Daniel Mead holds a scythe while an unidentified man stands next to him with a bicycle, Elliott vicinity, 1900

Item Overview

Title

Daniel Mead holds a scythe while an unidentified man stands next to him with a bicycle, Elliott vicinity, 1900

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

September 1900

Date

1900-09

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

H. H. West's uncle, Daniel Mead, holds a scythe while an unidentified man stands next to him with a bicycle. Mr. Mead has a long beard and he wears suspenders. The other man wears a vest and hat and has a mustache. A fence, house, and trees are in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 667. East. Red Oak, Iowa. Meads farm. Sept. 1900. Working the road with a scraper. H. H. West churning at the rear of the house. Uncle Daniel Mead with scythe. Other not identified. Grace Biddick feeding a calf. A family group in the Mead home. At left are Uncle Dan Mead and Aunt Lucy seated. Standing behind with derby is Will Mead. Nell Brydolf seated at extreme right. Also are Walter and Grace Biddick. Others not identified. 5 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Mead, Daniel, 1836-1924

Location

Iowa--Elliott

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Scythes