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Tractorette School
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Women assembled for a Tractorette School at Nodaway Co. Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership. Instructor and dealer John Schneider is conducting an outdoor lesson on the four stroke engine. A Farmall tractor is parked outside the storefront. The company announced the "Tractorette" program in 1942. The plan was intended to address the farm labor shortage created by U.S. war mobilization. The plan called for local dealers to offer free training for thousands of farm women and girls in the operation of tractors and other farm machinery.
1942
International Harvester Company
Publication Information
| Creator | International Harvester Company |
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| Date Created | 1942 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
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| Call Number | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 596, pg.164 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | IN COPYRIGHT |
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"Tractorette" School
1942
A group of seated young women at "Tractorette" School are instructed by John Schneider outside Nodaway County Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership.
Betty Stevens on Farmall H Tractor
1942
Betty Stevens, a participant in "Tractorette" class offered by the Nodaway County Implement Company, is riding a Farmall H tractor through J.D. Thompson's 47-acre cornfield.
"Tractorette" Class
1942
Several participants from a class of 22 "Tractorettes" standing around a Farmall tractor with their instructor, John Schneider, proprietor of the Nodaway County Implement Company.
"Tractorette" Operating Farmall H Tractor
1942
Mrs. Elizabeth Lancton cultivating with a Farmall H tractor on the 105 acre farm of Cliff Lee. Mrs. Lancton attended classes offered by Fred R. Walkley, proprietor of the Walkley Farm Equipment Co....
Mrs. Ada Adkins on Tractor
1942
Mrs. Ada Adkins, recently widowed, learning to use a tractor in a "Tractorette" class offered by the Nodaway County Implement Company.
Wanda Lee Grace on Farmall B Tractor
1942
16-year-old Wanda Lee Grace, a participant in "Tractorette" class offered by the Nodaway County Implement Company, driving her father's Farmall B tractor through a field.
