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Filming of McCormick-Deering Tractor

Date: 1934
Description: Cameraman and sound operator from Paramount Sound News on top of a truck filming a demonstration of the McCormick-Deering O-12 radio-controlled tractor and...
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Renaissance Faire

Date: 1909
Description: A group of people dressed up in medieval-style clothing.
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Coolerator: The Air Conditioned Refrigerator

Date: 09 03 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer & Company Coolerator display at the West Side Business Men's Harvest Festival. The Oscar Mayer Coolerator Store was located at 401-405 State St...
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Oscar Mayer Coolerator Booth

Date: 09 19 1941
Description: Coolerator refrigerator booth at the East Side Business Men's Association Fall Festival. The Oscar Mayer Coolerator Store was located at 401-405 State Stre...
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Dane County Fair

Date: 08 23 1930
Description: People in grandstand are overlooking the track from the right. There is a man standing in the center of the track making announcement over a public address...
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Majestic Radio Sales Co. Booth

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Salesman standing in front of Majestic Radio Sales Co., (122 E. Washington Avenue), with a booth at the Dane County Fair.
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Majestic Radio Sales Co. Booth

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Four salesman are standing in the Majestic Radio Sales Co., located at 122 E. Washington Avenue, booth at the Dane County Fair.
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Musicians at IH Farm Power Revue

Date: 09 1957
Description: Group of musicians performing at International Harvester's 1957-1958 Farm Power Revue exhibit at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests, ...
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Radio-Controlled Farmall F-30 Tractor

Date: 1931
Description: Operator J.J. Lynch inspects the wiring on a radio-controlled McCormick-Deering Farmall F-30 tractor at a fair.
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Engine Powered Ferris Wheel

Date: 12 09 1924
Description: A McCormick-Deering stationary engine powers a Ferris wheel at a fair. A sign advertising: "Princess Violet, Lilliputian" is in the background.
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"A Century of Progress" Display

Date: 1934
Description: Interior of the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. A world map, engine components, and trucks are on display.
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"A Century of Progress" Display

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Interior of the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. A world map, engine components, and trucks are on display.
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Clutch and Transmission at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: Model engine showing clutch and transmission in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Man Operating Phonograph Turntables at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 30 1933
Description: A man operating a series of phonograph turntables at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. The turntables were likely connected to International Harves...
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McCormick-Deering Engine at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 21 1933
Description: McCormick-Deering 3-horsepower stationary engine on display in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Musical Group at Louisiana State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A musical group comprised of men playing guitars, fiddles, an accordion, and a string bass perform on stage at the Louisiana State Fair.
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Band and Audience

Date: 1946
Description: An audience watching a musical group put on a show in a tent at the Kansas State Fair.
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Radio Control Room at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A group of radio broadcasters working from a radio control room at the Iowa State Fair. An International Harvester clock is mounted on the booth's outside ...
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TV Broadcast at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A cow and its handlers standing under lighting to be filmed for a television broadcast at the Iowa State Fair.
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Boy Scouts

Date: 1946
Description: Three young men in uniform, most likely boy scouts, standing with a model airplane. The men are being filmed for television at the Iowa State Fair.

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