Phil Decker's Oregon Crop Festival Photographic Archive
Yamhill Harvest Festival
Sign for the Yamhill Harvest Festival along Highway 18, outside of McMinnville.
Watching the Tractor Parade from the bleachers.
Posing for photographs with vintage cars.
Plowing practice at the Harvest Festival.
Mentoring session on traditional crafts.
Riding the wooden horse.
Father and daughter looking out among the historic farming machines.
A lesson in traditional toys.
Rides on a restored stagecoach.
Playing school at an old school house.
Demonstration of draft horses.
Lesson in tying sacks of hay.
Dates photographed: August 17, 2013
Location: Yamhill County Historical Society and Museum in McMinnville, Oregon
Longevity: 4th year at this site, but many years on a farmer’s property.
Activities: tractor parade, tractor races, old school house, carriage rides, petting zoo, threshing, binding and bailing oats, museum tours, historical exhibits and photos, authors, food, music, etc..
For more information: www.yamhillcountyhistory.org