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Lily Cream Separators Advertising Poster

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising poster for Lily brand cream separators featuring a color illustration of a woman operating a hand crank cream separator. Below is a scene of co...
Photograph

Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley at Grant's Point Farm

Date: 1913
Description: Elizabeth Baker and Anne Ashley waiting for milk at Grant's Point Farm, Madeline Island. The dog is "Dandy," born in Munich, Germany.
Photograph

Osborne Works Cafeteria

Date: 1913
Description: Factory workers sitting at tables in a cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, ...
Poster

Cream Separator in Spanish

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising poster of a woman using a Bluebell cream separator. The poster is in Spanish and was made in Chile for W.R. Grace. Form number A-538-C.
Book or Pamphlet

Bluebell Cream Separator Catalog

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Bluebell line of cream separators. Features an illustration of a woman encountering a bird an...
Postcard

Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
Photograph

International Model M Truck with Pumpkins

Date: 1913
Description: Man sitting in the driver's seat of an International Model M truck loaded with pumpkins.
Poster

Bluebell Cream Harvester Calendar

Date: 1913
Description: Calendar advertising International Harvester's Bluebell brand Cream Harvester (more commonly called a cream separator). Features a large illustration of tw...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Some Style

Date: 1913
Description: Two men are pulling a giant fish over a wooden fence. They are on the shore of a lake. On the ground beside the men rests a pile of several other giant fis...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Bringing Home One of Our Big Fish

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a giant fish laying on the back of a flatbed horse-drawn cart. A man is standing on top of the fish, holding the reins of the two horses. T...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Shooting the Shoots (with Carrots)

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of children playing on giant carrots. Two girls are sliding down a giant carrot while a third is climbing up the steps to get to the top of th...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Slicing Tomatoes

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a boy using a saw to cut into a giant tomato. A man stands beside the boy, watching. A group of giant tomatoes cover the foreground. The wo...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Green Corn

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a man and a boy pulling the husks off of giant ears of corn. The corn fills the foreground, creeping into the house in the background. Th...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Caught With the Goods

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a dwarf wearing a top hat driving a cart, drawn by a mule, filled with giant eggs. The dwarf is wearing a suit and a top hat. The mule is...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Grapes

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a stack of giant grapes resting on a flatbed cart. The side of the cart bears the inscription, "Wells Fargo Company Express." Red text at...
Book or Pamphlet

Bluebell Cream Separators

Date: 1913
Description: Page from an "IHC Newspaper and Catalogue Electrotype Service" booklet advertising Bluebell cream separators. Clockwise from top left, the illustration cap...
Book or Pamphlet

Bluebell Cream Separator Advertisements

Date: 1913
Description: Page from an "IHC Newspaper and Catalogue Electrotype Service" booklet depicting two advertisements for the Bluebell cream separator. The advertisement hea...
Photograph

Man Parked in Motor Truck for Breweries

Date: 1913
Description: Man in the driver's seat of an International Model M truck hauling crates of beer labeled "Grand Rapids Brewing Company" and "Petersen Brewing Company." Th...
Photograph

International Confectionery Truck

Date: 1913
Description: International Model M truck operated by Fred Rodenbeck confections. The side of the truck advertises Dolly Varden chocolates.
Photograph

International Confectionery Truck

Date: 1913
Description: International Model M truck operated by R.E. Neihaus confections. The side of the truck advertises Dolly Varden chocolates. The rear door bears text: "Eat ...

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