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Combining at Night

Date: 1970
Description: Farmer harvesting grain with International 915 combine (harvester-thresher) at night. There is a truck in the right foreground.
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Farm Wife Brings Lunch to Her Husband in the Field

Date: 1970
Description: Ingrid Bengtson bringing lunch to the field to help her husband, Norman, get the planting done faster. They are having lunch on top of the McCormick Intern...
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Man Mows Lawn with International Cub Cadet Tractor

Date: 1970
Description: Color advertising photograph of a man mowing a suburban lawn with an International Cub Cadet lawn tractor. In the background a woman is tending to a grill ...
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International Hi-Clear 856 tractor

Date: 1970
Description: International Hi-Clear 856 tractor in front of grain silos.
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British-built International 454 Tractor

Date: 1970
Description: Color studio photograph of an International 454 tractor built in Great Britain.
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British-built International 574 tractor

Date: 1970
Description: Color studio photograph of a man sitting in an International 574 tractor.
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Farmall 140 Tractor and 122 Disk Harrow

Date: 1970
Description: Right side profile view of a man pulling a 122 disk harrow through a field with a Farmall 140 tractor.
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International 1460 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1970
Description: Advertising photograph of an International 1460 axial-flow combine with grain header. The axial-flow feature allowed for more complete threshing and separa...
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International 1460 Axial-Flow Combine

Date: 1970
Description: Advertising photograph of an International 1460 axial-flow combine with corn header. The axial-flow feature allowed for more complete threshing and separat...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 1970
Description: Senator William Proxmire shakes hands with constituents at the Wisconsin State Fair while eating an ear of corn.
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Breakfast Tray at Rennebohms

Date: 1970
Description: A snapshot of a partially eaten breakfast at an unidentified Rennebohm Drug Store cafeteria restaurant. The photograph was taken by Steven O. Kimbrough who...
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Nadji Olson

Date: 1970
Description: Nadji Olson of Warrens, Wisconsin, the 1970 Wisconsin Honey Queen.
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Empty Billboard

Date: 1970
Description: An empty billboard stands on factory grounds. In the background, field crops are visible.
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Grading and Sorting Cranberries

Date: 1970
Description: Cranberries being loaded onto a conveyor belt. Women are sorting cranberries as they move along the belt.
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Cranberry Washing

Date: 1970
Description: A large bath of cranberries being washed and loaded onto a conveyor belt for processing. Women are working on a conveyor belt in the far background.
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Surveying Crew at Sunny Brae Farm

Date: 1970
Description: "Surveying Crew on McArthur Rd. Sunny Brae farm is in background."
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Harvesting Tomatoes in Rio Grande Valley

Date: 1970
Description: Migrant farm workers harvesting tomatoes in the Rio Grande Valley.

Obreros Unidos (United Workers) grew in Wisconsin during the 1960s and had deep roots ...

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Frank R. Milnor in front of Tractor

Date: 1970
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Frank R. Milnor standing in front of an International Harvester tractor. He spent 43 years working for the company, eventu...
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Mother and Siblings at Texas Wedding

Date: 1970
Description: From left to right, a sister, mother and brother attending a wedding celebration in Mercedes, Texas. The woman on the left is wearing an empire waist sleev...
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Tomato Harvester in South Texas

Date: 1970
Description: A woman holding a bucket and wearing a covering over her head, a checkered long sleeve shirt, pants, and gloves. She is standing behind crates of Roma toma...

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