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| Title | A pair of draft horses strain to cut a furrow at an International Plowing Match, Lynden, 1955 |
| Photographer | Brownell, Tom
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1955 |
| Caption | Lynden, Washington has hosted an International Plowing Match since 1941. Plowing teams are judged on a number of different criteria, including completeness of cutting the sod throughout the whole length and width of the split, uniformity and closeness of furrow slices, and overall neatness with no wheel marks visible. |
| Notes | Written on sleeve: Farms and farming, Plowing contest, Lynden, Wash.
Caption information source: http://www.worldploughing.org/
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 17, 1955. |
| Subjects | Horses—Washington (State)—Lynden; Plowing—Washington (State)—Lynden; Plows |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)--Lynden |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.2891.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
