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"International Harvester World: The Red Pylon... Symbol of Postwar Progress" Article Cover
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The "International Harvester World" title page and cover image for the magazine edition and "International Harvester World: The red pylon... symbol of postwar progress" article written by M.E. Nink. (actual article located on pages 14-20). The article's reference to the cover image reads: "The picture... shows the Base of Operations ["prototype" dealership] store of the John Myers Implement Co., Bunkie, Louisiana. It is representative of the 386 IH prototype and 190 modified prototype dealer stores already built in the United States since the model building plan was made available to its dealers by International Harvester less than three years ago."
March 1948
International Harvester Company
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