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Man Harvesting Cotton with Mechanical Picker

Date: 1932
Description: African American man harvesting cotton with an experimental McCormick-Deering 2-row cotton picker mounted on a Farmall Regular tractor.
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Cotton Picker on Farmall Regular Tractor

Date: 1932
Description: Man operating an experimental 2-row cotton picker built around a Farmall Regular tractor [original caption reads: "Regular Farmall & 2 row cotton picker"]....
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Harvesting Grain with a McCormick-Deering No. 41 Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of a farmer harvesting grain with a McCormick-Deering tractor and No. 41 16-foot harvester-thresher (combine). The No. 41 featured a 28-inch ...
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McCormick-Deering No. 41 Harvester-Thresher in Field

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of a McCormick-Deering No. 41 harvester-thresher (combine) hitched to a tractor in a field. Original caption reads: "While the no. 41 is not ...
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Experimental No. 51 Hillside Harvester-Thresher

Date: 1932
Description: Experimental McCormick-Deering No. 51 hillside harvester-thresher (combine). Original caption reads: "This machine had no recleaner but featured a self-lev...
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McCormick-Deering Cotton Picker Mounted on a Farmall Tractor

Date: 1932
Description: African American man operating an experimental two-row cotton picker in a field.
Poster

Farmall Regular Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for the Farmall Regular tractor with an image of the tractor and farming scenes. The poster was intended for International Harvester's e...
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W-30 Tractor

Date: 1932
Description: Three-quarter view towards front left side of a McCormick-Deering W-30 tractor.
Photograph

Harvested Grain

Date: 1932
Description: Close-up of a bundle of stalks of grain.
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Pile of Harvested Oats

Date: 1932
Description: A close-up of harvested oats.
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Shucked Corn Ends

Date: 1932
Description: Close-up of shucked ears of corn.
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Factory Workers at Chattanooga Works

Date: 1932
Description: Factory workers and long wheeled carts filled with implement parts at the Chattanooga Plow Works.
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Indian Head Golf Club

Date: 1932
Description: A groundskeeper uses a McCormick-Deering Fairway tractor to care for the golf course at Indian Head Golf Club. A group of people are playing golf in the ba...
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Fairway Tractor and Water Pump

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of a McCormick-Deering Fairway tractor hooked up to a water pump(?) near a creek at Indian Head Golf Club.
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Groundskeeper at Indian Head Golf Club

Date: 1932
Description: A groundskeeper at Indian Head Golf Club uses a McCormick-Deering Fairway tractor and seeder(?) to maintain the golf course. A man playing golf is in the b...
Painting

Test of the First Reaper

Date: 1932
Description: Diorama(?) depicting the test of the first mechanical reaper by Cyrus McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The display was likely part of Intern...
Photograph

Model of Men Working with Farm Equipment

Date: 1932
Description: A model or diorama depicting farmers with a Farmall tractor, truck, harvester-thresher (combine) and a horse in a field. The display was likely part of Int...
Photograph

Model of IH "A Century of Progress" Building

Date: 1932
Description: Architectural model of the interior of International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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"A Century of Progress" International Harvester Building

Date: 1932
Description: Two men stand at the construction site for International Harvester's exhibit building at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.
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"A Century of Progress" Building

Date: 1932
Description: Interior view of the partially completed International Harvester exhibit building for the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in Chicago.

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