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County Agent Demonstrating Methods of Judging Swine

Date: 1928
Description: Sitting on pig pen fence, a county agent is demonstrating methods of judging swine to a local Boys & Girls club youth.
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Band Playing at Train Station

Date: 1917
Description: Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign."
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Union Pacific Railroad Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars.
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International Harvester Dealership Storefront

Date: 1919
Description: View across unpaved road toward two men standing on a boardwalk in front of an International Harvester dealership owned by Downing and Roth. The window has...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Advertising Card

Date: 1886
Description: Front of a card advertising the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. Illustrations show "primitive" harvesting methods alongside a McCormick binder and a ...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Advertising Card

Date: 1886
Description: Inside of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertising card. Features color illustrations demonstrating the development of harvesting technology, in...
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School Meeting

Date: 1917
Description: View from back of room of children sitting in a classroom for a Union Pacific preparedness special campaign. The instructor is pointing to a sign reading: ...
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Family Weeding Garden

Date: 08 1914
Description: John Van Ness and his niece and nephew removing weeds from their "truck patch." Mr. Van Ness is using a hoe.
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Man and Boy with International Feed Grinder

Date: 12 02 1924
Description: Man and boy using an International feed grinder on the farm of George Bloom.
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Farmer With Side Delivery Hay Rake on Montana Farm

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn side delivery hay rake on the Montana State College Farm.
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Boy on Bale of Cotton

Date: 1921
Description: A young boy seated on a bale of cotton in front of a farm building looks toward a man standing next to him.
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Milwaukee Works Factory

Date: 1921
Description: Factory workers at their stations at Milwaukee Works.
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Two Men Plowing

Date: 1920
Description: Two farmers use an International 8-16 tractor with attached machinery to plow a farm field. Harvested bundles of the crop are in the distance.
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Logging with an International TD-9 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: Men use an International TD-9 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) with Carco(?) winch in a logging operation.
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Man Driving International Model M Truck on Farmland

Date: 1914
Description: Man driving an International Model M truck on farmland. In the background is a shed near a field.
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Engine Powered Hay Press

Date: 1919
Description: A man baling hay with a hay press powered by an International Type M engine. Bales of hay are loaded on flatbed behind men observing on the left.
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Children Playing Baseball

Date: 1914
Description: Children standing in a schoolyard playing baseball. Two buildings are in the far background.
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Hanging Up the Corn

Date: 1914
Description: A man is hanging up strings of corn to demonstrate corn testing in front of a group of children (students?).
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Group of People at Alfalfa Campaign Talk

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Description: Group of men, women and children gather outside around a man lecturing about growing alfalfa.
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Duck Shooting on Lake Winnebago Near Fond du Lac, Wis.

Date: 1858
Description: Engraved print of four men and a dog in a boat on Lake Winnebago. Two of the men are in the center of the boat holding hunting rifles, while one man is sta...

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