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"Ploughing with Shire Horses: Preserving Tradition in Derbyshire, England" Step back in time to the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England

Background imagePlough Collection: Civilization of Antiquity: The army of Hannibal crossing the Alps to invade Rome, 218 BC

Civilization of Antiquity: The army of Hannibal crossing the Alps to invade Rome, 218 BC
NWI4911661 Civilization of Antiquity: The army of Hannibal crossing the Alps to invade Rome, 218 BC. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity)

Background imagePlough Collection: History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Pioneers with a cart drawn by oxen plow a
NWI4888482 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Pioneers with a cart drawn by oxen plow a field of the Mississippi prairies, 19th century

Background imagePlough Collection: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, a Saidi plows his field with a wooden plow pulled by a pair of

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, a Saidi plows his field with a wooden plow pulled by a pair of oxen, 1900
LUX4778487 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, a Saidi plows his field with a wooden plow pulled by a pair of oxen, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile)

Background imagePlough Collection: First World War: France, Near a burning village of Lorraine, a woman plows

First World War: France, Near a burning village of Lorraine, a woman plows and two women collect potatoes, 1915
LUX4739868 First World War: France, Near a burning village of Lorraine, a woman plows and two women collect potatoes, 1915; (add.info)

Background imagePlough Collection: A labourer returning home from work, 1850

A labourer returning home from work, 1850
3478127 A labourer returning home from work, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a labourer returning home from work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A country labourer, 1850

A country labourer, 1850
3478116 A country labourer, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a country labourer being met by his wife and family on his way home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving)

A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving)
3478148 A family setting out for a Sunday morning service, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family setting out for a Sunday morning service)

Background imagePlough Collection: General agricultural activities

General agricultural activities
3732636 General agricultural activities; (add.info.: Engraving depicting general agricultural activities: ploughing, sowing, rolling and harrowing. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A common type of rhomboidal harrow

A common type of rhomboidal harrow
3732446 A common type of rhomboidal harrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a common type of rhomboidal harrow which would be used to implement the breaking up)

Background imagePlough Collection: A colonial plough with wooden mold-board

A colonial plough with wooden mold-board
3740751 A colonial plough with wooden mold-board; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a colonial plough with wooden mold-board. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A farmer ploughing with the aid of oxen

A farmer ploughing with the aid of oxen
3740747 A farmer ploughing with the aid of oxen; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a farmer ploughing with the aid of oxen Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: The improved windlass with brakes and controls

The improved windlass with brakes and controls
3740614 The improved windlass with brakes and controls; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the improved windlass with brakes and controls, designed for steam ploughing by J. Fowler)

Background imagePlough Collection: A steam plough used in the Prairie States of the US

A steam plough used in the Prairie States of the US
3732415 A steam plough used in the Prairie States of the US; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam plough used in the Prairie States of the United States)

Background imagePlough Collection: Letters A Farmer; B Boulanger; C Charron (makes carts and ploughs); D Distiller (brandies)

Letters A Farmer; B Boulanger; C Charron (makes carts and ploughs); D Distiller (brandies, liquors, perfumes)
DUV4211418 Letters A Farmer; B Boulanger; C Charron (makes carts and ploughs); D Distiller (brandies, liquors, perfumes). Engraving in "An instructive alphabet of arts and crafts"

Background imagePlough Collection: House of Saint Veronica, in the Via Dolorosa (engraving)

House of Saint Veronica, in the Via Dolorosa (engraving)
8638835 House of Saint Veronica, in the Via Dolorosa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: House of Saint Veronica, in the Via Dolorosa)

Background imagePlough Collection: Ploughing Wheel Engraving, 1882 (woodcut)

Ploughing Wheel Engraving, 1882 (woodcut)
1574816 Ploughing Wheel Engraving, 1882 (woodcut); (add.info.: Ploughing using a wheeled plough drawn by two horses which are led by a ploughboy)

Background imagePlough Collection: Camel dragging a plow in a field

Camel dragging a plow in a field
3568626 Camel dragging a plow in a field by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Algeria 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Background imagePlough Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork, agricultural workers plow the field with a
LUX4798082 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork, agricultural workers plow the field with a mixed team (horses and oxen), 1915; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imagePlough Collection: Two horses pushing a plow. Reproduction of a calendar illustrating the month of March

Two horses pushing a plow. Reproduction of a calendar illustrating the month of March
NWI4882762 Two horses pushing a plow. Reproduction of a calendar illustrating the month of March. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Two horses pushing a plow)

Background imagePlough Collection: History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Farmer plowing a field in the western

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Farmer plowing a field in the western meadow, United States
NWI4886417 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Farmer plowing a field in the western meadow, United States, 19th century

Background imagePlough Collection: Agriculture: a peasant plows the rice - Preparing rice ground - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured

Agriculture: a peasant plows the rice - Preparing rice ground - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980226 Agriculture: a peasant plows the rice - Preparing rice ground - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Agriculture)

Background imagePlough Collection: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, a Saidi plows his field with a wooden plow pulled by a pair of

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, a Saidi plows his field with a wooden plow pulled by a pair of oxen, 1900
LUX4778475 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, a Saidi plows his field with a wooden plow pulled by a pair of oxen, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile)

Background imagePlough Collection: Agriculture: Young farm boy pulling horses while his father directs the plow to plow the field

Agriculture: Young farm boy pulling horses while his father directs the plow to plow the field
NWI4825046 Agriculture: Young farm boy pulling horses while his father directs the plow to plow the field. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Agriculture)

Background imagePlough Collection: Farming in days gone by

Farming in days gone by
3732631 Farming in days gone by; (add.info.: Illustration depicting farming in days gone by. 1. Ploughing in Roman times. 2. A Saxon ploughing. 3. Saxon sowing seed. 4. Norman carving a joint. 5)

Background imagePlough Collection: A steam ploughing windlass

A steam ploughing windlass
3732430 A steam ploughing windlass; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam ploughing windlass designed to be kept separate from the steam engine. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming

A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming
3732429 A moveable anchor vehicle used in farming; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a moveable anchor vehicle for use at one end of a field to act as a pulley block for rope to which a plough is)

Background imagePlough Collection: A 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine

A 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine
3732428 A 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine)

Background imagePlough Collection: The support for ropes across field used to drag plough in ploughing with stationary steam engine

The support for ropes across field used to drag plough in ploughing with stationary steam engine
3732423 The support for ropes across field used to drag plough in ploughing with stationary steam engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the support for ropes across field used to drag plough in)

Background imagePlough Collection: Giles' steam bull being used to pull five single furrow ploughs

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)

Background imagePlough Collection: Details of the modification of Egerton's steam ploughing apparatus to Fowler's arrangement

Details of the modification of Egerton's steam ploughing apparatus to Fowler's arrangement
3740611 Details of the modification of Egerton's steam ploughing apparatus to Fowler's arrangement; (add.info.: Details of the modification of Egerton's steam ploughing apparatus to)

Background imagePlough Collection: N O P Q : nutting, orchard, plough, quarry, 1872 (illustration)

N O P Q : nutting, orchard, plough, quarry, 1872 (illustration)
DUV4225066 N O P Q : nutting, orchard, plough, quarry, 1872 (illustration); 27x23 cm; (add.info.: Aunt Louisa's alphabet book, Country alphabet, made of three illustrated abecedaries)

Background imagePlough Collection: A young man using a plough pulled by horses

A young man using a plough pulled by horses
3078442 A young man using a plough pulled by horses; (add.info.: Photographic print of a young man using a plough pulled by horses. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving)

Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving)
3478854 Calcining (roasting) tin ore, 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: Calcining (roasting) tin ore: Cornwall. Woman is feeding crushed ore through hopper into Calcining furnace below

Background imagePlough Collection: A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham

A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham
3740742 A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham

A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham
3740735 A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham

A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham
3740732 A steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a steam ploughing demonstration at Uppingham. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePlough Collection: Clydesdale stallion and mare with plough

Clydesdale stallion and mare with plough
864159 Clydesdale stallion and mare with plough; (add.info.: Clydesdale stallion and mare harnessed to the plough with ploughboy in attendance)

Background imagePlough Collection: Ancient Roman ox-drawn plough (engraving)

Ancient Roman ox-drawn plough (engraving)
8635799 Ancient Roman ox-drawn plough (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman ox-drawn plough. Illustration from Rom)

Background imagePlough Collection: 8626847

8626847

Background imagePlough Collection: 8626724

8626724

Background imagePlough Collection: 8622706

8622706

Background imagePlough Collection: Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669561 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlough Collection: Working life of medieval peasants (woodcut)

Working life of medieval peasants (woodcut)
8672868 Working life of medieval peasants (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Working life of medieval peasants)

Background imagePlough Collection: Ancient Greek ox-drawn plough (litho)

Ancient Greek ox-drawn plough (litho)
8663856 Ancient Greek ox-drawn plough (litho) by Nikosthenes, (fl.540-510 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek ox-drawn plough)

Background imagePlough Collection: Druze farmer plowing the field with a plow drawn by two oxen in Jebel el-Druze (Jebel-el-Druze)

Druze farmer plowing the field with a plow drawn by two oxen in Jebel el-Druze (Jebel-el-Druze)
NWI4877667 Druze farmer plowing the field with a plow drawn by two oxen in Jebel el-Druze (Jebel-el-Druze, Jebel-el-Druze or Jebel el-Druze), Syria

Background imagePlough Collection: The plough designed by Jethro Tull

The plough designed by Jethro Tull
3586322 The plough designed by Jethro Tull; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the plough designed by Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull (1674-1741) an English agricultural pioneer

Background imagePlough Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork, agricultural workers plow the field with a
LUX4798085 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork, agricultural workers plow the field with a mixed team (horses and oxen), 1915; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imagePlough Collection: Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast

Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumille's seed drill (Fig 4)
531497 Ploughing, rolling and harrowing using horses, sowing seed broadcast and with Abbe Soumille's seed drill (Fig 4). Fig1 is type of plough invented by Jethro Tull



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"Ploughing with Shire Horses: Preserving Tradition in Derbyshire, England" Step back in time to the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire, England, where the ancient art of ploughing is kept alive by majestic Shire horses. These magnificent creatures form a powerful team as they pull the plough through fertile fields, their strength and grace captivating all who witness this timeless spectacle. During the annual Ploughing Match, a celebration of agricultural heritage, teams of Shire horses take center stage. With their muscles rippling under their sleek coats, these gentle giants demonstrate an unwavering dedication to their task. The bond between horse and handler is evident as they work harmoniously together to till the land. Intriguingly captured on a Women's Land Army poster from World War II era, we see how these loyal companions were instrumental in supporting food production efforts during challenging times. Their contribution was invaluable and symbolized resilience and unity. Legend has it that even celestial beings recognize the importance of ploughing. Depicted in an enchanting artwork featuring Saint Isidore - patron saint of plowers - an angel lends a helping hand as he guides his trusty steeds across vast fields. This portrayal reminds us that farming traditions are deeply rooted not only within communities but also within spiritual beliefs. Venturing beyond earthly realms, an optical photo reveals Sirius - known as the Dog Star - shimmering brightly against a star filter backdrop. Just like these stars illuminate our skies at nightfall; working horses illuminate our landscapes with their tireless efforts throughout history. A glimpse into Wiltshire Landscape 1937 watercolor painting transports us to another era where rolling hills meet endless horizons dotted with horse-drawn ploughs diligently tending to nature's bounty. It serves as a testament to both human ingenuity and Mother Nature's generosity intertwined seamlessly for centuries past. The significance of ploughs extends beyond the fields, as exemplified by the tale of Cincinnatus.