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Grain Stacks

Date: 09 09 1895
Description: View across field of two men leaning against an enormous stack of grain on the farm of August Schmidt. There are many more stacks of grain leading into the...
Photograph

People Posing Around Farm Machinery

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Description: People posing in field, with a barn in the background among trees. In the center a man, three women and a boy are standing in front of a wire fence. Behind...
Photograph

Man Sitting on a New Osborne Tedder

Date: 09 26 1913
Description: A man dressed in a suit and hat is sitting on a New Osborne hay tedder at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). On the rig...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 498-506

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Description: Cranberry growing has been and is one of the most profitable and picturesque branches of agriculture in Wisconsin. In the 1860's and 1870's, land previousl...
Print

Six O'Clock Club Dinner Menu

Date: 10 22 1900
Description: Front cover, speaker page, and menu for a dinner of the Six O'Clock Club, on the topic, "What Shall We Do with the Trusts?". On the cover is a sheaf of whe...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 15-30 in New Zealand

Date: 07 23 1928
Description: A McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor in a New Zealand field. Five men stand in a field gathered around bushels of wheat, and one man drives a tractor pulling ...
Book or Pamphlet

Back Cover of Excelsior Harvesting Machines Catalog

Date: 1887
Description: Back cover with the title: "A Group of Folding Binders" and four color illustrations. The top left illustration shows a man driving "The No. 7 Light Excels...
Print

Plano Manufacturing Company Advertising Card

Date: 1882
Description: Front of advertising card featuring a color illustration of a group of men looking at a man sitting on a Plano harvester and twine binder in front of an Ag...
Book or Pamphlet

Champion Harvesting Machinery

Date: 1883
Description: Inside spread of 4-page brochure featuring illustrations accompanying blocks of text explaining the features of Champion machines. The top left shows a man...
Photograph

Group of Men with Mowers and Rakes

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of men working in a field. A man in the center is wearing a suit and hat. Two men are using horse-drawn mowers, and anoth...
Photograph

Men in Field with Horse-Drawn Mowers

Date: 1900
Description: Two men using horse-drawn mowers in a field. A man wearing a suit is standing on the left. A man is standing behind the mower on the right holding a scythe...
Photograph

Olsson & Larsson Dealership Grand Opening

Date: 1900
Description: View of people posing on the porch of a dealership during the grand opening. Two men are holding a U.S. Flag. People are standing with a mower and binder a...
Photograph

Unidentified Group of People at a Residence

Date: 
Description: Four women, two men and a horse are posing in the front yard of a house. In the background are farm buildings.
Photograph

Men with Self Tying Hay Press in Field

Date: 09 11 1917
Description: Three men are working with a self tying hay press. There is a haystack in the background. A man wearing a suit is standing and watching near a stack of hay...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 10-20

Date: 
Description: Display event of the International Harvester Company of New Zealand. Showcases a McCormick-Deering 10-20 as well as various International tractors, impleme...
Poster

A Race with Death and Taxes

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Description: Cartoon of Uncle Sam, on the left, rolling up his sleeves, watching a man and the Grim Reaper running towards him. In the center is a barrier marked: "Stan...
Photograph

Salesman Showing Disk Harrows to Client

Date: 05 08 1929
Description: Two men are standing inside a dealership looking at a disk harrow.
Photograph

Salesman Showing Disk Harrows to Client

Date: 05 08 1929
Description: Two men are kneeling inside a dealership looking at a disk harrow.
Photograph

Four Men Posing with Tractor Hitched to Disc Harrow

Date: 08 04 1921
Description: Group portrait of four men standing between a disc harrow and a tractor in a field. The disc harrow is in the foreground, and the tractor is behind them. T...
Photograph

Spring Ground Preparation

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: A group of men are posing in front of a man sitting on a Farmall tractor.

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