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Children with Lecturer

Date: 1924
Description: At Louisiana State University, an instructor lectures a group of children on agriculture using charts prepared by International Harvester Company. The lect...
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Agricultural Extension Lecture from Car

Date: 1915
Description: Professor Holden of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department expounds the benefits of alfalfa from the back seat of a car.
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Automobiles Parked Along Rural Road

Date: 1918
Description: Automobiles, including a Ford runabout, parked along a rural dirt road for an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department short course and ma...
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Caught at the Milk Station

Date: 1913
Description: Mr. J.E. Waggoner, International Harvester Company Agricultural Extension Dept. employee, delivering roadside alfalfa lecture to a crowd of farmers arrivin...
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Tractorette Instruction

Date: 1942
Description: Women sitting on grass watching a lecture on maintenance of Farmall A and Farmall M tractors. The lecture was part of International Harvester's "Tractorett...
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Women Engaged in "Tractorette" Training

Date: 1942
Description: Dan Downey, International Harvester blockman from Philadelphia, teaches three women how to operate a Farmall M tractor and a McCormick-Deering harvester-th...
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"Tractorette" Operating Farmall H Tractor

Date: 1942
Description: Mrs. Elizabeth Lancton cultivating with a Farmall H tractor on the 105 acre farm of Cliff Lee. Mrs. Lancton attended classes offered by Fred R. Walkley, pr...
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Children Working in School Garden

Date: 1913
Description: Large group of school children tending to their school garden plots.
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School Garden Dedication

Date: 05 1917
Description: Large crowd of school children and adults gathered for a school garden dedication. Original caption reads: "Mr. Prost making a talk at a garden dedication ...
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Bull Along Roadside

Date: 08 1929
Description: Bull standing along a rural road with farm buildings in the background. Original caption reads: "Better tether him out than for him not to get pasture."
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Giving the Soil the Acid Test

Date: 
Description: Man, possibly from International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department, performing an acid test on soil in front of a group of men and boys.
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Kleinheinz Hall

Date: 04 01 1945
Description: Kleinheinz Hall (old Sheep Barn) at 1815 Linden Drive on University of Wisconsin campus.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion

Date: 08 18 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion at 1675 Linden Drive.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion

Date: 08 18 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion on 1675 Linden Drive.
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University Heights

Date: 1906
Description: View of University Heights, showing a number of university buildings on the agricultural campus, including a windmill. Lake Mendota is in the far backgroun...
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Land Clearing Train

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Description: View across field towards the Land Clearing Special Train, a program sponsored by the University of Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Depa...
Book or Pamphlet

Tuberculosis Must Go

Date: 05 25 1928
Description: Cover of a booklet produced by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to help prevent the spread of tuberculosis. Includes the text: ...
Postcard

Dunn County Normal and Agricultural School

Date: 1910
Description: The Dunn County Normal and Agricultural School. Caption reads: "Normal, Menomonie, Wis."
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Calf Club Lesson

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Description: Agricultural extension representative Hugh Feagle presenting a lesson to the members of a calf club.
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Get Acquainted Tour

Date: 1916
Description: View up center of dirt road towards automobiles parked on either side in Wabash County.

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