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Mr. Gannon and Cook in Transient Home

Date: 08 04 1933
Description: Director Tom C. Gannon, (on the right) and Assistant Chef Ed Masury in apron, who is drawing a cup of coffee, standing at the stove in the transient home k...
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"Red Baby" Truck Carrying "One Minute" Washers

Date: 1924
Description: Curt Moore selling "one minute" washing machines to a farmer's wife. The washing machines are loaded in the back of an International "Red Baby" truck. The...
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Woman Washes Clothes with Power Washer

Date: 05 16 1928
Description: Woman washing clothes with a washing machine powered by a a McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 HP engine.
Poster

New International Harvester Logo Advertising Poster

Date: 1947
Description: Advertising poster linking the new International Harvester logo with the company's truck, agricultural equipment, construction equipment, and household ref...
Print

International Products Advertising Proof

Date: 04 1948
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features color illustrations of the International Harvester logo, I...
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Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
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Man Vacuuming a Cow

Date: 08 13 1948
Description: A man vacuuming the back of a cow in a barn using a DAIRY-VAC machine.
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Randall Elementary School Kindergarteners Making Applesauce

Date: 10 12 1949
Description: Randall Elementary School kindergartners are shown making applesauce under the supervision of their teacher Marguerite Drew. Stirring the pot is Patty Hurl...
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McCormick-Deering Engine

Date: 08 22 1921
Description: McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 h.p. engine powering a Primrose cream separator, a churn, and a washing machine on the farm of A.L. Bishop.
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Drying Rack

Date: 1917
Description: A four-tiered drying rack used to dry fruits and vegetables hangs from the ceiling above a heater in what appears to be a basement or root cellar.
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Woman and Young Girl Canning Beans

Date: 1926
Description: Woman and young girl working in a kitchen canning beans. The girl is standing at the sink running a faucet while the woman is seated at a table using a bea...
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Canning Corn: Removing from Cooker and Cooling

Date: 07 19 1926
Description: A woman and a girl standing in a kitchen. They are in the process of canning corn at the Harvester Farm, and are removing cans from the cooker and allowing...
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Canning Peaches

Date: 07 23 1926
Description: Woman at the Harvester Farm in the process of canning peaches. She is placing the peaches in a cold dip after scalding.
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Fond du Lac County agricultural agent George Massey looking over an exhibit of early household equipment at the annual University of Wisconsin's Farm and H...
Print

The Universal Food Chopper

Date: 1899
Description: A reproduction of an ad or counter card for the Universal Food Chopper. Text on the image reads, "The Universal Food Chopper, and a few of the things it ch...
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Alfred Lunt Coring Tomatoes

Date: 1949
Description: Alfred Lunt coring tomatoes in the kitchen at Ten Chimneys.
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Ridgeway Lumber Store

Date: 1948
Description: Interior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Owned by Elmer and Willard Droster, and G. Wichman.
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Woman Washing Clothes Outdoors in Yard

Date: 05 16 1923
Description: Woman washing clothes outdoors in a yard with a washing machine powered by a McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 H.P. engine.

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