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Men Harvesting Hemp with Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of two men harvesting hemp using a McCormick Farmall H tractor and hemp binder No.2. In the background are houses among trees.
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McCormick-Deering Farmall H Tractor with Hemp Turning Machine

Date: 1943
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmer Axel Anderson in his barnyard on a Farmall H tractor with a hemp turning machine. The hemp turning machine was made by the...
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Men harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and a hemp harvester.
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Harvesting Hemp with Mogul Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Workers harvesting hemp with a Mogul 10-20 tractor and a hemp harvester.
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Workers harvesting hemp with an experimental six-wheel drive International 8-16 tractor and hemp harvester.
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Hauling Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Worker hauling a wagon loaded with hemp using a an experimental four-wheel drive International 8-16 tractor.
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1919
Description: Workers harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and a hemp gathering and bundling machine (binder?). After retting, hemp gathering machines were...
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Harvesting Hemp with International 8-16 Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Man and woman harvesting hemp with an International 8-16 tractor and hemp gathering and bundling machine (binder?).
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Stockpiles of Hemp

Date: 1943
Description: Original caption reads in part: "Stock piles shown were being built for Matt Rens Hemp Company for mill located on 120-acre farm near Brandon, Wisconsin. T...
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Hemp on Vacant Lots

Date: 08 02 1917
Description: Superintendant Haney of International Harvester Company (left), Senator Beebe, Professor Holden, and J.W. Parmley stand in a hemp field sown on May 19, 191...
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Man with Hemp Plant

Date: 1916
Description: A man wearing a suit and hat standing in a dirt road holding a hemp plant, probably to be used in the production of binder twine.
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Hemp Harvest

Date: 1912
Description: Men use a horse-drawn reaper(?) or hemp harvester(?) to harvest hemp in a field. The hemp was used to produce binder twine.
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Harvesting Hemp

Date: 1912
Description: A man in a field gathering long stalks of hemp into a bundle. The hemp was used to produce binder twine.
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Hemp Tow Machine

Date: 1920
Description: A man feeding hemp into a hemp tow machine.
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Removing Fiber from Manila Plant

Date: 1910
Description: A man pulls fiber from the leaves of a manila plant in the Philippine Islands. Other men look on over his shoulder, and a dwelling or other structure is in...
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Fiber Processing at McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Hemp or sisal fiber piles on the floor of International Harvester's McCormick Twine Mill as it is processed through spreading machines. The mill was locate...
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Hemp Shocks

Date: 
Description: Cut hemp stalks gathered in shocks in a field.
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International Hemp Harvester

Date: 1916
Description: Rear view of two men working in a field harvesting hemp using an International Hemp Harvester.

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