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Drying Sisal Fibre in Yucatan

Date: 1910
Description: Workers drying sisal fibre (fiber) in long rows in Yucatan, Mexico. The fibre was used by International Harvester for binder twine production.
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Hemp on Vacant Lots

Date: 08 02 1917
Description: Superintendant Haney of International Harvester Company (left), Senator Beebe, Professor Holden, and J.W. Parmley stand in a hemp field sown on May 19, 191...
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Cultivating Tobacco with Super A Tractor

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front of a Super A Tractor. The man operating the tractor is cultivating tobacco in a field. The heavy-duty front axle is vi...
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Men Using McCormick Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men using McCormick horse-drawn binders in a field. A road leading to a large building with a turret is in the background.
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Summer Construction

Date: 08 17 1958
Description: Building for a new “supermarket” food and household necessities store, under construction on the outskirts of the Milwaukee area. In the background is a ba...
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Johnston Harvester Company Advertising Card

Date: 1876
Description: Advertising card with a color illustration of a man using the Johnston Light Combine in a field with two horses. The back of the card describes the agricul...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View down field towards a man working in a field using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. There are buildings in the background on the right.
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Landscape with Horse-Drawn Carriage near River

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards men standing near a horse-drawn carriage on the shoreline of a river. On the other side of the river is a high stone wall with grass...
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31-RW West Coast special harvester thresher

Date: 07 10 1927
Description: Original caption reads: "New 31-RW West Coast special harvester-thresher owned by Frank Rakow of Rio Vista, California, and shown in operation in 'gyp' (Eg...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder on Steep Hillside

Date: 1900
Description: View up hill towards a man using a horse-drawn binder along the side of the steep hill. A large building is at the top of the hill.
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Man Cultivating Field with Horse-Drawn Cultivator

Date: 06 24 1926
Description: View across cornfield towards a man driving a horse-drawn cultivator.
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Man Cultivating Field with Horse-Drawn Cultivator

Date: 06 24 1926
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man driving a horse-drawn cultivator in a cornfield.
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Digging Potatoes

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of two men working in a field. One man is driving a Farmall tractor which is pulling another man who is sitting on a pot...

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