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War Poster Promoting Farm Jobs

Date: 
Description: Poster depicting a young shirtless man pitching hay with text that reads: "Put your muscle on a war basis! Sign Up For A Farm Job ... at your local U.S. Em...
Photograph

Lincoln Office Worker Wearing Twine Sweater

Date: 1949
Description: Marilyn Schultz of International Harvester's Lincoln office models a sweater made of twine as part of a district office promotional event. A sign above rea...
Photograph

Mary Binegar with Poultry Account Book

Date: 1916
Description: Mary Binegar, president of the Kiona-Benton School Poultry Club, holds a poultry account book as she stands outdoors near a haystack and several chickens a...
Photograph

Dangerous Operating Position

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man driving a team of four horses while standing on the front standard of a wagon loaded with what appears to be hay. Photograph taken for International ...
Photograph

Dangerous Position on Wagon

Date: 08 1927
Description: Two men holding pitchforks stand near the edge of a horse-drawn wagon piled with hay.
Photograph

"Bum" Asleep in Hay

Date: 06 1927
Description: A transient man asleep in a pile of hay at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultura...
Photograph

Children Playing on Straw Pile

Date: 05 05 1926
Description: A child sits on top of a pile of straw while another sits below it. A horse is in a pasture in the background. Photograph taken for International Harvester...
Photograph

Preparing the Field at City Stadium

Date: 12 31 1961
Description: Color photograph of a Farmall tractor and hay rake on the sideline at City Stadium (later known as Lambeau Field), home of the Green Bay Packers. The equip...
Photograph

Coats Hanging in a Barn

Date: 06 1927
Description: Coats with matches in the pockets are hanging on nails inside a barn on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm, demonstrating a farm hazard. ...
Photograph

Children Near Hay Pulley

Date: 06 1927
Description: A boy wearing a cowboy hat is sitting on the back of a horse as a man hoists hay into a hayloft using a pulley system. Another boy is standing in the barn ...
Photograph

Smoking Near Haystack

Date: 10 1926
Description: Two men are resting against a haystack while smoking pipes. The photograph was staged at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm to demonstrat...
Photograph

Man Photographing Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: A man stands on an elevated platform attached to a tractor in a field while taking photographs of a hay baler in use at Hickory Hill, International Harvest...
Photograph

Photographing Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: A man stands on a raised platform attached to a tractor with a camera while preparing to photograph a hay baler in a field on International Harvester's Hic...
Photograph

Man Photographing from Platform on Tractor

Date: 1961
Description: A man stands on a platform attached to an International tractor while taking photographs of a hay baler in a field at Hickory Hill. The farm was located 75...
Photograph

Man Photographing from Platform on Tractor

Date: 1961
Description: A photographer stands on a platform with his camera while taking photographs of a McCormick hay baler in use at Hickory Hill. The farm was located 75 miles...
Photograph

Photographing Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: A male photographer stands on a platform with his camera while taking photographs of a McCormick hay baler in use at Hickory Hill. The farm was located 75 ...
Photograph

Men and Boys Around Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of men and boys gathered around a hay baler and other machines at work on International Harvester's Hickory Hill farm. The farm was located 7...
Photograph

Group Watching Hay Baler

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of a men, women, and children gathered around a hay baler and other machines at work on International Harvester's Hickory Hill farm. The farm...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvester Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1897
Description: Finnish language catalog, featuring an illustration of an enlarged three leafed clover which is surrounded by clover flowers, wheat and a dragonfly. Small ...
Photograph

Reading the Newspaper with his Granddaughter

Date: 1935
Description: Alexander Krueger sitting outdoors in a wicker rocking chair with his granddaughter, Shirley, sitting in his lap, while he is reading a newspaper.

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