Description
"Grande Ronde Valley threshing crew posing in front of a horse-powered threshing machine at John McAlister farm in 1896 or 1897. It was bought in the 1880's and owned mostly by J.W. McAlister and George Gekeler." Written on back of photograph: "Crew, 1st row: 1. Jack Spears
2. ______ Coleman, feeder
3. John McAlister -- 2nd row: ______ with oil can
2. Jim Gibson
3. Charley Dodson
4. Billy Buchanan
5. ______ Sanderson -- On stack: 1. ______ -- 3rd row: 1. ______ on wagon
2. Ed Halley, in wagon
3. Mike Crawley, in wagon (Killed in Philippines in 1898 during the Spanish American War. First husband of Dora Albersen Crawley French.)"
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