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J. Green and Co. Store

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of the J. Green & Co. store, a frame building with a false front and a third story fan window. Men with farm implements stand nearby with hor...
Book or Pamphlet

Case Centennial Plow Brochure

Date: 1937
Description: Front cover of a brochure advertising the Case Centennial Plow. The brochure is titled "Plows on Parade" and tells the history of the steel plow business t...
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Group of People Posed Along Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Large group of people posed in commercial area on a wooden sidewalk. Leigeois Bar, Implement Store, and Blacksmith Shop. Joseph Leigeois is shown in the fo...
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Three Men in front of Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1895
Description: Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ...
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Man Operating Osborne Mower

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of a man operating an Osborne horse-drawn mower near a tree. The man is raising the sickle-bar as he is passing the tree.
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Village Blacksmith at Pioneer Village

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Description: A man in a plaid shirt and heavy apron holding the hoof of a horse in one hand, and a long file in the other. They are surrounded by metal wares and metal ...
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The Great Seal of the Territory of Wisconsin

Date: 1838
Description: Territorial seal of Wisconsin. There is a farmer in the foreground plowing behind horses, a Native American apparently heading west, a river steamboat and ...
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McCormick Binder in South African Field

Date: 01 21 1924
Description: Rear view of a man using a team of mules and horses to lead a McCormick binder through a field in Malmesbury, South Africa. Another man is standing in fron...
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McCormick Binder in South African Field

Date: 01 21 1924
Description: Rear view of man using a team of horses and mules to lead a McCormick grain binder through a field in DeLectus, Riebeek West, South Africa. In the far dist...
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Farmall B Tractor

Date: 10 20 1943
Description: Engineering photograph of right side of a Farmall B tractor parked in a dirt lot. Cows and an additional tractor are in a field in the background. The text...
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Diorama of Development of Grain Harvesting Machines

Date: 1944
Description: An exhibit depicting the development of grain harvesting machinery at the Northwestern University Technological Institute. The exhibit includes scale model...
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Group with Wagon Outside Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: Group of men and a woman standing near a horse-drawn wagon outside an International Harvester farm implement dealership. The group is standing near an Osbo...
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"McCormick Day" in Owatonna

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered on a dirt road in front of a strip of commercial buildings to celebrate the arrival of a McCormick agricultural equ...
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Kentucky Grain Drill

Date: 1915
Description: Rear view of man operating a Kentucky grain drill with a team of two horses. A decal with the "Kentucky" name is on the back of the drill.
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Mccormick-Deering Potato Digger

Date: 07 28 1925
Description: Man driving a team of four horses or mules hitched to a McCormick-Deering potato digger.
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McCormick-Deering Grain Drill in Field

Date: 08 06 1935
Description: Man walks behind a horse-drawn McCormick-Deering grain drill in a field. Decals are on the grain drill. Barns and other farm buildings are in the backgroun...
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McCormick-Deering Lime Spreader

Date: 09 1930
Description: Two men with shovels work with a horse-drawn McCormick-Deering lime spreader. Decals are on the lime spreader.
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McCormick Grain Binder Field Scene

Date: 08 22 1899
Description: Man operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field. Original caption reads: "Kinsella Grain Co., Colon, Nebraska. Aug 22/99. Gentlemen — In repl...
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IH Kansas City Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Train cars rest on tracks leading past International Harvester's Kansas City branch. Farm equipment stands on loading dock on the side of the building, and...
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Elephants and McCormick-Deering No. 2 Manure Spreader

Date: 04 26 1923
Description: Two elephants pull a McCormick-Deering No. 2 manure spreader. One man is sitting on the head of the elephant on the far left, while another man stands on t...

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