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Final Wreck of the Vin Fiz?

Date: 06 12 1913
Description: The second fatal wreck involving the Wright Model B airplane in which Calbreith Perry Rodgers had died a year earlier. This crash killed Andy Drew, friend ...
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Deering Works Garden

Date: 1917
Description: Two women and a young girl gathering vegetables in the Deering Works vegetable garden. Original caption reads: "This garden furnished a bountiful supply of...
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Deering Reaper

Date: 1914
Description: A farmer driving four mules pulling a Deering reaper.
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Buick Pulling a Grain Binder

Date: 1912
Description: Men using a Buick automobile to pull a grain binder in a field, possibly to or from a photo shoot.
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Gathering Grain

Date: 1912
Description: A man and two women gather grain bundled by a grain binder at work in the background.
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McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor Powering Sawmill

Date: 02 30 1923
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor.
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Man Operating a Manure Spreader

Date: 1912
Description: A young man driving a two-horse manure spreader in a snowy field.
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Farmer in Barnyard with Milk Cans

Date: 1920
Description: A farmer stands in a barnyard holding a milk can.
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Minnesota International Harvester Dealership

Date: 02 25 1927
Description: A man, possibly proprietor Charles C. Matezcvk(sp?), stands in the doorway of an International Harvester dealership. Advertising pennants and farm machines...
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Titan Type D Tractor and Plow

Date: 1913
Description: A man is plowing a field with a Titan type D tractor while another man is walking alongside.
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Mogul Tractor with Plow

Date: 1912
Description: Man driving a Mogul tractor with large hitched plow in front of a building that may be a McCormick dealership. The building also has signs for the J.I. Cas...
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor and Plow

Date: 1915
Description: Man plowing a field with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Men Pouring Cement for Silo Foundation

Date: 1920
Description: Two men wearing hats pouring cement from a bucket into a wooden form to build a foundation for a silo. Behind them is a farm building.
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Making Germination Boxes and Corn Racks

Date: 1917
Description: Rural school teachers using tools to make wooden germination boxes and corn racks outdoors in front of what is possibly a school building.
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Teachers Constructing Germination Box

Date: 1917
Description: Rural school teachers working outdoors using tools to construct a sawdust germination box for corn.
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Presentation at Pleasant View School

Date: 1917
Description: A group of men and women gathered inside Pleasant View Rural School to listen to an agricultural extension presentation given by Professor Holden.
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Lesson at Mount Prospect High School

Date: 1917
Description: View from the back of a classroom towards a teacher holding an ear of corn while standing near a chalkboard which reads: "Mt. Prospect Twp. High School, Mt...
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McCormick-Deering All Steel Stationary Threshers

Date: 05 09 1927
Description: A man is standing with McCormick-Deering all steel stationary threshers. Decals and/or stencils are on the machines. Original caption reads: "Martin R. And...
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Cranberry Marsh

Date: 1938
Description: Dusting a cranberry marsh to combat blunt-nosed leaf-hoppers, Cranberry Lake Development Co.
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Children Posed with Produce

Date: 1910
Description: Two children posed on porch steps with assorted garden produce. Probably from the International Harvester Co. Educational Extension Project.

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