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McCormick Reaper Exhibit at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: Female model posing with a rake next to a reproduction of Cyrus Hall McCormick's first reaper at International Harvester's "A Century of Progress" Worlds F...
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McCormick Auto-Mower at Paris Exposition

Date: 1900
Description: Man sitting in a McCormick Auto-Mower in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company building at the Paris Exposition in France. Several men, a woman...
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Osborne Wagon Exhibition

Date: 09 1910
Description: Crowd gathered under a tent to view the new line of Osborne wagons at International Harvester's Osborne Division exhibit at the New York State Fair, Septem...
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International Harvester Parade of Progress Fast Hitch Square Dance

Date: 1953
Description: Men in cowboy hats driving International Harvester tractors through an exhibition tent as part of the "Parade of Progress" at the Indiana State Fair as par...
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Alice in Dairyland and World's Largest Cheese

Date: 1964
Description: Alice in Dairyland, and two employees of Steve's Cheese, sample a piece of the World's largest cheese. The gigantic piece of cheese was part of Wisconsin's...
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IHC Cream Separator Display at Iowa State Fair

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Men, women, and children at an International Harvester cream separator exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. A company representative appears to be pointing out ...
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Reluctant Cows at Fairgrounds

Date: 07 16 1971
Description: Bette Brown of Hartland pulls her somewhat reluctant cows across the midway at the Waukesha County Fairgrounds.
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Century of Progress Queen Signs Photographs

Date: 07 18 1933
Description: Miss Lillian Anderson, Queen of the "A Century of Progress" exhibition, signing photographs at the International Harvester exhibit.
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Century of Progress Queen Feeds Mechanical Cow

Date: 06 30 1933
Description: Miss Lillian Anderson, "Queen" of the Century of Progress world's fair, pretending to feed a mechanical cow. The cow was used to demonstrate McCormick-Deer...
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Alice and the Winner

Date: 1960
Description: Alice in Dairyland 1960, Joan Engh, poses with a winner at a regional Junior Livestock Exposition. Joan went on to become Miss Wisconsin in 1962, and she w...
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Lamb Judging

Date: 1959
Description: Lamb judging at the Southern Wisconsin Junior Livestock Exposition.
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Alice and the Winner

Date: 1962
Description: Alice in Dairyland 1962, Sylvia Lee Kafkas, posing with a young winner and his entry at the regional Junior Livestock Exposition in Eau Claire.
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Reaper Exhibit and Film Tent

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd outside a large tent that adverstises "Reaper Motion Pictures." The tent is likely part of an International Harvester exhibit at a fair or ag...
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Binder Twine Demonstration at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1934
Description: Two women demonstrate the process of making binder twine at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair as a small crowd looks on. The demonstration was part ...
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Automotive Week Parade at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: A woman driving an International Harvester tractor leads the Automotive Week parade down the "Avenue of Flags" at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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International Harvester Exhibits at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 08 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Kankakee High School band that is playing in the background as a crowd gathers around International Harvester exhibits at the...
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Native Americans and Harvester-Thresher at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 07 25 1933
Description: Native Americans in traditional dress test a harvester-thresher (combine) in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fai...
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Miss Lillian Anderson at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 07 18 1933
Description: Lillian Anderson of Racine, Wisconsin, Queen of the "A Century of Progress" world's fair, posing near a tractor in the International Harvester exhibit.
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Lillian Anderson

Date: 06 30 1933
Description: Lillian Anderson of Racine, Wisconsin, Queen of the "A Century of Progress" world's fair, sitting behind the wheel of a Farmall F-12 tractor in the Interna...
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Lillian Anderson with International D-1 Truck

Date: 06 30 1933
Description: Lillian Anderson of Racine, Wisconsin, Queen of the "A Century of Progress" world's fair, posing with an International Model D-1 truck in the International...

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