09/18/2026
Did you know that September is National Rice Month?
Although this holiday is celebrated in the U.S. to highlight the importance of rice in American agriculture and economies, rice cultivation can be found on every continent (except Antarctica!), in over 120,000 varieties. The most widely consumed staple food for over half of the world’s population, the AGSL's digital photograph collection contains hundreds of images documenting every step of rice growing, harvesting, threshing, packaging, and eating - enjoy! 🍚🌾❤
Photo 1: Laborers transplanting rice on rice paddy in Kochi, India, from the Clarence W. Sorensen Collection
Photo 2: Workers harvesting rice in Bali, Indonesia, from the Harrison Forman Collection
Photo 3: Workers harvesting and threshing rice, China, 1973, from the Harrison Forman Collection
Photo 4: Farmers using machine to thresh rice, Japan, 1950, from the Harrison Forman Collection
Photo 5: Farmers winnowing at Experiment Rice Station in Pathum Thani Changwat (Thailand), 1937, from the Robert Larimore Pendleton collection
Photo 6: Worker operating rice mill, Myanmar, 1960s or 1970s, from the Harrison Forman collection
Photo 7: Men filling sacks in rice mill, Bangkok, Thailand, from the Harrison Forman collection.
Photo 8: Woman measuring rice at market, Philippines, between 1959 -1961, from the Harrison Forman collection
Photo 9: Trio of rice workers at lunch, Hong Kong, 1955, from the Clarence W. Sorensen Collection
Photo 10: Child eating rice with chopsticks, Japan, from the Clarence W. Sorensen Collection
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