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Koehler Family in a Garden

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Julius Koehler family in their garden in front of their newly built frame home. The original Koehler farm was destroyed by forest fire in July of 1894, evi...
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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.
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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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Grafton Viaduct

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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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Farmall F-22 Tractor

Date: 1938
Description: Man plowing a field with an experimental Farmall F-22 tractor.
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Family and Workers in Field

Date: 1895
Description: A large family group and workers pose in field in front of farming machinery and haystacks.
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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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Two Men with Disc Harrow and Tractor

Date: 1912
Description: Two farmers use an International tractor to pull a disc harrow through a field. Several farm buildings are in the background.
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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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Clarence Thurow

Date: 07 15 1929
Description: Clarence Thurow operating a McCormick-Deering tractor with a disk harrow attachment on the Col. R.R. McCormick farm [Robert Rutherford McCormick?].
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Boy and Mule with Experimental Implement

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: A bare-footed boy sitting on the seat of an experiment farm implement holds the reins of a mule pulling him through a field.
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Road Construction with an International T-14

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of two men working with an International T-14 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) and an Adams grader to level a new road.
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Laying Wire for Radio Station with a T-20 Crawler

Date: 1937
Description: Three men laying wire in a forested area for W.H.A.S Radio. One of the men is operating an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor).
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Industrial 10-20 Tractor with Grader

Date: 11 14 1925
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with a grader to smooth a dirt road. Shadows of the photographer and the camera standing on a tripo...
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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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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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