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Woman Ironing Clothing

Date: 1939
Description: A woman irons clothing on an ironing board in a kitchen setting. She is standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by cabinets, a sink and mirror, and ...
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Showers' Store Exterior

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view from road of a log building with a sign reading: "Showers' Store." Automobiles are parked outside and a Shell filling pump stands near the st...
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Stone Tavern Restaurant Interior

Date: 1939
Description: A man and a woman stand behind two separate counters inside a restaurant at Stone-Tavern. Signs on the walls advertise Coca-Cola, Schweppes, and read "With...
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Customers in General Store

Date: 1939
Description: Two women and a girl stand near a counter inside a general store as a man shows them a product. A cat and a dog sleep on the floor in the background, and a...
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International PD-80 Generator

Date: 1939
Description: International PD-80 generator in use at the Lake Scugog Milling Company in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. The company was owned by Arthur Waridel of Saskatch...
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Tug Boat in Frozen Lake Minnetonka

Date: 1939
Description: View of a tug boat docked on frozen Lake Minnetonka. The boat was powered by an International PD-80 power unit and bears signage reading "Priscilla" and "....
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PD-80 Diesel Power Units on Oil Drill Rig

Date: 1939
Description: Four International PD-80 Diesel power units compounded on a drill rig owned by Taubert & McKee of Fort Worth, Texas, drilling a 4,500 foot hole two miles f...
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Water Pumps in Mine

Date: 1939
Description: International PA-100 power unit operating a Pomona water pump in a lead and zinc mine. A box labeled "dynamite" is in the foreground.
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International PA-100 Power Units

Date: 1939
Description: Three men stand on a platform near two butane-operated International PA-100 power units.
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International U-7 Power Unit at Mine

Date: 1939
Description: A man standing near an International U-7 power unit used to operate a drum hoist which pulls cars up a 500 foot slope from a mine.
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Mine Opening

Date: 1939
Description: View of a railroad track leading to the opening of a mine shaft. Logs or felled trees are lying on either side of the opening.
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Man with Mine Car

Date: 1939
Description: A miner fastening a chain to a mining car in order to be pulled from the shaft by a drum hoist. The drum hoist was powered by an International U-7 power un...
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Farmall H Oil Filter Decal

Date: 1939
Description: Close-up of a Farmall H, in particular the oil filter decal. Part of a man's hand and arm is behind the distributor cap.
Photograph

Farmall M Engine

Date: 1939
Description: Man inspecting a Farmall M tractor in a studio. Decals are on the right side of the front of the tractor.
Photograph

Farmall H Tractor with Steel Wheels

Date: 1939
Description: Studio shot of a Farmall H tractor with steel wheels and H Spade, showing seat decal and IHC's "Safety First" below the seat. The tractor may be an experim...
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McCormick-Deering Corn Picker Advertisement

Date: 1939
Description: Advertisement from the final page of a McCormick-Deering Corn Pickers catalog, featuring an illustration of a corn cob with the caption "McCormick-Deering ...
Print

McCormick-Deering Corn Binder Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering corn binders, featuring a photograph of a corn binder in the field. Caption reads: "McCormick-Deerin...
Print

Ensilage Cutters and Hay Choppers Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for McCormick-Deering ensilage cutters, featuring an illustration of five cow heads flanking a picture of a feed storage s...
Print

Soil and Moisture Conservation in the Western Plains Area

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of a brochure titled "Soil and Moisture Conservation in the Western Plains Area." Includes the text: "Stop runoff, Reduce Erosion and Evaporation."
Book or Pamphlet

Wagon Truck and Gear Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for "All-Purpose Trucks Farm Gears and Wagons Tractor-Trailer Gears." Includes a man driving a Farmall H tractor.

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