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John Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C...
Manuscript

Racine — Air City

Date: 06 12 1931
Description: The letterhead stationery of a Racine economic development committee reads: "Air City, Where the Air-Minded Live," The design shows airplanes and even a...
Photograph

Confederate Commanders

Date: 1884
Description: A composite of Civil War Confederate Commanders, this is one of the first known examples of a composite photograph and of the use of photography in adverti...
Photograph

Fokker Portrait

Date: 1938
Description: Portrait of Anthony Fokker, inscribed to aviation publicist, Harry Bruno. Bruno represented the airplane manufacturer on several occasions, including the 1...
Photograph

EAA's Paul Poberezny

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Description: Paul H. Poberezny, founder and former president of the Experimental Aviation Association and the winner of numerous aviation awards and titles. Poberezny a...
Photograph

Baiting the Hook

Date: 07 27 1941
Description: An elderly man looking blissful, sitting in a boat getting ready to cast his line.
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Major General Andrew Jackson

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Description: Andrew Jackson in his military uniform.
Photograph

Medicine Chest

Date: 1935
Description: A medicine chest and its contents on display at the Wisconsin Historical Museum.
Book or Pamphlet

The Why and Wherefore of the Diesel

Date: 1949
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for International diesel engines. Features two-color illustrations of an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor)...
Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Diesel Tractors

Date: 1941
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for International diesel crawler tractors (TracTracTors). Includes color illustrations of the tractors.
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick-Deering W-9 and WD-9 Tractors

Date: 1942
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering W-9 and WD-9 standard tractors specially designed for wheat farmers and rice growers with larg...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick-Deering Milkers Catalog

Date: 1946
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for McCormick-Deering milkers. Features the silhouette of a man carrying a milker and five black and white insets of cows.
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick-Deering Milkers Catalog

Date: 1939
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for McCormick-Deering milking machines featuring cows and a milker on a blue background.
Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Dealer Sign Catalog Cover

Date: 1950
Description: Front cover of a catalogue of International Harvester dealer signs. Features an illustration of a International Harvester "prototype" dealership building ...
Photograph

International LC-180 Cab-Forward Truck

Date: 1949
Description: A deliveryman unloading crates of cottage cheese from his International LC-180 International truck with refrigerated body outside Richards Drive-In.
Magazine or Periodical

Memphis Fire Department Floodlight Truck on International Trail Cover

Date: 06 1935
Description: Cover of International Trail magazine featuring an International C-40 truck owned by the Memphis fire department and equipped with floodlights. Lieu...
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On the Threshold of the First Century!

Date: 1928
Description: Advertisement celebrating 100 years of International Harvester history. Features inset drawings of McCormick's first reaper in 1831 and "Harvester's first ...
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Centennial of the McCormick Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Advertisement for International Trucks announcing the Centennial of the McCormick Reaper ("reaper centennial"). Features an illustration of a truck on the ...
Print

National Air Races

Date: 1930
Description: Advertisement for International trucks featuring the National Air Races held at Curtiss-Reynolds Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Includes color illustrations...
Book or Pamphlet

International Harvester Refrigerator Brochure

Date: 1949
Description: Cover of a brochure for International Harvester refrigerators with an image of a man and woman admiring a refrigerator stocked with food and drink.

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