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Woman Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1923
Description: Woman chopping wood on the farm of E.A. Bancroft.
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Cutting Weeds

Date: 08 1929
Description: A man using a scythe to cut weeds from a pasture of wild carrots.
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Refilling a Silo

Date: 02 22 1927
Description: Two men are refilling a silo using a silo filler at the IHC Experimental Farm.
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Planting Potatoes

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls is sitting behind a team of two horses while planting potatoes at the International Harvester Company experim...
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Four Pine Farm Wagon

Date: 1919
Description: Side view of a man sitting on a one-horse wagon used by Four Pine Farm. The side of the wagon reads: "Peter Schuttler."
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Manure Management

Date: 10 1930
Description: A man is using a pulley on a track system to release manure from a litter carrier into a manure spreader at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental...
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Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 08 1930
Description: Elevated view of a man driving a team of two horses to pull a McCormick-Deering manure spreader across a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experi...
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Mixing Superphosphate

Date: 10 1930
Description: A man standing on the back of a McCormick-Deering manure spreader to pour superphosphate over manure at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental far...
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Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
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Spreading Lime in Alfalfa Field

Date: 09 1929
Description: View from rear of a man using a Farmall tractor and a McCormick-Deering lime sower to fertilize an alfalfa field at International Harvester's Hinsdale expe...
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Poor Drainage in Field

Date: 1920
Description: A man is operating an International 8-16 tractor around a wet area in a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. On the right is a tr...
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Spreading Manure

Date: 09 1929
Description: A man is using a Farmall Regular tractor and manure spreader to spread manure across a pasture at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Manure Spreader with Lime Spreader Attachment

Date: 08 1930
Description: A man is driving a team of two horses across a field that are pulling a McCormick-Deering manure spreader with a lime spreader attachment at International ...
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Man Butchering Chicken

Date: 1926
Description: A man wearing a necktie and collared shirt using an axe to butcher a chicken on a block of wood at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. A ...
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Man Feeding Chickens

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man wearing a straw hat feeding chickens out of a metal bucket in front of a poultry house at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Dangers of TNT

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man holding a metal instrument approaching a tree stump to inspect why a dynamite blast did not go off.
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Dangers of Moving Machinery

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man is climbing on a moving harvester-thresher (combine), illustrating an agricultural hazard for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Dangers of Firearms

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man removing shotgun shells from a firearm before placing it in storage at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Danger of Loose Matches

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man reaching for loose matches carried in his pocket while holding a tobacco pipe in his other hand. The photograph was taken on International Harvester'...

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