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Guarding the Cornfields

Date: 1884
Description: Indian women standing on platforms make noise to scare birds from the cornfield.
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Man Posing with Haystacks

Date: 09 1895
Description: A lone man poses with haystacks in northern Wisconsin.
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Men in Sorghum Field

Date: 09 09 1895
Description: Two men with scythes stand in front of a sorghum patch planted on May 20th, 1895. The view was taken near Osceola.
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California Poppy Field

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Description: A worker is shown in a California poppy field.
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Cutting Sugar Cane

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Description: Workers are shown cutting sugar cane in the fields near New Orleans. Caption reads: "Cutting Sugar Cane In Louisiana."
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Farmall Regular Tractor in Soybean Field

Date: 1928
Description: A farmer in a field is using a Farmall Regular tractor with a mower attachment to cut soybeans for hay. The tractor is equipped with an umbrella that reads...
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Deering Corn Binder

Date: 1915
Description: Demonstration for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition showing how the labor swing bundle elevator of the Deering corn binder operates.
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International Stripper-Harvester

Date: 06 21 1920
Description: Farmer using a horse-drawn International stripper-harvester in a field in Australia.
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Corn Binder Demonstration

Date: 1902
Description: Man demonstrating the use of a corn binder. The man may be Alexander Legge, who later became President of the International Harvester Company.
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Harvest by Hand

Date: 1921
Description: Men cutting and gathering grain by hand. One man appears to be holding a scythe, or possibly a cradle.
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Engine and Chaff Cutter

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Description: Two farmers use an International Harvester engine and portable chaff cutter on an Australian farm.
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International Machines on Australian Farm

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Description: Men on an Australian farm use an International Harvester engine and hay press, and a Sterling thresher.
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Two Men Harvesting with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Two farmers use an International 8-16 tractor and a threshing machine in a field.
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Tilling Soil with International Harvester Tractor

Date: 1921
Description: Rear view of a farmer using an International 8-16(?) tractor to plow a field.
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Man Operating Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1919
Description: Farmer operating an older model horse-drawn grain binder in a field.
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Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1919
Description: Farmer operating an older model horse-drawn grain binder in a field.
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Abandoned Cotton Field

Date: 03 18 1915
Description: View of an abandoned cotton field along the side of a dirt road. A farmhouse and farm buildings are in the distance.
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Testing a Corn Shocker

Date: 1915
Description: Two men using a team of two horses to pull a corn shocker through a farm field. Both men are wearing hats, and one of the men is wearing a long overcoat an...
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Man with Jersey Calves on IH Demonstration Farm

Date: 06 1930
Description: A man is feeding a group of Jersey calves from a metal bucket. Another man is using a tool to work in a field in the background.
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Farmers with Corn

Date: 1913
Description: Three farmers standing near a wagon loaded with bags of corn as they deliver their product for testing. Two of the men are wearing winter coats with fur-tr...

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