- Bioresource Engineering Department Photograph
Collection (P 106)
Inventory
NOTE: All negatives and large format color transparencies are stored
separately at 2/3/8
(P shelves - Box 4)
Flax Photographs, 1938-1959 (Accession 96:031):
[negatives are 5x7 unless noted otherwise and most prints are
5x7; negatives and color transparencies stored separately at 2/3/8]
Index cards
FX 1-7-38 BPI flax lab, Granger, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst;
negative and print)
FX 2-7-38 BPI flax lab, Granger, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst;
negative and 2 prints)
FX 3-7-38 Vessot flax puller on Nelson Gilmore's farm, Talbot,
Oregon (2 prints)
FX 4-7-38 Soenen's flax puller on Dave Turnagres farm, Talbot,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 4 prints)
FX 5-7-38 BPI flax lab, Granger, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst;
negative and 2 prints)
FX 6-7-38 [no negative or prints]
FX 7-7-38 BPI flax deseeder for plot work, Granger, Oregon (photo
by W. M. Hurst; negative and 3 prints)
FX 8-7-38 Truck power take-off binder for binding flax on drying
field, Springfield, Oregon (negative and 5 prints)
FX 9-7-38 Filling retting tank, Canby, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 10-7-38 Flushing retting tanks, Canby, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 11-7-38 Grates and timbers for holding flax under water for
retting (negative and 7 prints)
FX 12-7-38 Flax storage sheds with bales of tow at end of building,
Canby, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 13-7-38 Heavy timbers on grates for holding flax under water in
retting tanks, Springfield, Oregon (negative and 5 prints)
FX 14-7-38 De-seeding bundles of flax - BPI, Granger, Oregon;
rollers turn inward (negative and 3 prints)
FX 15-7-38 Filling retting tanks, Springfield, Oregon (photo by W.
M. Hurst; negative & 2 prints)
FX 16-7-38 Gravel pit used for retting water disposal, Springfield,
Oregon (negative & 2 prints)
FX 17-7-38 Scutching, deseeding and threshing shed, Canby, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 18-8-38 Retting tanks, Springfield, Oregon (negative and 5 prints)
FX 19-8-38 Vessot flax puller on Arnold Melhum's farm (negative and
2 prints)
FX 20-8-38 Vessot flax puller in operation on Arnold Melhum's farm,
Canby, Oregon (photo by William M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 21-8-38 Vessot flax puller on Arnold Melhum's farm, Canby, Oregon
(2 prints)
FX 22-8-38 Binding flax on drying field, Canby, Oregon (negative and
2 prints)
FX 23-8-38 Binding flax on drying field, Canby, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 24-8-34 Binding retted flax on drying field, Canby, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 25-8-38 Binding retted flax straw on drying field, Canby, Oregon
(photo by W. m. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 26-9-38 Corn plant irrigated with retting water, Canby, Oregon
(photo by George Stafford; negative and 2 prints)
FX 27-9-38 Grass plot irrigated with retting water, Canby, Oregon
(photo by George Stafford; negative and 2 prints)
FX 28-9-38 Grass plots irrigated with retting water, Canby, Oregon
(photo by George Stafford; negative and 2 prints)
FX 29-3-39 Experimental tow shaker, Canby, Oregon (print only)
FX 30-3-39 Experimental tow shaker, Canby, Oregon (photo by W. M.
Hurst; negative and 4 prints)
FX 31-3-39 Experimental fiber flax deseeder, Canby, Oregon (photo by
W. M. Hurst; 3 prints)
FX 32-3-39 Experimental fiber flax deseeder on trailer (3 prints)
FX 33-6-39 Irrigated plots of flax, Granger, Oregon (photo by W. M.
Hurst; negative & 4 prints)
FX 34-6-39 Plots of flax, potatoes and corn irrigated with retting
water, Granger, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 35-6-39 Southeast end, fiber flax lab and storage shed, Granger
farm, under construction (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 36-6-39 Northwest end, fiber flax lab, storage shed, and boiler
room under construction, Granger, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative
and 2 prints)
FX 37-6-39 Irrigated plots of flax, potatoes, and corn, Granger,
Oregon; retting water disposal experiments (negative and 2 prints)
FX 38-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (5 prints)
FX 39-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (negative & 2 prints)
FX 40-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 41-7-39 Vessot flax puller on M. Weinacht's farm (negative and 2 prints)
FX 42-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 43-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (photo by w. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 44-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (negative & 2 prints)
FX 45-7-39 Vessot flax puller on M. Weinacht's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (negative and 5 prints)
FX 46-7-39 Soenens flax puller on Joe Bernt's farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 47-7-39 Flax straw storage shed (south), Mt. Angel, Oregon (photo
by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 48-7-39 Flax straw storage shed (north), Mt. Angel, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 49-8-39 Soenens flax puller in field of flax and weeds, Lester
Burley's farm, Canby, Oregon (photo by George R. Stafford; negative
and 2 prints)
FX 50-8-39 Flax pulled by Soenens machine; note oats and dirt on
roots & rye grass standing (photo by George R. Stafford; negative
and 2 prints)
FX 51-8-39 Soenens flax puller on J. T. Bagard's farm, Springfield,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 52-8-39 Soenens flax puller location at Lester Burley's farm,
Canby, Oregon; note rough ground, rye grass, and other weeds in flax
(photo by George R. Stafford; negative and 2 prints)
FX 53-8-39 Flax field on Lester Burley's farm, Canby, Oregon,
showing difficult pulling conditions, weeds and rough ground (photo by
George R. Stafford; negative and 2 prints)
FX 54-9-39 Fiber flax lab, Granger, Oregon (negative and print)
FX 55-9-39 Straw storage shed and boiler room, flax lab, Granger,
Oregon (negative & 2 prints)
FX 56-9-39 Fiber flax lab and straw storage shed, Granger farm
(negative and print)
FX 57-9-39 Fiber flax drying field and lab, Granger, Oregon (3 prints)
FX 58-8-39 Soenen's deseeder installed at Mt. Angel, Oregon
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 59-8-39 Filling retting tank -- pitching bundles from wagon,
Canby, Oregon (photo by Walker; 6 prints)
FX 60-8-39 Filling retting tank, Canby, Oregon, by stacking bundles
in tank (photo by Walker; 2 prints)
FX 61-8-39 Filling retting tank, Springfield, Oregon, by stacking
bundles in tank (photo by Walker; 5 prints)
FX 62-8-39 Emptying retting tank with a loading elevator,
Springfield, Oregon (photo by Walker; 6 prints)
FX 63-8-39 Emptying retting tank and loading bundles on wagon,
Springfield, Oregon (photo by Walker; 2 views -- 6 prints for each)
FX 64-8-39 Emptying retting tank; loading elevator in tank, Canby,
Oregon (photo by Walker; negative and 8 prints)
FX 65-8-39 Emptying retting tank and loading wagon, Canby, Oregon
(photo by Walker; negative and 3 prints)
FX 66-4-40 Experimental scutcher set up at Canby, Oregon (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 67-4-40 Experimental deseeder #2 discharge side, OSC campus
(photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 68-4-40 Experimental deseeder #2 feed side (negative and 2 prints)
FX 69-4-40 Experimental deseeder #2, end with threshing cylinder,
OSC (negative & 3 prints)
FX 70-4-40 Experimental deseeder #2, feed side showing clutch lever
(2 negatives & 2 prints)
FX 71-4-40 Massey Harris double band trusser, altered, showing
drives, OSC (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 3 prints)
FX 72-4-40 Massey Harris double band trusser, altered, showing
packers and tables, OSC (negative and print)
FX 73-4-40 Massey Harris double band trusser, altered, showing load
platform, OSC (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 4 prints)
FX 74-4-40 Belgium tow shaker showing drier and metal pins (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 75-4-40 Belgium tow shaker showing hopper and cranks (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 76-6-40 Rebuilt Vessot puller from front (2 negatives and 2 prints)
FX 77-6-40 Vessot puller from side (2 negatives and 2 prints)
FX 78-6-40 Irrigation plots at Granger, Oregon; furrows of corn,
potatoes, flax, and grass watered with retting water (foreground) and
fresh water (background) (negative and 3 prints)
FX 79-6-40 Irrigation plots, Granger, Oregon; comparative height of
corn after 2-3" irrigation of retting and fresh water (negative and 2 prints)
FX 80-9-40 Experimental fly shuller loom with worp roll and heddle
strings (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 3 prints)
FX 81-9-40 Experimental fly shuller loom with sley and clack roll
(negative and print)
FX 82-11-40 Breaker-scutcher, feed end (negative and 2 prints)
FX 83-11-40 Breaker-scutcher, side view (?) and rotor in place for
tip ends of flax only; first unit and frame for second unit (photo by W.
M. Hurst; negative and 4 prints)
FX 84-11-40 Breaker-scutcher drive for tip end unit, showing conveyor
belt, roll, and swinging combs (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 4 prints)
FX 85-11-40 Scutcher, top and side view of one unit (negative and 2 prints)
FX 86-11-40 Scutcher; side and end view of one unit (negative and 2 prints)
FX 87-12-40 Hackling flax fiber from the scutcher (5 prints)
FX 88-12-40 Feeding fiber flax straw to breaker (2 prints)
FX 89-12-40 Hackling using coarse pegs (negative and 6 prints)
FX 90-12-40 Hackling using fine pegs [no negative or prints]
FX 91-12-40 Breaker-scutcher, discharge side and top view, with one
concave in place (negative and print)
FX 92-12-40 Deseeder #3, comb end and top view (photo by W. M. Hurst;
negative & 5 prints)
FX 93-12-40 Deseeder #3, root end and feed side (negative and 2 prints)
FX 94-12-40 Deseeder #3, discharge side showing comb and binder
drives (negative and 2 prints)
FX 95-2-41 Deseeder #2, entrance side, showing comb, and straw in
gripping device (negative and 3 prints)
FX 96-2-41 Deseeder #2, showing straw as fed from machine to binder
(negative and 6 prints)
FX 97-2-41 Deseeder #2; straw from deseeder to bundler to elevator
and to truck, Springfield, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 5
prints)
FX 98-2-41 Deseeder #2, feed side with straw on table, Springfield,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 99-2-41 Deseeder #2, binder and elevator (negative and 3 prints)
FX 100-2-41 Deseeder #2 set up at Springfield, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 101-5-41 Frame and gear box on rebuilt Vessot flax puller
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 102-5-41 Frame for outside pulling assembly on rebuilt Vessot
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 103-8-41 Frame for outside pulling assembly showing large idlers
in cruler (on one side only) on rebuilt Vessot flax puller (negative and
2 prints)
FX 104-5-41 Rebuilt Vessot flax puller completely assembled (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 105-5-41 End view of one unit 1941 breaker-scutcher (photo by W.
M. Hurst; negative and 5 prints)
FX 106-5-41 Side view, 1941 breaker-scutcher unit with one rotor in
place (negative & 5 prints)
FX 107-4-41 Machine hackling, Salem Linen Mill (photo by John
Burtner; 2 prints)
FX 108-4-41 Automatic spreading line fiber first step after machine
hackling, Salem Linen Mill (photo by John Burtner; 5 prints)
FX 109-4-41 Drawing flax fiber, Salem Linen Mill (photo by John
Burtner; 2 prints)
FX 110-4-41 Roving these spools of coarse yarn are ready for
spinning, Salem Linen Mill (photo by John Burtner; 2 prints)
FX 111-4-41 Spinning yarn, Salem Linen Mill (photo by John Burtner; 2 prints)
FX 112-4-41 Carding tow; tow sliver can be seen to left of operator,
Salem Linen Mill (photo by John Burtner; 5 prints)
FX 113-4-41 Reeling, Salem Linen Mill (photo by John Burtner; 2 prints)
FX 114-5-41 Watchman's home, Clackamas Flax Growers Association,
Canby, Oregon (2 negatives and 3 prints)
FX 115-5-41 Scales and office building, Canby flax plant (2 negatives
and 2 prints)
FX 116-5-41 Flax straw storage shed under construction, Canby, Oregon
(photo by W. M. Hurst; negative & 3 prints)
FX 117-5-41 Foundation for fiber flax straw storage shed, Canby,
Oregon (negative & 3 prints)
FX 118-5-41 Reinforcement for retting tanks, St. Paul, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 119-5-41 Reinforcement for battery of 8 retting tanks, St. Paul,
Oregon (negative & 2 prints)
FX 120-5-41 Buxbaum deseeder assembled and tested at Corvallis shop,
May 27, 1941 (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 121-6-41 Irrigation ditch to be used for retting; dams will be
placed across to form individual "tanks" (negative and 3 prints)
FX 122-6-41 Interior of new flax straw storage shed under
construction, Canby, Oregon (negative and print)
FX 123-6-41 Retting water pond, Canby, Oregon; note abundant growth
of grass near water; flooding with this water will, however, kill crops
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 124-6-41 Oats and rye grass flooded with water from pond shown in
FX 123-6-41; all plants are in flooded area (negative and 2 prints)
FX 125-6-41 Flax straw storage sheds under construction, St. Paul,
Oregon (negative & 5 prints)
FX 126-6-41 Flax straw storage shed under construction, St. Paul,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative & 7 prints)
FX 127-6-41 Flax straw butter for deseeder, experimental (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 128-6-41 Experimental flax straw butter for deseeder in operation
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 129-7-41 Flax entering gripping device on a Soenens puller
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 130-7-41 Guides on dividers pulling wheels, Soenens puller
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 131-7-41 Soenens flax puller with experimental vertical binder
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 132-7-41 Soenens flax puller in operation on Morse farm near
Corvallis (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 6 prints)
FX 133-8-41 Binding retted flax straw on drying field, Canby, Oregon
(photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 6 prints)
FX 134-8-41 Binding retted flax straw on drying field, Canby, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 135-8-41 A load of pulled flax from the farm; stores; Canby,
Oregon (negative and 6 prints)
FX 136-8-41 Pulled flax stacked on drying field; crop in excess of
shed capacity, Canby, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 137-8-41 Pulled flax stacked in open because of lack of storage
shed capacity, Canby, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 7 prints)
FX 138-8-41 Retted straw on drying field, Canby, Oregon (negative and
4 prints)
FX 139-8-41 "Wigwams" of retted straw on drying fields, Canby, Oregon
(negative and print)
FX 140-10-41 Retted straw binder, Harrisburg, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 141-10-41 Retted straw binder, Harrisburg, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 142-10-41 Retted straw binder, Harrisburg, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 143-10-41 Scales, deseeding shed, scutching building and one shed,
Harrisburg, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 144-11-41 Semi-automatic loom with foot operated heddles (photo by
W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 145-11-41 Semi-automatic loom with foot operated heddles, altered
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 146-12-41 Corvallis #4 scutcher under construction (negative and 2 prints)
FX 147-12-41 Corvallis #4 scutcher under construction (negative and 2 prints)
FX 148-12-41 Corvallis #4 scutcher under construction showing breaker
(negative and print)
FX 149-12-41 Corvallis #4 scutcher under construction showing rotors
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 150-3-42 Corvallis breaker scutcher #1 with V-belt gripping and
conveyor device (negative and 2 prints)
FX 151-3-42 Transfer on Corvallis #1 breaker-scutcher (photo by W. M.
Hurst; negative and 3 prints)
FX 152-3-42 Take-off on Corvallis #1 breaker-scutcher (negative and 3 prints)
FX 153-5-42 Tow cleaver with reciprocatory breakers, OSC (photo by W.
M. Hurst; negative and 6 prints)
FX 154-5-42 Pipe edge slats on tow shaker used with tow cleaver
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 155-5-42 Fiber flax combine; A. C. combine, Soenens puller and
John Deere binding units (negative and 3 prints)
FX 156-5-42 Fiber flax combine showing rubber crushing rollers for
deseeding, feed table to binder and double needle binding unit (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 157-5-42 N. W. Flax Products Co. under construction, left to
right: office and warehouse, scutching building, boiler room and fuel
storage (negative and 2 prints)
FX 158-5-42 N. W. Flax Products Co. mill under construction, left to
right: garage, office and warehouse, and scutching building (negative and
4 prints)
FX 159-5-42 N. W. Flax Products Co. mill under construction, left to
right: office and warehouse, garage, and scutching building (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 160-5-42 Abutments out walls of 6 retting tanks, N. W. Flax
Products Co.; forms for a bailery of 6 more tanks to right (negative and
2 prints)
FX 161-6-42 Deseeding building under construction, N. W. Flax
Products Co., Eugene, Oregon (negative and 5 prints)
FX 162-6-42 Interior of scutching building under construction, N. W.
Flax Products Co., Eugene, Oregon (negative and 4 prints)
FX 163-6-42 South end and east side of 56'x288'x20' (plate) straw
storage shed, N. W. Flax Products Co., Eugene, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 164-6-42 South end of 56'x288'x20' (plate) straw storage shed;
showing one of several elevators under construction to left; N. W. Flax
Products Co., Eugene, Oregon (negative and 4 prints)
FX 165-6-42 Interior of straw storage shed, N. W. Flax Products Co.,
Eugene, Oregon; note braces and cat walk (negative and 2 prints)
FX 166-6-42 Bailery of 6 tanks, top second bailery of 6 to right
under construction, N. W. Flax Products Co., Eugene, Oregon; note
abutments and common trought for discharge of retting water (negative and
3 prints)
FX 167-6-42 Lower end of bailery of 12--23'x104'x4' tanks formed in
irrigation ditch, Flax Growers Association, Harrisburg, Oregon (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 168-6-42 Harrisburg Flax Growers Association flax mill, left to
right: (2 in sight and 1 hidden from view) scutching bulding, deseeding
shed, office, and 12 tank formed in irrigation ditch (negative and 2 prints)
FX 169-8-42 Fiber flax combine on Mr. Ivers farm south of Corvallis
(negative and print)
FX 170-8-42 Byberg built Soenens flax puller, rear view (negative and
5 prints)
FX 171-8-42 Byberg built Soenens flax puller, front view (negative
and 7 prints)
FX 172-8-42 Sheds and deseeding building under construction, Molalla
Flax Growers, Molalla, Oregon (view 1: negative and 4 prints; view 2:
negative and print)
FX 173-8-42 Fiber flax combine in operation on Burres farm (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 174-8-42 Pulled flax straw moving from pulling units to deseeder
on fiber flax combine (negative and 3 prints)
FX 175-8-42 Binding straw and sacking seed on fiber flax combine (2
negatives and 3 prints)
FX 176-8-42 Feeding binder on fiber flax combine (negative and 6 prints)
FX 177-8-42 Fiber flax combine in action on Burres farm (negative and
2 prints)
FX 178-8-42 Pulling units on fiber flax combine (negative and 2 prints)
FX 179-8-42 Seed in bag and bundles ready for retting tanks with
fiber flax combine (negative and 3 prints)
FX 180-3-43 Automatic wiper for deseeder comb, deseeder Corvallis #8
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 181-3-43 Drive assembly and automatic wiper for deseeder Corvallis
#8 (negative and 2 prints)
FX 182-6-43 Tow shakers and reciprocating flax tow brake for cleaving
tow; two of these machines are used in tandem; Corvallis #7 (2 negatives
and 5 prints)
FX 183-6-43 Tow cleaver Corvallis #7 showing used automobile ball
bearings mounted in board for shakers (negative and 3 prints)
FX 184-6-43 Tow cleaver Corvallis #7 shaker and breaker drive (2
negatives and 2 prints)
FX 185-7-43 Self propelled flax puller with pneumatic gripping
device; machine known as "scooter" as it operated at 5-7 miles per hour
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 186-7-43 Side view of pneumatic gripping device on scooter
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 187-8-43 Scooter pulling flax on Clyde Walker farm (negative and 5 prints)
FX 188-8-43 Rear view of scooter in operation on Clyde Walker farm (2
negatives and 2 prints)
FX 189-8-43 Fiber flax combine equipped with automatic feed for straw
to binder (negative and 2 prints)
FX 190-8-43 Finger in position to stop flow of deseeded straw to
binder on combine; pressure of straw against finger trips binder
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 191-8-43 A tractor mounted puller that did not work; the machine
pulled the flax out of the ground, but straw tangled over small gripping
belts pulleys over pneumatic tires (negative and 4 prints)
FX 192-8-43 Office and deseeding buildings, N. W. Flax Products Co.
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 193-8-43 Office, shed with elevators, garage, and new shed under
construction, N. W. Flax Products Co. (negative and 3 prints)
FX 194-8-43 Drying field with mill in background, N. W. Flax Products
Co., (negative and 3 prints)
FX 195-8-43 Open ditch to waste land for retting water disposal, N.
W. Flax Products Co., (negative and 3 prints)
FX 196-8-43 Retting water open ditch to waste land-trees and
brush-for disposal, Northwest mill (negative and 2 prints)
FX 197-9-43 Tractor attached flax puller with pneumatic gripping
device (experimental) at a farm near Corvallis, Oregon (photo by W. M.
Hurst; negative and 5 prints)
FX 198-9-43 Tractor attached flax puller with pneumatic gripping
device showing coslor wheel in rear (negative and 2 prints)
FX 199-9-43 Retting water disposal area in waste swamp land, Benton
Co. Mill (negative and 3 prints)
FX 200-9-43 Straw storage shed with elevators, Benton County Mill
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 201-9-43 Benton County Flax Mill as viewed from west side of
Southern Pacific tracks (negative and 3 prints)
FX 202-9-43 Benton County Flax Mill with retting straw on drying
field in foreground (7 prints)
FX 203-9-43 Benton County Flax Mill as viewed from approach from the
south on highway 99W (negative and print)
FX 204-9-43 Retting tanks with shop in background, Benton Co. Mill
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 205-9-43 A straw storage shed with elevators Benton County Mill
(negative and print)
FX 206-9-43 Retting tanks with office and warehouse, and one shed in
background, Benton Co. Mill (negative and 10 prints)
FX 207-9-43 Benton County Flax Mill as viewed from south near highway
(negative and print)
FX 208-9-43 Fuel storage shed, boiler room and retting tanks, Benton
Co. Mill (negative and 2 prints)
FX 209-9-43 Private office, Benton County Mill (negative and print)
FX 210-9-43 Molalla Flax Growers Mill, left to right: shed, office,
and deseeding building (negative and 2 prints)
FX 211-9-43 Molalla Flax Growers shed, west end and south sides
(negative & 2 prints)
FX 212-9-43 Molalla Flax Mill as viewed from approach from west, left
to right: office, watchman's residence, boiler room, scutching building,
and sheds (negative and 3 prints)
FX 213-9-43 Molalla Flax Mill, left to right: tanks, fuel storage,
office, scutching building and corner of deseeding building; negative and
3 prints)
FX 214-9-43 Straw storage shed under construction, Washington Co.
Flax Growers (negative and 2 prints)
FX 215-9-43 Retting tanks, deseeding building and sheds under
construction, Washington Co. Flax Growers (negative and print)
FX 216-9-43 Retting tanks with office and one shed in background,
Washington County Flax Growers, Cornelius, Oregon (negative and print)
FX 217-9-43 Straw storage shed with elevators, Washington Co. Flax
Growers (negative and print)
FX 218-9-43 Approach to Benton County Flax Growers Mill (negative and
2 prints)
FX 219-4-43 Sheds, Benton County Flax Growers Mill as seen from north
on highway 99W (negative and 2 prints)
FX 220-9-43 Experimental retted straw leveler or evener (negative and
3 prints)
FX 221-2-44 Pneumatic gripping device on tractor type flax puller
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 222-2-44 Rear view of tractor trailer type flax puller with binder
platform and shields removed (negative and 3 prints)
FX 223-2-44 Tractor trailer type flax puller with binder table and
shields removed (negative and 3 prints)
FX 224-2-44 Double band binder on 45 deseeder (negative and 2 prints)
FX 225-9-44 Front end of experimental field binder and loader for
retted straw, Benton County Mill (negative and 2 prints)
FX 226-9-44 Tripping binder with foot on experimental retted straw
binder and loader; Benton County Mill (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and
3 prints)
FX 227-9-44 Side view of experimental retted straw binder and loader
showing drives for binder and elevator (negative and 7 prints)
FX 228-9-44 Feeding straw to drying field binder and loader, Benton
County Mill (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 229-9-44 Binding unit of type commonly used for binding bundles of
ruled straw, Benton County Mill (negative and 8 prints)
FX 230-9-44 Experimental pneumatic gripping device for flax puller
mounted on tractor for harvesting plots, Granger, Oregon (photo by E. G.
Nelson; 6 prints)
FX 231-9-44 Opening field of experimental plots fiber flax with
pneumatic tire pulling unit mounted on tractor, Granger, Oregon (photo by
E. G. Nelson; 2 views: 14 prints)
FX 232-9-44 Rear view of fiber flax combine (4 prints)
FX 233-9-44 Side view of fiber flax combine (4 prints)
FX 234-8-42 Bernard flax puller, St. Paul, Oregon (photo by E. G.
Nelson; negative & 3 prints)
FX 235-5-45 Breaker scutcher set up in shop for tests, Corvallis,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 236-5-45 Front end of first unit of breaker scutcher showing slot
opening for flax to enter and V belt of gripping device (negative and 3
prints)
FX 237-5-45 Throat into which flax straw is fed; hardwood block holds
side wings of gripping chain open so as to straddle V belt, Corvallis,
Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 238-5-45 Feed table and gripping device for first unit of breaker
scutcher, Corvallis, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 239-5-45 Drive for gripping device and transfer on breaker
scutcher, Corvallis, Oregon (photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 240-5-45 Discharge end, or "take off" of second unit of breaker
scutcher (negative and 3 prints)
FX 241-5-45 Fiber at "take off" end of second unit of breaker
scutcher (negative and 2 prints)
FX 242-5-45 Main drive for breaker and scutching rotors on second
unit of breaker-scutcher (negative and 3 prints)
FX 243-5-45 Vacuum tow box on down draft tow system for scutcher with
rubber rollers for removing tow from dead air space, Corvallis, Oregon
(photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 3 prints)
FX 244-5-45 Curved spring steel rods in tow box to deflect tow into
dead air space; down draft tow system on scutcher, Corvallis, Oregon
(photo by W. M. Hurst; negative and 2 prints)
FX 245-3-45 Van Hauwaert scutcher at N. W. Flax Products Co. Mill
showing feed table, breaker, tip end unit, butt end unit, and dust
exhaust system (negative & 8 prints)
FX 246-3-46 Experimental scutcher at Benton Co. Flax Mill, showing
feed table, tip end unit, butt end unit, and gripping device (negative
and 9 prints)
FX 247-3-46 Experimental scutcher at Benton Co. Flax Mill, take off
end (negative & 4 prints)
FX 248-3-46 Experimental scutcher at Benton Co. Flax Mill; take off
end showing beater blades and combs (6 prints)
FX 249-3-46 Van Hauwaert scutcher at N. W. Flax Products Co. Mill,
take off end (negative and 5 prints)
FX 250-3-46 Van Hauwaert scutcher at N. W. Flax Products Co. Mill,
take off end (2 views: negative & 6 prints for 1st view; 2 prints for 2nd
view)
FX 251-3-46 Flax display board (3 views: 1 negative; several prints
for each view)
FX 252-4-46 Flax bundles before and after butting in flax butting
machine at Benton County Mill (negative and 3 prints)
FX 253-4-46 Flax bundles before and after butting in flax butting
machine at Benton County Mill; Joe Hubbard holding bundles (negative and
4 prints; 3 prints originally numbered FX-255-4-46)
FX 254 & 255 [no images with these numbers]
FX 256-4-46 Lift for retting tank at N. W. Flax Products Co.
(negative and print)
FX 257 [no image with this number]
FX 258-4-46 Close up of one end of scutcher blades showing combs
(negative and 4 prints)
FX 259-4-46 Samples of scutched fiber right: before installation of
combs; left: after installation of combs (2 negatives and 8 prints)
FX 260-4-46 Flax bundle prior to butting on the vibrator type butter
(2 negatives and 3 prints)
FX 261-4-46 One bundle of flax on the experimental vibrator type
butter; butted for two minutes (2 negatives and 2 prints)
FX 262-4-46 Flax bundle after butting for 2 minutes on vibrator type
butter (negative and 2 prints)
FX 263-6-46 Retting tank top lift lid down, NW Flax Products Co.,
Eugene, Oregon (photo by C. I. Branton; negative and 6 prints)
FX 264-6-46 Lifting device attached to closed retting tank lid, NW
Flax Products Co., Eugene, Oregon (photo by C. I. Branton; negative and 3
prints)
FX 265-6-46 Bucket butter and butted bundle, Benton Co. Flax Growers
Mill (photo by C. I. Branton; negative and 9 prints)
FX 266-6-46 Bucket butter operating, Benton Co. Flax Growers Mill
(photo by C. I. Branton; negative and 5 prints)
FX 267-6-46 Open type retting tank lid lifted for movement, NW Flax
Products Co. (photo by C. I. Branton; negative and 2 prints)
FX 268-6-46 Retting tank lid raised for movement, NW Flax Products
Co. (photo by C. I. Branton; negative and 3 prints)
FX 269-6-46 Retting tank lid, closed type, NW Flax Products Co.
(photo by C. I. Branton; negative and print)
FX 270-6-46 Conventional type slatted retting tank top; automatic
temperature control in foreground, NW Flax Products Co. (photo by C. I.
Branton; negative & 2 prints)
FX 271-6-46 Conventional type slatted retting tank top with
mechanical lift in use (4 prints)
FX 272-7-46 Retting operations at N. W. Flax Products, Eugene, Oregon
(negative & 3 prints)
FX 273-7-46 Handling retted straw, N. W. Flax Products, Eugene,
Oregon (negative & 2 prints)
FX 274-7-46 Retting tanks and field drying, N. W. Flax Products,
Eugene, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 275-7-46 Retting tanks and field drying, N. W. Flax Products,
Eugene, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 276-7-46 Retting tank studies, N. W. Flax Products, Eugene, Oregon
(negative and 7 prints)
FX 277-7-46 Retting tank studies, instruments and automatic controls
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 278-7-46 Retting tank studies, instruments and automatic controls
(negative and 4 prints)
FX 279-7-46 Retting and field drying at Benton County plant (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 280-7-46 Construction details of straw spreader (negative and 4 prints)
FX 281-7-46 Construction details of straw spreader (negative and 2 prints)
FX 282-7-46 Construction details of straw spreader (negative and 2 prints)
(P shelves - box 5)
FX 283-7-46 Construction details of straw separator and double needle
binder (negative and 2 prints)
FX 284-7-46 Construction details of straw separator and double needle
binder (negative and 2 prints)
FX 285-7-46 Puller equipped with straw spreader and double needle
binder, OSC campus (negative and 3 prints)
FX 286-7-46 Puller equipped with straw spreader and double needle
binder, OSC campus (negative and 2 prints)
FX 287-7-46 Puller, front view, OSC campus (negative and 5 prints)
FX 288-7-46 Pulling flax on the Gregg farm, double needle binder and
straw separator (negative and 7 prints)
FX 289-7-46 Pulling flax on the Gregg farm, double needle binder and
straw separator (negative and 4 prints)
FX 290-7-46 Pulling flax on the Gregg farm, double needle binder and
straw separator (negative and print)
FX 291-7-46 Single tie bundle and double tie bundle, Gregg farm
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 292-7-46 Byberg type puller with single binder, Gregg farm
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 293-9-46 Heating plant, N. W. Products Co. (negative and 3 prints)
FX 294-9-46 Field binder loader (negative and 6 prints)
FX 295-9-46 Field binder loader with bundle elevator (experimental)
(negative and 4 prints)
FX 296-9-46 Mt. Angel flax festival, F. Schwab (on horse?) (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 297-9-46 Mt. Angel flax festival parade (negative and 3 prints)
FX 298-9-46 Mt. Angel flax festival, Flax Plant float (negative and 2 prints)
FX 299-8-46 Field binder, wheel barrow type (negative and 4 prints)
FX 300-8-46 Field binder, wheel barrow type (negative and 3 prints)
FX 301-8-46 Field binder, wheel barrow type (negative and 2 prints)
FX 302-9-46 Vessot pulled field near Mt. Angel, Oregon (negative and
5 prints)
FX 303-9-46 Vessot pulled field near Mt. Angel, Oregon (negative and
6 prints)
FX 304-10-46 Straw separator and stop-binder and conveyor on deseeder
at Mt. Angel, Oregon (negative and 2 prints)
FX 305-10-46 Straw separator and stop-binder and conveyor on deseeder
at Mt. Angel, Oregon, with observers (negative and 2 prints)
FX 306-7-46 Gregg Farm, Soenens puller (negative and 3 prints)
FX 307-10-46 Tow machine, Benton Co. (2 negatives and 2 prints)
FX 308-10-46 Laboratory retting; Dr. Walter Bollen (negative and 6 prints)
FX 309-10-46 Haas Drier (German) with Hydro-extractor (negative and 3 prints)
FX 310-10-46 Haas Drier (German) (negative and 3 prints)
FX 311-10-46 Oregon City puller (negative and 6 prints)
FX 312-10-46 Whipping rolls in operation (2 views: negative and 6 prints)
FX 313-10-46 Tying bundles from whipping rolls (negative and 6 prints)
FX 314-11-46 Hand hackling, coarse combs (negative and print)
FX 315-11-46 Hand hackling, fine combs (negative and 2 prints)
FX 316-11-46 Hand hackling, tipps and butts (negative and 4 prints)
FX 317-11-46 Hand hackling, grading (negative and 4 prints)
FX 318-11-46 Deseeding at Washington County plant (negative and 7 prints)
FX 319-11-46 Inclined feed table, Washington County (negative and print)
FX 320-11-46 Inclined feed table, Washington Co., showing vibrator
butter mechanism (negative and 2 prints)
FX 321-11-46 Inclined feed table, Washington Co., showing conveying
pins (negative 4 prints)
FX 322-11-46 Inclined feed table, Washington Co., drive mechanism
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 323-11-46 Scutching at Benton Co., Delano; conventional scutcher
feed table showing 6 people, 5 of whom could be replaced with the
mechanical string cutter, straw spreader and the butter feed table
(negative and 4 prints)
FX 324-11-46 Combs on experimental scutcher, Benton County Mill
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 325-12-46 Feeding the scutcher at Benton Co. Flax Mill (negative
and 7 prints)
FX 326-12-46 Feeding the scutcher at Benton Co. Flax Mill (negative
and 8 prints)
FX 327-12-46 Stationary bans in experimental breaker, showing taper
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 328-12-46 Assembling experimental scutcher at Benton County Mill
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 329-12-46 Experimental scutcher at Benton County prior to assembly
(negative and 6 prints)
FX 330-12-46 German flax washer and roll Hydroextractor (negative and print)
FX 331-1-47 Dust enclosure around Van Hauwaert scutcher at Benton
County (negative and 8 prints)
FX 332-1-47 Van Hauwaert scutcher at Benton Co. Mill with down draft
dust removal (negative and 7 prints)
FX 333-1-47 Tow machine at Benton Co. in operation (negative and 9 prints)
FX 334-3-47 Beetling, scutching and hackling flax (from an engraving)
(negative and print)
FX 335-4-47 Tow machine and drier at Benton County (negative and 2 prints)
FX 336-4-47 Experimental retting at bacteriology lab at OSC; Bollen
and Lambrecht (negative and 4 prints)
FX 337-4-47 Bacteria colonies, anaerobic and aerobic oxygen (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 338-4-47 Retting tank studies chart, 1946-R1 (negative and 5 prints)
FX 339-4-47 Retting tank studies chart, 1946-R2 (negative and 3 prints)
FX 340-4-47 Retting tank studies chart, 1946-R3 (negative and 3 prints)
FX 341-6-47 Field binder loader, construction details (negative and 8 prints)
FX 342-6-47 Field binder loader, construction details (negative and 2 prints)
FX 343-6-47 Field binder loader, construction details (negative and 4 prints)
FX 344-6-47 Field binder loader, construction details (negative and 2 prints)
FX 345-8-47 Van Hauwaert scutcher during installation, Santiam Mill,
Jefferson, Oregon (negative and 10 prints)
FX 346-8-47 Scutcher building and tow processing building, Santiam
Mill, Jefferson, Oregon (2 negatives and 10 prints)
FX 347-8-47 Retting tank, top lift, Canby, Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 348-8-47 Field binding operation, Canby, Oregon (negative and 7 prints)
FX 349-8-47 Santiam scutcher building; negative and 2 prints.
FX 350-9-47 Straw separator stop, construction detail "A" (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 351-9-47 Straw separator stop, construction detail "B" (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 352-9-47 Straw separator stop, construction detail "C" (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 353-9-47 Straw separator stop, construction detail "D" (negative
and 4 prints)
FX 354-9-47 Straw separator stop, construction detail "E" (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 355-2-48 Wigwam pick up, construction details "A" (negative and print)
FX 356-2-48 Wigwam pick up, construction details "B" (negative and 3 prints)
FX 357-2-48 Wigwam pick up, construction details "C" (negative and 2 prints)
FX 358-2-48 Wigwam pick up, construction details "D" (negative and 6 prints)
FX 359-2-48 Inclined feed table vs. flat table, Washington Co. "A"
(negative and print)
FX 360-2-48 Inclined feed table vs. flat table, Washington Co. "B"
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 361-4-48 Tow drying study (charts); figures 1, 2, and 3 (3
negatives and 6 prints)
FX 362-4-48 Tow drying study (charts); figures 4, 5, and 6 (3
negatives and 6 prints)
FX 363-4-48 Canby retting report (charts); figures 3, 4, and 5 (3
negatives & 12 prints)
FX 364-6-48 Flax stem and flower (reproduced from book) (negative and
2 prints)
FX 365-6-48 Flax stem anatomy, cross section (reproduced from book)
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 366-6-48 Ultimate flax fibers (reproduced from book) (negative and
2 prints)
FX 367-6-48 Chemical composition of dried flax straw (reproduced from
book) (negative and 2 prints)
FX 368-8-48 Experimental flax drier, Welch (negative and print)
FX 369-8-48 Experimental flax drier, kiln open (negative and 10 prints)
FX 370-8-48 Flax deseeder, front view (9 prints)
FX 371-8-48 Flax deseeder, angle view (negative and 7 prints)
FX 372-8-48 Elevating into storage shed, St. Paul, Oregon (negative
and 4 prints)
FX 373-8-48 Willamette puller, showing tractor (negative and 4 prints)
FX 374-8-48 Willamette puller, side view (negative and 8 prints)
FX 375-8-48 Willamette puller, front view (negative and 3 prints)
FX 376-8-48 Experimental flax drier Branton (negative and 5 prints)
FX 377-8-48 Deseeder with string cutter, butter, and binder (negative
and 4 prints)
FX 378-8-48 Experimental flax drier, kiln closed (negative and 10 prints)
FX 379-7-48 Field binder loader with wigwam pick up, front view
(negative and 8 prints)
FX 380-7-48 Field binder loader with wigwam pick up, side view
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 381-9-48 Fiber flax shop, west to east (negative and 2 prints)
FX 382-9-48 Fiber flax shop, drill press in foreground (negative and
3 prints)
FX 383-9-48 Mt. Angel Flax Growers Assn. float with committee
(negative and 4 prints)
FX 384-9-48 Fred Schwab on horse, Mt. Angel flax parade (negative and
3 prints)
FX 385-9-48 Tow drier and feeder at Santiam Flax Plant (negative and
8 prints)
FX 386-9-48 Bale opening tow feeder, Santiam Flax Plant (negative and
7 prints)
FX 387-11-48 1948 maturity study wax (negative and 2 prints)
FX 388-8-48 Cucumber harvester, side view (negative and 4 prints)
FX 389-8-48 Cucumber harvester, back view (negative and 3 prints)
FX 390-11-48 1948 wax maturity, plot picture (negative and print)
FX 391-3-49 Experimental scutcher, feed table, Mt. Angel, Oregon
(negative and 6 prints)
FX 392-3-49 Experimental scutcher, turbines, Mt. Angel, Oregon (3 prints)
FX 393-3-49 Experimental scutcher, fiber take off, Mt. Angel, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 394-3-49 Green tow machine, Santiam Mill, output end (negative and
5 prints)
FX 395-3-49 Green tow machine, Santiam Mill, feed end (negative and 8 prints)
FX 396-3-49 Green tow machine, Santiam Mill, feet end, no operators
(negative and 6 prints)
FX 397-8-49 Double and single string, natural drying and temperature
study (negative and 5 prints)
FX 398-8-49 Close-up of flax puller with flax, front view (negative
and 7 prints)
FX 399-8-49 Angle view of flax puller with flax (2 negatives and 8 prints)
FX 400-8-49 Side view of flax puller with flax and showing binder
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 401-8-49 Flax puller without flax, front view (negative and 3 prints)
FX 402-8-49 Field binder-loader at Molalla Flax Plant, shady side
(negative only)
FX 403-8-49 Mobile field binder loader with bundle elevator and
bundle pick up attachment (experimental) at Molalla Flax Plant, sunny
side (4 prints)
FX 404-8-49 Front view of Scott Strength Test (2 negatives and 9 prints)
FX 405-8-49 A. E. Pulp balance with equilibrium samples (2 negatives
and 2 prints)
FX 406-8-49 Table of exponentials (chart) (negative and 9 prints)
FX 407-8-49 Potentiometer (negative and 7 prints)
FX 408-8-49 Equipment used in equilibrium and regain test (negative
and 9 prints)
FX 409-11-49 Van Hauwaert 4-turbine type scutcher, Dominion
Experimental Farm, Ottowa, Canada (print)
FX 410-9-50 Self-propelled field binder loader with pick up
attachment operating at Mt. Angel Flax Plant, revised model (negative and
5 prints)
FX 411-9-50 Self-propelled field binder loader with pick up
attachment operating at Mt. Angel Flax Plant, revised model (negative and
4 prints)
FX 412-9-50 Self-propelled field binder loader with pick up
attachment operating at Mt. Angel Flax Plant, revised model (negative and
4 prints)
FX 413-9-50 Self-propelled field binder loader with pick up
attachment operating at Mt. Angel Flax Plant, revised model (negative and
5 prints)
FX 414-11-50 Santiam Flax Plant, view showing several buildings
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 415-11-50 Santiam Flax Plant, Jefferson, Oregon, view from entrance
showing most buildings (negative and 3 prints)
FX 416-11-50 Santiam Flax Plant, Jefferson, Oregon, view showing
scutcher buildings, left, and tow buildings, right (negative and 5 prints)
FX 417-11-50 USDA designed tow dryer on right and tow scutcher on left
at Santiam Flax Plant (negative only)
FX 418-11-50 Operating Van Hauwaert scutcher at Santiam Flax Plant
(negative and 13 prints)
FX 419-11-50 Operating USDA experimental scutcher at Santiam Flax
Plant (negative and print)
FX 420-11-50 Tow separator box operating with experimental scutcher at
Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 7 prints)
FX 421-51 Bulk handling; unloading farmer's flax, Santiam Flax
Plant (negative and 7 prints)
FX 422-51 Bulk handling; unloading farmer's flax, Santiam Flax
Plant (negative and 4 prints)
FX 423-8-51 Bulk handling; unloading farmer's flax, Santiam Flax
Plant (5x7 color transparency and color print)
FX 424-8-51 Pulled flax drying in field; flat bundles are to be
stacked as shown on right; (5x7 color transparency and color print)
FX 425-8-51 Flax puller, Chapin commercial variety test plots (2
color prints)
FX 426-51 Pitch fork handling; loading retted straw for scutcher,
Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 3 prints)
FX 427-51 Pitch fork handling; loading retted straw for scutcher,
Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 5 prints)
FX 428-51 Pitch fork handling; loading retted straw for scutcher,
Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 6 prints)
FX 429-51 Pitch fork handling; loading retted straw for scutcher,
Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 6 prints)
FX 430-52 Van Hauwaert four drum scutching machine, Model 1949
(print only)
FX 431-3-52 Horizontal bundle string cutter (print only)
FX 432-3-52 Retted straw straightener; feed in side, bundle on table
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 433-3-52 Retted straw straightener; feed in side, straw in machine
(negative and 6 prints)
FX 434-3-52 Retted straw straightener and spreader, outlet side (2 prints)
FX 435-3-52 Retted straw spreader at outlet of straw straightener, no
straw (negative and 6 prints)
FX 436-3-52 Retted straw spreader at outlet of straw straightener,
straw in machine (negative and 4 prints)
FX 437-6-52 Linen and wool display, Oregon State Capitol (4x5
negative and 7 prints)
FX 438-6-52 Linen and wool display, Oregon State Capitol (4x5
negative and 7 prints)
FX 439-6-52 Gov. Douglas McKay at linen and wool display, Oregon
State Capitol (2 views: 4x5 negative and print; print only)
FX 440-9-52 Two bundles of pulled flax in pulling field -- 1-single
tied-Soenens puller, 1- double tied-USDA experimental puller (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 441-9-52 Two shocks of pulled flax bundles in pulling field --
1-single tied bundles- Soenens puller, 1-double tied bundles-USDA
experimental puller (negative and 3 prints)
FX 442-12-52 Front view of lift truck with pullet load of flax
(negative and print)
FX 443-12-52 Rear view of lift truck with pallet load of flax
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 444-12-52 Side view of lift truck with pallet load of flax
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 445-12-52 Pallet load of flax on ground (negative and print)
FX 446-1-53 Two bundles of pulled flax -- 1. left-commercial pulled;
2. right-USDA self- propelled pulled (negative and 3 prints)
FX 447-1-53 Four bundles of pulled flax -- 1. left-2 bundles
commercial pulled; 2. right-2 bundles USDA self propelled puller pulled
(negative and 4 prints)
FX 448-2-53 Vansteenskiste scutcher, feed end view, Mt. Angel, Oregon
(negative & 2 prints)
FX 449-2-53 Vansteenskiste scutcher, side view, Mt. Angel, Oregon
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 450-2-53 Loading flax in storage shed, Mt. Angel, Oregon (negative
and print)
FX 451-2-53 Flemish mill scutching at Santiam Mill (negative and 2 prints)
FX 452-2-53 Flemish mill scutching at Santiam Mill (negative and 5 prints)
FX 453-2-53 Flemish mill at Santiam Flax Growers Plant, Jefferson,
Oregon (negative and 3 prints)
FX 454-12-53 Puller belts for self-propelled puller (negative and 3 prints)
FX 455-12-53 Bundle elevator, conveyor, and telescopic chute from
deseeder to retting tank, Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 3 prints)
FX 456-12-53 Deseeder, elevator, conveyor, and chute into retting
tanks, Santiam Flax Plant (negative and print)
FX 457-12-53 Bundle elevator, conveyor, and telescopic chute into
retting tanks, Santiam Flax Plant (negative and 2 prints)
FX 458-12-53 Squeeze rolls and feed end of retted straw dryer
(negative and 5 prints)
FX 459-12-53 Feed end of retted straw dryer with squeeze rolls showing
(steam) (negative and 2 prints)
FX 460-12-53 Feed end of retted straw dryer with squeeze rolls showing
(negative and print)
FX 461-12-53 Feed end of retted straw dryer, side view (negative and 2
prints)
FX 462-12-53 Take off end of retted straw dryer, side view (negative
and print)
FX 463-12-53 Take off end of retted straw dryer (negative and 2 prints)
FX 464-12-53 Retted straw dryer (negative and 4 prints)
FX 465-12-53 Control instrument, retted straw dryer (negative)
FX 466-12-53 Hot air supply fans and damper controls on retted straw
dryer (negative and 2 prints)
FX 467-12-53 Furnace, oil burner, and stack damper for retted straw
dryer (negative & 2 prints)
FX 468-12-53 Furnace, oil burner, and automatic control for retted
straw dryer (negative & print)
FX 469-12-53 Furnace and oil burner for retted straw dryer, angle view
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 470-3-53 String cutter, outlet end view (negative and 2 prints)
FX 471-3-53 Retted straw spreader at outlet of straw straightner
(negative and print)
FX 472-1-54 Retted flax dryer building, Santiam Flax Plant (negative
and 3 prints)
FX 473-1-54 Switch board for retted straw dryer, Santiam Flax Plant
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 474-1-54 Potentiometer Pyrometer in dryer laboratory (negative and
3 prints)
FX 475-1-54 Drawing fiber flax machinery (negative and 4 prints)
FX 476-2-54 Furnace hood, retted flax dryer (negative and 3 prints)
FX 477-2-54 Fiber flax field binder and loader (negative and 2 prints)
FX 478-2-54 Demonstration scutcher with Van Hauwaert blades and
gripping device (negative and 2 prints)
FX 479-2-54 Demonstration scutcher with Van Hauwaert blades and
gripping device, angle view (negative and 3 prints)
FX 480-2-54 Demonstration scutcher with Vansteenskiste blades and
gripping device (negative and 2 prints)
FX 481-2-54 Demonstration scutcher with USDA experimental blades and
gripping device (negative and 2 prints)
FX 482-2-54 Experimental self-propelled puller, front view (negative
and 2 prints)
FX 483-2-54 Experimental self-propelled puller, rear view (negative
and 4 prints)
FX 484-2-54 Experimental self-propelled puller, binder side view
(negative and 3 prints)
FX 485-2-54 Experimental self-propelled puller, auxiliary engine side
view (negative and 3 prints)
FX 486-5-54 Diagrammatic drawing of experimental flax drier (negative
and print)
FX 487-9-54 Self-propelled puller shear and belt arrangement
(drawing) (negative and print)
FX 488-9-54 Self-propelled flax puller schematic drive (drawing)
(negative and print)
FX 489-9-54 Straw divider on double needle binder (drawing) (negative
and print)
FX 490-9-54 Commercial type scutcher gripping devices (drawing)
(negative and 2 prints)
FX 491-11-54 Setting up wigwams of flax in the drying field (photo by
Delano Studio, Portland, #9533A; print)
FX 492-11-54 Rebinding bundles of flax in the drying field (photo by
Delano Studio, Portland, #9533-1; 3 prints)
FX 493-11-54 Loading tied bundles of flax in the drying field (photo
by Delano Studio, Portland, #9533-2; 2 prints)
FX 494-11-54 Van Hauwaert scutching machine, take off end, Washington
County Flax Plant (photo by Delano Studio, Portland, #9528-A; 4 prints)
FX 495-11-55 Flax straw temperatures during drying (chart) (4x5
negative and 3 prints)
FX 496-11-55 Moisture content of retted flax straw during drying
(chart) (4x5 negative and 3 prints)
FX 497-11-55 Flax drier heat supply and air circulation (schematic
sketch) (negative and print)
FX 498-11-55 Overall efficiency vs. evaporation rate in a direct-heat
flax drier (chart) (4x5 negative and 3 prints)
FX 499-12-55 Plot of the relationship of fiber yield and seasoning of
retted straw (chart) (4x5 negative and 2 prints)
FX 500-1-58 Flax samples, balance, containers used in equil. moist.
study (negative)
FX 501-1-58 Controlled temperature-humidity cabinet, 8 sec. exposure
(negative)
FX 502-1-58 Controlled temperature-humidity cabinet, 0.1 sec.
exposure (negative & 5 prints)
FX 503-8-59 Oregon Flax Company spinning mill at Canby, Oregon (3 prints)
Unnumbered flax photographs:
Experimental plot puller constructed in fiber flax processing shop
(3 views; prints only)
Flax drier? (print only)
Woman in office of Mt. Angel flax plant?, ca. 1940 (2 views; prints only)
Flax looms?, ca. 1940 (print only)
Priest at table (with linen placemats?), ca. 1940 (print only)
Woman modeling dress (made from linen?), ca. 1950 (4x5 negative and print)
Flax mill? (negative and print)
Unidentified machinery (8 views: print only for 1; negatives only
for 2; negatives and prints for 5)
Part of an eighty acre field with retted flax straw set up and
wigwamed for drying and bleaching (4x5 copy negative of image
from Oregon Magazine)
Drawing of a person hackling flax (print only)
Ilustrations proposed for use in Station Bulletin 531, 1953
Scutcher bulletin illustrations drawings of pre-industrial flax
breaking, beating and scraping, scutching; drawings of modern scutching
machinery (negatives and prints)
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