Photograph of an agricultural scene no. 053

Photograph of an agricultural scene, taken by Nidai Arabacıali in August of 1948 in Kioneli (Gönyeli). It shows the separation of the grain from the straw by a machine. In the foreground we see the sheaves of the cut wheat spread on the field; at the back is a traditional village cart, from where the sheaves are thrown into the separation machine. The machine is connected with a thick band to a tractor (Turk. patos, TCy patoz; ), which drives it. A man in the foreground (Cevdet Demirel) is holding a long-handled pitchfork (dirgen/digren; Greek dikráni) with which he throws the sheaves in the cart, on which stands another man who feeds the machine; a third person on the ground is controlling the machine. Another three people stand behind the cart; the man to the right holds a two-handled basket, while the man next to him pushes a shovel into a similar basket: presumably they are collecting the grain. All the people involved are men and wear light-coloured clothes, also headscarves and hats, to protect themselves from the summer heat. The man on the right side of the photograph holds his hat under his arm. Their clothing comprises white shirts and trousers; the person holding the pitchfork, also wears a white overcoat and motorcycle glasses. The man feeding the machine is Hasan Damdelen. The names of the other four persons are: Vardiyan Ali, Mehmet Sumburti, Haceli Zehrası’nın oğlu, Hayati. Source of information: Hasan Dayı. Source of the photograph: Aşkın Dervişoğluları. Village: Kioneli (Gönyeli), Nicosia District.