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Guarding the Cornfields

Date: 1884
Description: Indian women standing on platforms make noise to scare birds from the cornfield.
Photograph

Men Cutting Wood with Engine Powered Saw

Date: 1905
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by an International Harvester gasoline engine on the farm of Casper Kaster.
Photograph

African American Farm Laborer at Stovall's Plantation

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Young man sitting in a planter drawn by two mules on the plantation of Mrs. William H. Stovall.
Photograph

McCormick-Deering Tractor and Plow

Date: 05 04 1923
Description: Carl Seamonson plowing a field with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and plow.
Photograph

Grafton Viaduct

Date: 
Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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New Orleans Market

Date: 
Description: View of the old French fruit and vegetable market. Pineapples and bananas are hanging in the stalls.
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Fresh Vegetable Vendors

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Description: Two African American women pose with baskets of fresh vegetables on their heads while selling their produce. A building with an exterior brick chimney is b...
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Fairway 12 Tractor Mowing Golf Course

Date: 05 17 1934
Description: Man mowing a golf course with a Fairway 12 tractor and mower. The club house is in the background.
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International Harvester Engine in a Wagon

Date: 1921
Description: A man stands in a wagon next to an International Harvester engine while other people look on. There is a water tower in the background on the right.
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Groundskeeper Using Fairway Tractor

Date: 10 18 1928
Description: A groundskeeper at Navajo Fields Country Club uses a Fairway tractor to seed the grounds (and golf course?).
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IH World's Fair Building

Date: 01 09 1933
Description: Bird's eye view of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago. The shore of Lake Michigan is on the ...
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Bluffton Implement Company Truck

Date: 06 18 1926
Description: International Model S truck operated by the Bluffton Implement Company, an International Harvester dealer. A man is standing with his foot on the running b...
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S.A. Steck and Company Truck

Date: 09 1926
Description: Two men unload (or load) bags from the back of an International Model S truck used by S.A. Steck & Co. A sign on side of building reads: "Feed Barn". The t...
Photograph

Corn Husker Shredder and Farmall Regular Tractor

Date: 12 29 1928
Description: A team of two horses with a wagon, and a Farmall Regular tractor, standing next to farmers as they are using a corn husker shredder outside a barn, possibl...
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Husker Shredder and Farmall Regular Tractor

Date: 12 29 1928
Description: Farmers use a 6-roll husker shredder and a Farmall Regular tractor outside a barn on the farm of Will Rasque.
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Cotton Bales on Wagon

Date: 1920
Description: Two men place a bale of cotton on top of a pile on the back of a mule-drawn wagon. They are near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform...
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Farm Scene

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Front view of a farmhouse with a barn, silo, and windmill in the background.
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McCormick-Deering Tractor with Trailer

Date: 07 02 1927
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of a McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor attached to a trailer with a sign reading: "Goodwin's: Of Course." There is a building ...
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Cream Separator at Farmhouse

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch of a farmhouse to look at a McCormick cream separator at the base of the stairs. Nearby a man wearing ove...
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International Truck Branch Showroom

Date: 05 12 1923
Description: International trucks and engines on display in a dealership or branch showroom.

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