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Poster

Arcade Toys Advertising Poster

Date: 07 1927
Description: Advertising poster for International Harvester toys produced by Arcade Toys. Includes color illustrations of a toy model farm, tractor, truck, plow, wagon ...
Poster

Arcade Toys Advertising Poster

Date: 1926
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering miniature models produced by Arcade Toys. Includes illustrations of a toy tractor, plow, and wagon drawn by horses...
Poster

Here's a Good Plan That Succeeds

Date: 1925
Description: Dealer "mailing folder" promoting the sale of toys and the free distribution of novelties through the company's dealerships. Includes color illustrations o...
Book or Pamphlet

Milwaukee Harvester Company Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Back cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of young boys racing hom...
Photograph

Children Racing Toy Pedal Tractors at IH Expo

Date: 09 1957
Description: Children at starting line of toy pedal tractor race near the International Harvester exhibit at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests, S...
Photograph

Williamson Family Poses outside with Grandmother

Date: 1873
Description: A family poses in a yard around a table. The grandmother appears to have an embroidery hoop in her lap. In the background on the right is a grindstone. Fur...
Photograph

Gesell Children with Christmas Tree

Date: 1893
Description: Studio portrait of Gerhard Gesell's five children (l to r: Arnold, Bertha, Robert, Gerhard, and Wilma) posed around a Christmas tree with their gifts.
Photograph

Pastor Claus Friman Magelssen with Family

Date: 1873
Description: Pastor Claus Friman Magelssen (1830-1904), his second wife Marie Schlambusch Magelssen, and their family sit around a table set for coffee in the foregroun...
Print

International Harvester Toy Catalog Cover

Date: 1973
Description: Cover of a brochure for International Harvester toys. Features a color illustration of a boy riding an International pedal tractor pulling a wagon filled w...
Photograph

Two Children Play with International Harvester Toys

Date: 05 15 1927
Description: A young boy and girl play with International Harvester toys in front of a fireplace and feather Christmas tree. The toys include a truck, tractor, thresher...
Photograph

Boy with Cream Separator and Toys

Date: 07 16 1929
Description: A young boy is sitting on the floor next to an International Harvester cream separator while playing with a toy tractor and plow. A toy International truck...
Photograph

Boy with International Harvester Toys

Date: 1929
Description: A boy is sitting on a tile floor to play with die-cast toys of International Harvester machines, including an all-steel thresher, Farmall tractors, McCormi...
Photograph

Child Playing with International Harvester Toys

Date: 07 16 1929
Description: A boy is sitting on the floor near an International Harvester cream separator to play with toy versions of International Harvester machines, including Farm...
Photograph

Indiana State Fair Exhibit

Date: 1930
Description: An International Harvester booth with a thatched roof (possibly constructed of binder twine fiber) stands underneath a tent at the Indiana State Fair. Ther...
Photograph

Farmall Tractor Toy

Date: 05 19 1948
Description: Parts of a Farmall toy tractor in a display case, taken for Brock Engraving, Photo Engraving and Advertising Art, 115 South Carroll Street.
Photograph

Gibson City Dealership Showroom

Date: 11 10 1924
Description: Showroom of Gibson City Implement Company, an International Harvester farm equipment dealership. Equipment on display includes a 10-20 tractor, a 15-30 tra...
Photograph

Landaal Brothers IH Dealership

Date: 1942
Description: Milwaukee blockman Dale Thomas pins a "MacArthur Week" button on Charles Landaal, operator of Landaal Brothers, an International Harvester dealership. The ...
Photograph

Child with Wagon Box

Date: 03 1926
Description: A child wearing a coat and hat is standing in a toy wagon marked "Lightning Coaster" beside a wagon box propped on wooden stakes. A flock of geese is in th...
Photograph

Miniature Tractor Race

Date: 1990
Description: Young contestants are at their marks for a miniature tractor race.
Postcard

With Best Christmas Wishes

Date: 1909
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus, surrounded by pine boughs and candles, spilling toys and treats out of his sack. He is wearing a brown coat, mittens and...

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