Threshing on Lake Shore Road, 1907
Summary
Photographer: Reuben R. Sallows (1855 - 1937)..Description: .Two men standing by steam threshing machine with belts leading into open doorway of barn; man on left stands on back of threshing machine, man on right stands on ground beside it; both wear dark hats, coats and pants; frame barn in background; wood pile in foreground on left; Sallows imprint in lower left corner of matte; writing on back identifies subjects and date: Gordon Stewart and Robert Bell threshing on Lake Shore Road, 1907..Object ID : 0547-rrs-ogohc-ph...Order a higher-quality version of this item by contacting the Huron County Museum (fee applies). ( https://www.flickr.com/people/huroncountymuseum/ )
At the turn of the 20th century, most cameras and photographers operated out of a studio, Ontario-based photographer Reuben R. Sallows took his camera out in his black Ford Model A truck, in a canoe and on the newly installed trains. From a collection of 240 photographs by Huron County photographer, R. R. Sallows housed at the Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol. These images were digitized in 2004 as part of the Reuben R. Sallows Digital Library, which contains over 1000 images from various institutions.