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Men Operating Hammer Mill

Date: 1931
Description: Two men use a No. 3 McCormick and Deering Hammer Mill in a farm yard. One man is standing in a wagon and the other is on the bed of a truck.
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J-30 Tractor with No. 11 Deering Harvester

Date: 1931
Description: A J-30 tractor with a No. 11 Deering harvester-thresher (combine) on the farm of Dr. Juan Balbi in the Argentine Republic in South America.
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Frank Johns Farm

Date: 1931
Description: Farm of Frank Johns of Hastings, Florida. Two men wearing hats are standing among stacks of filled burlap bags. There is a birdhouse on the right atop a lo...
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Husker and Shredder

Date: 1931
Description: A man works with a husker-shredder near a silo and barn. A wagon is parked on the right. Original caption states: "Husker and Shredder used for custom w...
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International Trucks Packer Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster advertising International trucks featuring an illustration of a man behind the wheel of a truck used by Wilson & Co. and featuring the headline: "Th...
Poster

"Romance of the Reaper" Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Advertising poster for the "Romance of the Reaper" film for use in Australia. The poster features an illustration of Cyrus Hall McCormick building the firs...
Poster

McCormick-Deering Grain Binders Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster advertising McCormick-Deering grain binders. The poster features a headline reading: "McCormick-Deering Grain Binders; Direct Descendants of the Wor...
Poster

'El Picaflor' Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Spanish advertising poster for use in South American advertising the McCormick "Hummingbird" grain header. The poster features two color illustrations of t...
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Farmall Regular with No.2 Corn Sheller

Date: 1931
Description: Farmall Regular tractor powering a McCormick Deering No. 2 corn sheller near a barn.
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McCormick-Deering Windrow Harvester

Date: 1931
Description: Elevated view of a man using a Farmall tractor to pull a McCormick-Deering windrow harvester in a field of rye. Original caption reads: "Elliot A. Pritchar...
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Woman in Farmhouse Living Room

Date: 1931
Description: Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home.
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Larson Barn

Date: 1931
Description: An automobile is parked near the Melvin Larson barn in Bayfield County. The large barn has a concrete block foundation, gambrel roof, and three large venti...
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Boy with Calf

Date: 1931
Description: Harold Calder, wearing bib overalls and a cap, poses with his calf, which won second place at the Cambridge Festival in 1931. There are chickens, a small c...
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Grading the Road

Date: 1931
Description: Men using horse-drawn and gasoline powered road equipment work on Highway 80 near Rockbridge. A wooded bluff rises steeply behind a farmhouse. Barns, a sil...
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Lorena Feldmann

Date: 1931
Description: Lorena Feldmann, 13, hoes in the garden at her family's farm. She is somewhat overdressed for the task in a light coat, white stockings and dress shoes. A ...
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Flag Raising

Date: 1931
Description: Two boys display the American flag before raising it on a rustic flag pole in the school yard of the Consolidated School, District No. 4. The other student...
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Jens L. Gregerson Farm Tourist Home — Highway 16 East

Date: 1931
Description: Farmhouse with accommodations for tourists. There are bushes and trees in the lawn, and a bench and lawn swing.
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Next to the Barn

Date: 1931
Description: Lester Turke, Edgar Krueger, and Florentina Krueger posing together in front of an old barn on the Krueger farm.
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Laying Stone Foundation

Date: 1931
Description: Group of men laying the stone foundation for the new barn on the Krueger farm. A pile of large stones is in front of the new stone foundation.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1931
Description: Men building a new barn for the Krueger family. The framework, foundation, and part of the siding are put up.

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