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Poster

Advertising Poster for International Harvester Films

Date: 1926
Description: Advertising poster for motion pictures [movies] shown "free to farmers and their families." Bears the text: "A Visit to a Modern Tractor Plant; The Making ...
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International Harvester Agricultural Extension Office

Date: 1915
Description: Employees working with lecture charts and films in an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department office.
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Agricultural Extension Department Library

Date: 1915
Description: Women sitting in the library of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
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Employee(?) Instruction at St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Employees(?) learning about a chain drive gear at the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. Portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and an advertising p...
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Man Delivers Lecture on Tuberculosis in front of Church

Date: 04 1924
Description: Man appearing to deliver a lecture on tuberculosis prepared by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. The man is pointing to an "agri...
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Preacher Delivers Sermon on Tuberculosis

Date: 04 1924
Description: Preacher Chas V. Reed delivering a sermon on tuberculosis in conjunction with an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department lecture. Mr. Ree...
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Agricultural Extension Department Print Shop

Date: 02 26 1925
Description: Workers setting type for printing documents or labels at a print shop operated by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department(?).
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Crowd Outside Hub Theatre to See a Film

Date: 1931
Description: Large crowd lined up outside the Hub theatre for a "free farm show" matinee, most likely "Romance of the Reaper". The movie was produced by International H...
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Tractor School Students in Classroom

Date: 02 13 1925
Description: Men seated in a makeshift classroom for an International Harvester "tractor school" session at A&M Motor and Implement Co. Charts illustrating the use of t...
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IHC exhibit at the American Library Association Conference

Date: 06 1928
Description: Man sitting in an exhibit of International Harvester films at an American Library Association Conference. The exhibit was titled: "Moving Pictures and the ...
Book or Pamphlet

Feed Your Hungry Crops

Date: 1918
Description: Cover of an "educational" pamphlet published by International Harvester to promote the use of manure spreaders, fertilizers and lime spreaders. Features an...
Photograph

Reaper Centennial Celebration

Date: 1931
Description: A group of children and adults gathers around an International truck carrying a replica of McCormick's original reaper. The reaper replicas were made for t...
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Apprentice Classroom at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: A group of young men receive instruction in the apprentice classroom at McCormick Works.
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Electrical Apprentice at McCormick Works

Date: 1949
Description: An electrical apprentice repairs an electric motor at McCormick Works.
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Machinist Apprentice at Tractor Works

Date: 1949
Description: A machinist apprentice at Tractor Works (factory) makes a layout to prepare for machining.
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McCormick Works Apprentice at Lathe

Date: 1949
Description: A wood pattern-maker apprentice at McCormick Works (factory) turns a pattern on the faceplate of a lathe.
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McCormick Works Apprentice Wood Pattern-Maker

Date: 1949
Description: A wood pattern-maker apprentice at McCormick Works (factory) shellacs a sprocket wheel pattern.
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International Harvester Film, Booklets, and Slides

Date: 04 17 1933
Description: A collection of films, booklets, and lantern slides, likely created by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
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Machinery on Display at "100 Years in Chicago"

Date: 1947
Description: Tractors and farm equipment on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. Original caption reads: "Partial v...
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Farm Equipment in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A cultivator sitting in the snow near a fence, illustrating the hazards of improper equipment housing. A herd of cows is in the background near a barn and ...

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