Farm Hands Collection

Farmers Ploughing a field on Lealholm Hall Farm, Whitby. c. 1889 (photo)
3091121 Farmers Ploughing a field on Lealholm Hall Farm, Whitby. c.1889 (photo) by Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow (1853-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elderly peasants of the village of Yarkina, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Elderly peasants of the village of Yarkina, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A group of peasants from the village of Yarki, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
A group of peasants from the village of Yarki, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection iwhich ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

Young peasants of the village of Boguchansky Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Young peasants of the village of Boguchansky Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A light load from the last-reaped field, 1864. Creator: Unknown
A light load from the last-reaped field, 1864. 'The custom of giving a supper to the harvest folk has been observed from time immemorial...The jollity of the season is universally felt

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. 'Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday

Peasants - chaldons of the city of Krasnoyarsk, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Peasants - chaldons of the city of Krasnoyarsk, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A barrack for family workers in Krasnoyarsk, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

The gates of a snow town near the village of Ladeyskoye, Krasnoyarsk District, 1800. Creator: Unknown
The gates of a snow town near the village of Ladeyskoye, Krasnoyarsk District, 1800. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

Sending peasant settlers to the place of permanent residence, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sending peasant settlers to the place of permanent residence, 1890. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Nakhalovka Sloboda in Krasnoyarsk, 1896. Creator: Unknown
Nakhalovka Sloboda in Krasnoyarsk, 1896. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Settlers at their home, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Settlers at their home, 1880. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

A rich peasant family from the village of Boguchansky, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
A rich peasant family from the village of Boguchansky, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late

Road through a Grove. Creator: Jacob van Ruisdael
Road through a Grove, Unknown date

The Sunken Road in Winter, 1913. Creator: Othon Friesz
The Sunken Road in Winter, 1913

Idyll on the heath, 1908. Creator: Johannes Martin Fasting Wilhjelm
Idyll on the heath, 1908

Hop-picking, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Hop-picking, 1858. Seasonal workers. Beautiful as the hop-gardens appear when the hops are in their pride and prime, and ere a pole has been pulled or a bine cut

Hop-pickers Resting - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Hop-pickers Resting - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Seasonal farm workers. Here meet together the respectable poor and the disreputable poor, the honest labourer and the thief (doing honest work now)

Hop-pickers on the Road - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Hop-pickers on the Road - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Seasonal farm workers. Here meet together the respectable poor and the disreputable poor, the honest labourer and the thief (doing honest work now)

Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Home - drawn by Godwin, 1858. English farm workers celebrating the gathering in of the crops. From "Illustrated London News", 1858

Harvest Operations - Gleaning, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Operations - Gleaning, 1858. One of our Artists, fresh from the cornfields, has forwarded to us the accompanying Illustrations of gathering in the harvest

Harvest Operations - Stacking, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Operations - Stacking, 1858. One of our Artists, fresh from the cornfields, has forwarded to us the accompanying Illustrations of gathering in the harvest

Harvest Operations - Carrying, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Operations - Carrying, 1858. One of our Artists, fresh from the cornfields, has forwarded to us the accompanying Illustrations of gathering in the harvest

Harvest Operations - Reaping, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Operations - Reaping, 1858. One of our Artists, fresh from the cornfields, has forwarded to us the accompanying Illustrations of gathering in the harvest

Landscape with Peasants and Cattle. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Landscape with Peasants and Cattle, Unknown date

Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street...1876. Creator: Unknown
Agricultural Labourers Union at the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-Street, [London]: Delegates signing Petition, 1876. About a thousand persons from different parts of the country were present

Hungry Peasants at a Meagre Meal. Creator: Unknown
Hungry Peasants at a Meagre Meal

Italian Harvest Festival at Monte Testaccio near Rome, 1825. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hjalmar Mörner
Italian Harvest Festival at Monte Testaccio near Rome, 1825

Landscape with Rustics and Cattle, 1768. Creator: Elias Martin
Landscape with Rustics and Cattle, 1768

Commençant des visites...pour son Prince, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Commencant des visites...pour son Prince, 1851. Commencant des visites electorales pour son Prince. (Starting to make campaign visits for his Prince). From Actualites

Russian Knife-Grinder in Esthonia; The Baltic Provinces of Russia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Russian Knife-Grinder in Esthonia; The Baltic Provinces of Russia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Landscape with Fisherman and a Young Woman, 1769. Creator: Francois Boucher
Landscape with Fisherman and a Young Woman, 1769

Pastoral Repast, 1769. Creator: Francois Boucher
Pastoral Repast, 1769

Landscape with Soldiers and Peasants, mid-18th century. Creator: Andrea Locatelli
Landscape with Soldiers and Peasants, mid-18th century

Page from a Book of Hours, 4th quarter 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Book of Hours, 4th quarter 15th century. Biblical scene with kneeling figures (top), and dancing peasants (bottom), from a Book of Hours made in Rouen, France

Italian Peasants in a Grotto (Antique Grotto in the Tarpeian Rock), 1821. Creator: Alexander Lauréus
Italian Peasants in a Grotto (Antique Grotto in the Tarpeian Rock), 1821

Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine, c1840. Creator: Charles Ramelet
Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine, c1840

River Landscape. Creator: Bonaventura Peeters I
River Landscape, Unknown date

Two Peasant Girls Listening to the Playing of the Water-Sprite, 1860. Creator: Johan Zacharias Blackstadius
Two Peasant Girls Listening to the Playing of the Water-Sprite, 1860

Plate 7 for Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, 1776. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate 7 for Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, 1776

The Cornshocks. Creator: Anon
The Cornshocks, Unknown date

Figure studies with horses and chariots, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Figure studies with horses and chariots, 1832-1880

Resting oxen, 1862. Creator: Jan Bedys Tom
Resting oxen, 1862. Cart with tree trunk

Peasants from Sorunda on their Way to Stockholm, 1862. Creator: Nils Andersson
Peasants from Sorunda on their Way to Stockholm, 1862

River Landscape with Peasants. Creator: Adriaen van Stalbemt
River Landscape with Peasants, Unknown date

Inn interior with violin player, c.1640-1645. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Inn interior with violin player, c.1640-1645

Peasants Drinking and Smoking, 1643. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Peasants Drinking and Smoking, 1643

Return of the Duck Hunters / verso: Sketches of Ships and of a Man in Winter Clothing, c.1610-c.1615

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"Unsung Heroes: The Resilient Farm Hands of the Past" Step back in time to witness the unwavering dedication and hard work throughout history. From Lealholm Hall Farm in Whitby, c. 1889, where farmers ploughed fields with determination, to Allart van Everdingen's depiction of peasants defending themselves against a bear assault in 17th century Europe. Travel across continents and eras as we explore the lives of these unsung heroes. Thomas Woodbine Hinchliff takes us to Rio De Janeiro in 1875, capturing the laborious cotton harvest against the majestic backdrop of Organ Mountains. Gustave Doré transports us to Andalusia, Spain, where peasants diligently tend to vineyards during autumn. In another corner of the world, Frank Usher introduces us to Norwegian peasants on their northern wanderings in 1875. Their resilience and resourcefulness shine through as they navigate challenging landscapes. Closer to home, Marion Post Wolcott's lens captures poignant moments from American farms during the mid-20th century. We witness tobacco being cut and hung on sticks for wilting on Russell Spears' Kentucky farm in 1940. Fields filled with cotton sway gently between 1941 and 1942 while day laborers pick tirelessly near Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1939. The spirit of hard work extends beyond borders as we glimpse into Natchitoches, Louisiana's Bayou Bourbeau plantation operated by Bayou Bourbeau Farmstead Association - a testament to collective effort even amidst difficult times. Let us honor these forgotten faces who labored under scorching suns or freezing winters; their sweat nourishing our lands and sustaining communities for generations past. Today we remember them as true guardians of nature's bounty – farm hands whose legacy lives on through their tireless devotion and unyielding spirit.