The Susan Grenz photographs are a part of the Susan Grenz Collection and contain 18 scanned, black and white images of farm threshing. The pictures were taken a mile north of Hazelton, North Dakota on Highway 83 in 1963. People identified in the images include: Harry Grenz (owner of the farm), Arthur Humann (Harry Grenz's father-in-law), Doug Grenz (song of Harry Grenz), Monty Humann (son of Arthur Humann), and LeRoy Humann (son of Arthur Humann). Also included are a color image of a wall plaque containing an image of Gottlieb and Christina Grenz, and an image of a shawl. The finding aid for items in the physical collection can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/10365/19548

Recent Submissions

  • [2011.08.20] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay bundles into a wagon 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay bundles into a wagon. Two men with pitchforks are putting bundles of hay onto a wagon. Identified as (L to R): Harry Grenz and Arthur ...
  • [2011.08.19] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann threshing 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann threshing. Two men stand on different wagons next to each other filled with hay. The two men are putting hay bundles into the threshing machine. ...
  • [2011.08.18] Image of a threshing machine 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of a threshing machine. A farm is visible in the background. Dated 1963. Courtesy of Susan Grenz Collection, 2011.08, GRHC.
  • [2011.08.17] Harry Grenz standing next to a truck 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz standing next to a truck. A man in a plaid shirt and railroad cap holds a jug in one hand and leans against a truck. A dog is visible jumping up on the man. Man is ...
  • [2011.08.16] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann threshing 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann threshing. Two men stand on different wagons next to each other filled with hay. The two men are putting hay bundles into the threshing machine. ...
  • [2011.08.15] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay into a wagon 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay into a wagon. Two men with pitchforks are picking up hay bundles and putting them into a wagon. The two men are identified as (L to ...
  • [2011.08.14] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann threshing 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann threshing. Two men stand on different wagons next to each other filled with hay. The two men are putting hay bundles into the threshing machine. ...
  • [2011.08.13] Woman and three children standing next to some threshing machinery 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of a woman and three children standing next to some threshing machinery. The woman and three children are the family of the photographer. Dated 1963. Courtesy of Susan Grenz ...
  • [2011.08.12] Arthur Humann talking to a group next to the threshing machine 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Arthur Humann talking to a group next to the threshing machine. A man talks to a woman and three children. They are all standing next to some threshing machinery. The man is ...
  • [2011.08.11] Monty Humann and LeRoy Humann stacking hay into a wagon 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Monty Humann and LeRoy Humann stacking hay into a wagon. Two young men with pitchforks toss bundles of hay into a wagon. A dog is visible on the right. The two men are identified ...
  • [2011.08.10] Harry Grenz standing next to a wagon filled with hay 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz standing next to a wagon filled with hay. A man stands between a tractor (only the tire is visible) and a wagon full of hay. Man is identified as Harry Grenz. The ...
  • [2011.08.09] Arthur Humann and Harry Grenz on atop threshing machinery 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Arthur Humann and Harry Grenz on atop threshing machinery. Two men are identified as (L to R): Arthur Humman and Harry Grenz. Dated 1963. Courtesy of Susan Grenz Collection, ...
  • [2011.08.08] Doug Grenz standing next to threshing machinery 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Doug Grenz standing in a wagon next to a threshing machine. A young boy stands in a wagon filled with hay. Behind the boy is a threshing machine. The boy is identified as Doug ...
  • [2011.08.07] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay into a wagon 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay into a wagon. Two men with pitchforks are picking up hay bundles and putting them into a wagon. The two men are identified as (L to ...
  • [2011.08.06] Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz and Arthur Humann stacking hay. A man, Harry Grenz, stands next to a wagon throwing bundles of hay with a pitchfork while another man, Arthur Humann, stands on top ...
  • [2011.08.05] Harry Grenz standing next to a truck 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz standing next to a truck. A man in a plaid shirt and railroad cap holds a jug in one hand and leans against a truck. A dog is visible jumping up on the man. Man is ...
  • [2011.08.04] Image of threshing machinery 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of threshing machinery. A truck, wagons, and other threshing machinery are visible in the background. Two men stand on top of the machinery. Courtesy of Susan Grenz Collection, ...
  • [2011.08.03] Image of a threshing crew 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Black and white. Image of a threshing crew. Two men are visible threshing. One is on the tractor in the foreground and the other is on top of the wagon in the background. The farmer in the plaid shirt ...
  • [2011.08.02] Image of a gray shawl 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Color. Image of a gray shawl. The shawl is a medium gray on one side and a dark gray on the other. The shawl is a 64 inch square with a double-weave twill. The fringe in the back is twisted. The shawl ...
  • [2011.08.01] Image of wall plaque of Gottlieb and Christina Grenz 

    Grenz, Susan; Grenz, Susan (2013-05-20)
    Photographic image. Color. Image of wall plaque of Gottlieb and Christina Grenz. The wall plaque in the image is circular with a floral design on it. It also contains an image of a couple, identified as Gottlieb and Christina ...

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