Power Units on Display at "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Power Units on Display at "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration

Power Units on Display at "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Elevated view of various power units and tractors on display at Soldier Field for International Harvester "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Two International Power Units, the UD-9 Diesel, left, and the new UD-14A Diesel, right, are shown in the foreground of this outdoor machine display at International Harvester's '100 Years in Chicago' exhibition. The power units are part of Harvester's complete line of stationary engines for industrial use. At left, background, is a portion of the 'Progress of Agriculture' tent, in which grain harvesting, cotton picking, modern hay baling, corn picking, beet harvesting, milk production, the Farmall System of Farming, the first Farmall and the millionth Farmall, the 1907 International Auto-Wagon, predecessor to the International Truck, the 1,500,000th International Truck, and 1847 and 1947 kitchens are displayed. Soldier Field's colonnades are in center background. The entire exhibition is on  an 8-acre site at the south end of Soldier Field."
DESCRIPTION
Elevated view of various power units and tractors on display at Soldier Field for International Harvester "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Two International Power Units, the UD-9 Diesel, left, and the new UD-14A Diesel, right, are shown in the foreground of this outdoor machine display at International Harvester's '100 Years in Chicago' exhibition. The power units are part of Harvester's complete line of stationary engines for industrial use. At left, background, is a portion of the 'Progress of Agriculture' tent, in which grain harvesting, cotton picking, modern hay baling, corn picking, beet harvesting, milk production, the Farmall System of Farming, the first Farmall and the millionth Farmall, the 1907 International Auto-Wagon, predecessor to the International Truck, the 1,500,000th International Truck, and 1847 and 1947 kitchens are displayed. Soldier Field's colonnades are in center background. The entire exhibition is on an 8-acre site at the south end of Soldier Field."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:59364
Creation Date: 1947
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Chicago
County:
State:Illinois
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 735, Box 305, pg. 129
Original Dimensions:8 x 10 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See also Image ID: 141981
SUBJECTS
Agricultural exhibitions
Tractors
Public buildings
Tents
Exhibitions
Outdoor photography
Flags
Stadiums
Display of merchandise
Signs and signboards
Engines
Cities and towns

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