Stooks Collection (page 3)

Oat stooks, Knockshee, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Harvesting (Lhermitte)
Men and women at work in the harvest field, taking advantage of fine weather to gather the crop into stooks with wide wooden rakes. Date: 1889

Maize (Zea mays) stook in field, near Garda de Sus, Apuseni Mountains, Transylvania, Romania, october

Old-fashioned traditional farming, with hay cart, maize stooks and cattle, near Garda de Sus, Apuseni Mountains, Transylvania, Romania, october

View of hay stooks, with autumn crocus flowers in meadow, autumnal mixed woodland on mountain slopes, Piatra Craiulu Mountains, Carpathians, Romania, october

View of hay stooks, cow grazing amongst autumn crocus flowers in meadow, with autumnal mixed woodland on mountain slopes, Piatra Craiulu Mountains, Carpathians, Romania, october

Hay racks and stooks, Romania
Hay racks and stooks. Photographed in Fromosu, Southern Bucovina, Romania, in autumn

Hay stooks - with autumnal beechwoods beyond, in the Piatra Craiulu mountains, Carpathians, Romania
ROG-14111 Hay stooks - with autumnal beechwoods beyond, in the Piatra Craiulu mountains Carpathians, Romania Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Music sheet cover for Danseuses Viennoises
Music sheet cover for the Danseuses Viennoises (Viennese Dancers), No.3 Pas des Moissonneurs (Harvesters Dance or Harvest Fete), with music by Max Maretzek (1821-1897)

Poster depicting the Scottish oat harvest
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the Scottish oat harvest

Thou Crownest Text C1880
Thou crownest the year... text for harvest-time, accompanied by a view of a cornfield and decorative ears of corn. Date: circa 1880

Countryside Field 1906
The Village Church in the middle distance, seen across a field

Hay bale, Sikles trek, Pokhara, Nepal, Asia

Rooftop used to dry cereal crops, for fodder, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Haystacks, near Umhausen, Otztal valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Near Guru Humurului, Bucovina, Romania, Europe

Hay Making 1600
A farmer and his wife rake the hay and fork it into stooks, while another couple shelter from the sun and enjoy a little cuddle

Harvesting France C1920
The Harvest: men, women & children set to at harvest time - sharpening scythes, cutting the crop, gathering into stooks & loading the cart - a child picks field poppies

Futuristic farming
An example of futuristic farming, the automated way. The farmer sits on a chair and operates the controls, while machinery does the harvesting

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"Stooks: A Glimpse into the Harvesting Traditions Across Time and Continents" Step back in time to 1565 with Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece, "The Harvesters. " This painting captures a farming scene in Western Canada, where hardworking individuals meticulously stack harvested corn traditionally in stooks. The sight of Stirling Castle from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland evokes a sense of history and grandeur. Fast forward to 1901 when Banff Bridge stood as a testament to human ingenuity amidst nature's beauty. Meanwhile, Stirling Castle continued to stand tall in 1904 as an iconic symbol of strength and resilience. Traveling across continents brings us to Llandrillo Church & Little Orme in Colwyn Bay, N Wales. Here, farmers worked diligently under the setting sun over gleaning fields - a picturesque moment captured on paper by an artist's pencil strokes in 1855. Devonshire's Coldridge showcases summer at its finest with harvested corn stacked neatly in traditional stooks. In southeastern Georgia circa 1939, Marion Post Wolcott immortalized the essence of farm life with newly harvested oats stretching as far as the eye can see. Venturing westward to Sunset Valley, Malheur County Oregon reveals Dorothea Lange's poignant photographs capturing shocked corn fields belonging to FSA borrowers during challenging times. These images serve as reminders of both struggle and perseverance within agricultural communities. Finally, we turn our attention towards Wittenham Clumps' breathtaking view from 1913 - pen and ink combined with watercolor on paper transport us into this serene landscape that has witnessed countless harvests throughout history. In these diverse scenes spanning centuries and continents alike, one common thread emerges - the timeless practice of stacking crops into stooks represents not only hard work but also serves as a visual reminder of humanity's deep connection with nature and its bountiful offerings.