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Driving Down Muddy Dirt Road
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Man driving an automobile down a muddy dirt road. Caption on back reads: "Grading road with surfacing." The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to document the condition of rural roads in the South.
1915
International Harvester Company
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Horse-Drawn Carriage on Muddy Road
1915
A man is driving a horse-drawn carriage down a muddy dirt road. A wooden fence and several buildings are in the background.
Men Pull Maxwell Automobile on Muddy Road
February 21, 1915
Three men pulling a Maxwell Model 25 touring automobile through a muddy road. Original caption reads: "On the road from Union Springs, and Tuskeegee, Ala., Feb., 1915. Workers [Hudson, Hayne and Hi...
Flooded Rural Road in Alabama
March 5, 1915
Three men are driving on a flooded rural road. Original caption reads: "In going from Fairhope, Ala. to Point Clear, Ala. the road in many places was found to be serving the double purpose of both ...
Driving Safety
July 1927
Automobiles approaching a turn in a paved road with billboards on either side. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrate safe driving techniques.
Group in Automobile
1915
A group of two men and three women are riding on a rural dirt road in an automobile with its top folded down. There is a lake or river in the background.
Automobile Stuck in Rural Road
December 7, 1915
Three employees of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department working to free a car stuck in a muddy rural road. The original caption reads: "Many times the roads were not of the b...
