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"Old Red" Cotton Picker

Date: 1969
Description: "Old Red," the "first commercial cotton picker," and a new International 622 cotton picker en route to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. "Ol...
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International Harvester Parade of Progress Fast Hitch Square Dance

Date: 1953
Description: Men in cowboy hats driving International Harvester tractors through an exhibition tent as part of the "Parade of Progress" at the Indiana State Fair as par...
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Nikita Khrushchev with Reporters

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev wading through a throng of reporters during a visit to a farm. A Farmall 560 tractor is in the background...
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Alexander Legge

Date: 09 20 1923
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) with a pitchfork full of hay at a Thresher demonstration at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm. Men are milling around a t...
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Princess Margaret with British 434 Tractor

Date: 10 29 1966
Description: Service of Thanksgiving for the harvest at Westminster Abbey, London. Princess Margaret, Mr. Fred Peart, Minister of Agriculture (2nd right), and Mr. Hugh ...
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Big Four Tractor Pulls Buffalo-Pitts Tractor Out of Hole

Date: 1911
Description: Men use a "Big Four" gas tractor to pull a Buffalo-Pitts tractor out of a hole at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. The "Big Four" tractor was built ...
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Holt Crawler Tractor at 1911 Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Man plowing with a Holt crawler tractor, no. 1609, at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. The tractor was built by the Holt Manufacturing Company of St...
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Holt Crawler at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men in suits and hats follow along as a man plows with a Holt crawler tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. Another man in the foreground is p...
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Aultman-Taylor Tractors at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men tending to two Aultman and Taylor tractors at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. One of the tractors is a 30-60 gas tractor.
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Case 20-40 Tractor at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men pose with a J.I. Case 20-40 tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada.
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Farmall Fast-Hitch Exhibit

Date: 1953
Description: Exhibit in the showroom at International Harvester's General Office demonstrating the features of the Farmall Fast-Hitch. The exhibit features a Farmall Su...
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Farmall Fast-Hitch Exhibit

Date: 1953
Description: Exhibit in the showroom of International Harvester's General Office building demonstrating the features of the Farmall Fast-Hitch. The exhibit includes a F...
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'Howdy' Roberts Band Performs at IH Exhibit

Date: 1966
Description: The 'Howdy' Roberts Band performing inside an International Harvester exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. Band members are playing a clarinet, trumpet, accordi...
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Children Racing Toy Pedal Tractors at IH Expo

Date: 09 1957
Description: Children at starting line of toy pedal tractor race near the International Harvester exhibit at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests, S...
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Musicians at IH Farm Power Revue

Date: 09 1957
Description: Group of musicians performing at International Harvester's 1957-1958 Farm Power Revue exhibit at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests, ...
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Boys Check out New Farmall 450 Tractor

Date: 09 1957
Description: Six boys checking out the features of a new McCormick Farmall 450 tractor at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contest, September 17-20.
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First IHC Tractor Shipped to Russia

Date: 08 1910
Description: Crowd gathered in a field at Ekaterinburg (Ekaterinoslaw) to witness a demonstration of the first International Harvester tractor shipped to Russia. The t...
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First IHC Tractor Shipped to Russia

Date: 08 1910
Description: Crowd of men, women and children gathered at Ekaterinburg (Ekaterinoslav) to witness a demonstration of the first International Harvester tractor shipped t...
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Farmall 1206 Turbo Tractor

Date: 1966
Description: Young boy sitting at the wheel of a Farmall 1206 turbo tractor on display at a farm progress show.
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St. Cloud Combine Promotion

Date: 1955
Description: Men and a boy examining a prototype "Tractor of the Future" in an exhibit during the St. Cloud combine promotion. Signs hanging around the display read: "L...

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