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Man Operating Oliver No. 1 Gang Plow

Date: 1911
Description: Man operating an Oliver no. 1 horse-drawn gang plow as another man and a boy look on. The plow was produced from 1911 to 1916 by the Oliver Chilled Plow Co...
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Men harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and a hemp harvester.
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Making Grasshopper Bait

Date: 1938
Description: At the grasshopper bait mixing station at Fall Creek, two cement mixers were used to mix sawdust, a whey product, and sodium arsenite. So severe was the gr...
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Barrel Spraying

Date: 1923
Description: A man is using a barrel sprayer to apply pesticide to a fruit tree on Prof. Holden's farm.
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Osborne Grain Binder

Date: 1914
Description: A farmer works in a field with an Osborne grain binder.
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Transporting a Reaper

Date: 1912
Description: A farmer with a team of horses is driving on a road between fields with his reaper folded upright for transport.
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Mogul 25 HP Tractor and Grain Binders

Date: 1912
Description: A line of grain binders pulled by an International Harvester Mogul 25 hp tractor. A young boy is leaning against a stack of grain in the foreground.
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15-30 Tractor and Hay Press

Date: 1912
Description: Workers on and near a large pile of hay use an International Harvester Mogul(?) 15-30 tractor and hay press in a field.
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No. 7 Mower on Bary Farm

Date: 1931
Description: Rear view of a man mowing a field with a horse-drawn No. 7 mower on the Bary Farm. The mower has a side attachment.
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Reaper Exhibit and Film Tent

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd outside a large tent that adverstises "Reaper Motion Pictures." The tent is likely part of an International Harvester exhibit at a fair or ag...
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Mogul Tractor and Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1912
Description: Mogul tractor pulling an experimental(?) harvester-thresher (combine) in a field.
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Group of People Watching Threshing Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A group of spectators watching a threshing demonstration with wagons and a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher.
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Man Standing Near Husker and Shredder

Date: 1915
Description: A man in a hat and knee-length coat stands next to a husker-shredder. Several farm buildings and trees are in the background, and snow is on the ground.
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Tractor and Husker-Shredder

Date: 1912
Description: Two men working with a husker and shredder in a barnyard. The machine is connected with a belt to the power-takeoff of a Mogul tractor. Original caption st...
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor

Date: 11 03 1925
Description: A man loads a pile of dirt or gravel into a wagon attached to a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. There are buildings in the background and an au...
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Industrial Tractor Hauling Wood

Date: 09 20 1924
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to haul a wagon full of wooden boards along a paved road. The sign on the wagon reads: "San Diego C...
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Men with International Motor Baling Press

Date: 1915
Description: Men operating an engine powered hay press, or baling press in a field.
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Mogul Tractor along Dirt Road

Date: 1912
Description: Large Mogul tractor pulling a grader along a dirt road. Two men ride in the tractor, while three others supervise from behind the tractor.
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IH Demonstration Farm at Larimore

Date: 08 03 1923
Description: View of an International Harvester Company demonstration farm from across a dirt road. A farmhouse is to the right, and a barn and smaller buildings are ne...
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Young Man Sitting on Hay Rake

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a young man sitting on a horse-drawn dump rake pulled by a team of horses. In the background are hills.

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