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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 1970
Description: Senator William Proxmire shakes hands with constituents at the Wisconsin State Fair while eating an ear of corn.
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Harvester-Thresher

Date: 09 30 1925
Description: Elevated view of three farmers operating a harvester-thresher (combine) with a team of nine horses.
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Grain Binder on a Hill

Date: 1915
Description: A farmer uses a McCormick grain binder on a hillside with a windmill in the background.
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Plano Works Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Buildings, a watertower, and smokestacks at International Harvester's Plano Works. The factory was later known as "West Pullman Works."
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Mogul 10-20 H.P. Tractor and Grain Binders

Date: 1918
Description: Two men with an International Harvester 10-20 H.P. Mogul tractor and Deering new Ideal Grain Binders in a field.
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IH Historical Exhibit at Wheat Show

Date: 09 1922
Description: A cradle, model truck, International 8-16 tractor and several informational posters on display at the "Wheat Show," a "historical exhibit furnished by Inte...
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McDowell-Jacobsen Company

Date: 1931
Description: Two men stand next to a truck loaded with a cream separator outside the McDowell-Jacobsen Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Gimbels Brothers Store Window

Date: 1931
Description: Cream separators, milking machines, parts and International Harvester advertising on display behind a sign reading: "Gimbels Milwaukee Week" in the show wi...
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I.E. Lillegaard IH Dealership

Date: 1932
Description: A man, possibly the I.E. Lillegaard, stands next to an automobile pulling a wagon in front of I.E. Lillegaard's International Harvester dealership. A pump ...
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John Deere Tractor and Cultivator

Date: 06 21 1927
Description: A John Deere tractor with a cultivator attachment sits in the doorway of a barn.
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International Model G Truck Hauling Produce

Date: 1919
Description: A man is driving an International model "G" truck which is turning on a road from a dirt path from what appears to be an orchard. Two palm trees are on the...
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Husker and Shredder in Field

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading corn stalks from a wagon into a husker-shredder in a snow-covered field. A second wagon and a tractor are on the right, and there is a barn in ...
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McCormick-Deering Engine

Date: 08 22 1921
Description: McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 h.p. engine powering a Primrose cream separator, a churn, and a washing machine on the farm of A.L. Bishop.
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Manure Spreaders on Display in Town

Date: 03 15 1911
Description: View down street of large group of men in small town with over 15 manure spreaders on display. On the left near an intersection is a firehouse with a tower...
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Men Loading Hay Into Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Two men loading hay onto a horse-drawn wagon in a field. A farm dog is standing nearby.
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor Pulling Wagons

Date: 1915
Description: Man pulls two large wagons down a rural road with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Man with Harrow

Date: 06 03 1919
Description: Rear view of man walking behind an International spring tooth harrow pulled by three horses to cultivate a field.
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Farm Equipment in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A horse-drawn mower lying in snow near a wire fence. A barn and several other farm buildings are in the background beyond a field. A wooden crate stands be...
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John W. Hoover Maple Farm

Date: 1915
Description: Barn labeled: "John W. Hoover Maple Farm, 1892." In front of the barn are two automobiles and a field. Next to the barn is a windmill and other farm buildi...
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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Presenting Burke Trophy

Date: 07 1981
Description: Prime Minister Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, M.P., presents the Burke Trophy to Bud Thompson, Managing Director of IHBG, at the Royal Show, in Warwickshire, Engl...

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