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Crowd Gathered to Watch International Harvester Film
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Rural farming crowd gathered to watch an International Harvester film on the side of a barn. The event was staged by J.H. Matthews, an International Harvester advertising man, who used outdoor evening movies at farmers' homes to promote IH products and services. A man is serving ice cream from a large container at right.
July 7, 1929
International Harvester Company
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A group gathers to watch an International Harvester film projected from the bed of a pickup truck.
Harvester Picnic
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A group of people gather at a International Harvester employee picnic. A woman is standing at what appears to be a starting line, while a man stands by with a megaphone in his hand.
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A group of International Harvester employees gathers at the company's experimental farm for the Harvester Club picnic.
Ash Container
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A man pouring ashes from a bucket into a larger metal container.
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A crowd of International Harvester employees gathers near buses lined up to transport them to or from the Harvester Club picnic at the IH experimental farm.
Man Using Cradle to Harvest Grain in Film
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A production still from the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper Centennial. A man uses a cradle to har...
