20 H.P. Type B Tractor Used on the Curtis Farm | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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20 H.P. Type B Tractor Used on the Curtis Farm

20 H.P. Type B Tractor Used on the Curtis Farm | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
An International 20 H.P. Type B Tractor owned by J.S. Curtis, but operated by G.W. Crosby. According to the original caption, Crosby operated the outfit without assistance, plowing about 10 acres per day and sometimes as much as 17 acres in one and a half days. A young girl is sitting on a man's lap, who is sitting behind the man driving the tractor, while another man is standing on the plow.
DESCRIPTION
An International 20 H.P. Type B Tractor owned by J.S. Curtis, but operated by G.W. Crosby. According to the original caption, Crosby operated the outfit without assistance, plowing about 10 acres per day and sometimes as much as 17 acres in one and a half days. A young girl is sitting on a man's lap, who is sitting behind the man driving the tractor, while another man is standing on the plow.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:47809
Creation Date:circa 1912
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Elmira
County:
State:New York
Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 112, Pg.10, p.1
Original Dimensions:6.5 x 4.75 inches
SUBJECTS
Work clothes
Farms
Children
Men
Agricultural laborers
Outdoor photography
Agricultural machinery
Fields (Agriculture)
Plowing
Tractors
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Hats

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