach harvesters

Cultivated fields and abandoned tenant house, Hall County, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cultivated fields and abandoned tenant house. Hall County, Texas

Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss, Imperial Valley, California, 1937
Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour

Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field. Imperial Valley, California

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached and Mexican operator, California, 1936
Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached and Mexican operator. California

Power farming displaces tenants from the land... Childress County, Texas Panhandle, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Power farming displaces tenants from the land in the western dry cotton area. Childress County, Texas Panhandle

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"Furrow: A Testament to the Timeless Bond Between Man and Nature" Horses pulling the plough, a scene reminiscent of ancient agricultural practices that have shaped our civilization for centuries. Witnessing a horse plough in action is like stepping back in time, as if history itself comes alive before your eyes. The rhythmic motion of a horse plough cutting through the earth, symbolizing the harmony between man and nature in their quest for sustenance. Harvesting barley with a combine harvester may be efficient, but it can never replicate the beauty and grace of a farmer guiding his team of working horses across a field. Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex; an awe-inspiring display of strength and coordination as these magnificent creatures till the land together. Just like mitosis under a light micrograph reveals life's intricate processes, so does each furrow etched into the soil represent new beginnings for crops yet to flourish. Ploughing-in barley stubble at Duncton; an act that not only prepares the ground for future growth but also nurtures memories of generations past who toiled on this very land. "The Ploughing Match, 1813" (oil on canvas); an artistic masterpiece capturing both human determination and nature's resilience in creating fertile landscapes from barren fields. As we journey towards Ledbury II or any destination beyond, let us remember that every furrow left behind tells tales of hard work and dedication by those who came before us. In winter's embrace, when frost adorns lone trees standing tall amidst freshly ploughed fields in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire; nature reminds us that even solitude holds its own beauty within each furrowed landscape.