Vintage work crew photos

[Jon]

Doukhobor women pulling a plow on the Canadian prairies.

I still don't understand the whole people-doing-animal-work thing. Is it just a weird anomaly? A normal step that developing societies go through? Weird response to famine or war or recent disasters of some sort? Like did the plow animals die of a disease a month ago, and the people need to pick up the yoke until more animals can be purchased after next harvest? Or, is this a plow intentionally made for use by people? Does this happen anywhere today? I don't get it.

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