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Farmall F-20 Tractor and Combine on Rural Highway

Date: 07 03 1934
Description: Farmer driving a McCormick-Deering Farmall F-20 tractor and combine (harvester-thresher) on a rural highway. The tractor and combine were equipped with Fir...
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Farmall F-20 Tractor and Combine in Wheat Field

Date: 07 1934
Description: Farmers combining wheat on Purdue University's Edgewood Farm using an air-tired McCormick-Deering combine (harvester-thresher) and Farmall F-20 tractor.
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Tractorette School

Date: 1942
Description: Women assembled for a Tractorette School at Nodaway Co. Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership. Instructor and dealer John Schneider is condu...
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Tractorette Instruction

Date: 1942
Description: Women sitting on grass watching a lecture on maintenance of Farmall A and Farmall M tractors. The lecture was part of International Harvester's "Tractorett...
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Women Engaged in "Tractorette" Training

Date: 1942
Description: Dan Downey, International Harvester blockman from Philadelphia, teaches three women how to operate a Farmall M tractor and a McCormick-Deering harvester-th...
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Tractorette Field Demonstration

Date: 1942
Description: Instructor Mr. Schweitzer reviewing the operation of a Farmall M tractor with a group of women. The women are (L to R): Donna Mehaffy, Oakville; Marian Hul...
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"Tractorette" Operating Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: 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, pr...
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Employee(?) Instruction at St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Employees(?) learning about a chain drive gear at the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. Portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and an advertising p...
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Crowd Outside Hub Theatre to See a Film

Date: 1931
Description: Large crowd lined up outside the Hub theatre for a "free farm show" matinee, most likely "Romance of the Reaper". The movie was produced by International H...
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Delivery of 4-H Accounting Award

Date: 05 20 1936
Description: 4-H County Agent Ray Aune delivers a McCormick-Deering cream separator to Miss Luella Pagel. Ms. Pagel was the winner of the state 4-H Accounting Award. Pi...
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Tractor School Students in Classroom

Date: 02 13 1925
Description: Men seated in a makeshift classroom for an International Harvester "tractor school" session at A&M Motor and Implement Co. Charts illustrating the use of t...
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Giving the Soil the Acid Test

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Description: Man, possibly from International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department, performing an acid test on soil in front of a group of men and boys.
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Tractor Instruction Course

Date: 04 22 1918
Description: A group of men and women gather on top of an International 8-16 tractor in a field during an educational course on how to operate the tractor.
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Power Farming Lecture

Date: 04 30 1925
Description: A group gathers near a McCormick-Deering tractor and a sign advertising a power-farming lecture.
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Comparison of Tractor Farming and Horse Farming

Date: 1936
Description: A drawing titled: "The Life of Two Farmers" illustrating the difference in work loads between a horse farmer and a Farmall tractor farmer. According to the...
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Poster Illustrating Old and New Harvesting Methods

Date: 05 15 1928
Description: Poster or display board illustrating the differences between "old" and "new" methods of harvesting grain. Includes images illustrating harvesting methods b...
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Kansas State Agricultural College Workshop

Date: 01 1921
Description: Groups of students work on tractors, including a Titan 10-20, at the Kansas State Agricultural College. Two men (professors?) watch and take notes while st...
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Kansas State Agricultural College Students Working

Date: 01 1921
Description: Three groups of male students working on three different tractors outdoors, including a Titan 10-20, while two men (professors?) look on at the Kansas Stat...
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Kansas State Agricultural College Traction Engine Laboratory

Date: 01 1921
Description: Students working on tractors outdoors, including the Titan 10-20, while two men (professors?) look on at the Kansas State Agricultural College Traction Eng...
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Canning Poster

Date: 1920
Description: International Harvester poster advertising home canning and offering free books. The sign reads: "Canning Means Saving, Saving Means Money. Ask Your Wife, ...

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