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Schwartz Farm Equipment

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior from street of the Schwartz Farm Equipment building, 135 Third Avenue. Show windows in the one-story brick building feature an International truck...
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Tractors in Front of Martiny Implement

Date: 1940
Description: Eight new Massie-Harris tractors are parked in the snow in front of the Martiny Implement Co., 147 Third Avenue. A crowd has gathered and men sit on the tr...
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Mower near State Normal School

Date: 1900
Description: A man and a McCormick mower pulled by two horses are posing on the lawn of a building marked "State Normal School." The inscriptions on either side of the ...
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Urban Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A man is using a garden plow to cultivate an urban garden located near a row of commercial brick buildings.
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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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International Harvester Branch House — Harrisburg

Date: 04 05 1925
Description: International Harvester Company branch building in Harrisburg. An automobile is parked along the curb in the front of the building and a railroad car rests...
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Grand Rapids Branch House

Date: 10 13 1919
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch house at Grand Rapids. The signs painted on the building advertise "Oil Tractors" and "P&O Plows."
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Man Mowing near Building

Date: 1902
Description: Man using a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of a large institutional building. The horse is wearing a fly-net.
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Flooding Street Scene

Date: 1974
Description: "Flooding on Mayville Street."
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Doorway View at McCormick Works

Date: 02 05 1906
Description: View through two large open doors of a factory, most likely the McCormick Works. The floor is made of wood, and parts of farm machinery are stacked togethe...
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Kemp's 20th Century Manure Spreader

Date: 01 1907
Description: A Kemp's Manure Spreader is sits on a snow-covered loading dock of a brick building, possibly the McCormick Works factory. The side of the manure spreader ...
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General Merchandise Store

Date: 1909
Description: Six men, a young boy and a woman stand outside on the porch and road in front of the General Store. There is a sign for "Star Brand Shoes" posted on the ro...
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McCormick No.10 Harvester Thresher

Date: 03 20 1927
Description: Original caption reads: "McCormick No. 10 harvester-thresher equipped with 16-foot solid platform. This machine has been the accepted heavy type machine so...
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Corn Binder Displayed Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Corn binder, with attachments and stalkers, set up on snow-covered cobblestones in front of brick factory buildings.
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Tractor with Plow Parked in Plant Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Right side view of tractor parked in front of brick factory building in plant yard. Plow is attached underneath.
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Woman Driving Tractor

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Woman Driving Tractor in Urban Garden

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Corn Planter on Display

Date: 06 17 1925
Description: Corn planter on display on a lawn outdoors. In the background, automobiles are parked along a street. There are brick buildings across the street in the ba...
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Men Working on Rake in front of Dealership

Date: 06 25 1925
Description: View across street towards two men working on a rake on the sidewalk in front of an International Harvester dealership. There are large show windows in the...
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Two Row Cultivator

Date: 08 21 1925
Description: A two row cultivator displayed on the pavement in front of a brick factory building. A wood toolbox is on the ground on the left.

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