Goodwin/Shattuck, Oklahoma
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- WHAT: From a note on the back of the photograph, this is a picture of harvesting on the Joe and Louis Kirmse Shattuck farm. The grain stalks have probably been cut with a binder and bound into sheaves that were manually stacked.
- WHEN: Circa 1910 – An accompanying photograph “Joe Kirmse Shattuck Farm” was labeled as being 1907. However, the Case car was not produced until 1910.
- WHERE: Near Goodwin, Oklahoma – The Joe and Louis Kirmse properties were about 5 miles east of Goodwin, Oklahoma.
- SOURCE: Helen (Kirmse) Hacker shared this photograph October 2003.Another copy was shared by Judy (Kirmse) Yordi, April 26, 2015.
- NOTES: There are three known original copies of this photograph. One has the note “Joe & Louis Shattuck Farm Aug Kahnert & Kinzel Renters”on the back. A second copy has the words “Okla. Harvest” on the back[1] and the third copy has no notes on the back.
Elements of the image in addition to the small hay stacks are two teams of horses/mules and their drivers as well as a car with two men sitting on the front fenders.
On the left side of the picture is a team of four white horses/mules and a driver.
![Kinzelt and one team.[1]](https://pressbooks.com/app/uploads/sites/101493/2018/07/20150426Team1_Judy2_IMG_3490-1000.jpg)
On the right side of the picture is a team of four dark horses/mules and a driver.
![August Kahnert and one team[1]](https://pressbooks.com/app/uploads/sites/101493/2018/07/20150426Team2_Judy2_IMG_3492-2-1_1000.jpg)
In the center, Joe and Louis Kirmse with their white shirts and ties are sitting on the front fenders of an automobile. They are obviously not part of the field crew.
![Joe and Louis Kirmse on the front fenders of their Case Car[1]](https://pressbooks.com/app/uploads/sites/101493/2018/07/20150323JoeLouis_Kirmse_IMG_0403-3_1000.jpg)
Look as the car radiator – it is a Case car – a luxury car of its day.
