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Tall-tale Postcard: Onion Mound

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of several farmers working to lift a giant onion onto the flatbed horse-drawn cart. Beside them is a giant mound of onions with a ladder leani...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Potatoes Grow Big in Our State

Date: 1908
Description: Photomontage of a man, wearing overalls, sitting on a mound of giant potatoes resting on a flatbed horse-drawn cart. The man is sitting sideways, holding t...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Green Corn

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a man and a boy pulling the husks off of giant ears of corn. The corn fills the foreground, creeping into the house in the background. Th...
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Grove Workers with DS-30

Date: 1937
Description: Three men use an International DS-30 truck and sprayers to work in a grove.
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International Truck Loaded with Watermelons

Date: 10 07 1938
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men loading watermelons into the back of an International D-35 truck owned by the the Redmon Grain Company. Signs advertising...
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Fruit Pickers

Date: 1939
Description: Men carry baskets around their waists while picking peaches from trees in an orchard.
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Peachacre Farm Truck

Date: 1939
Description: Two men load peaches onto the back of an International D-35 truck used by Peachacre Farm. One man is standing on a ladder with a basket near a tree in the ...
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Unloading Grapefruit

Date: 04 11 1935
Description: Elevated view of a man opening a door on the side of an International Model C-40 truck to empty grapefruit into an adjacent bin. The truck was owned by Cal...
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International Truck in Orchard

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: Men load boxes of fruit, possibly oranges or grapefruit, into an International Model C-35 truck owned by the Clearwater Growers Association. Men using ladd...
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American Fruit Growers Wash House

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: Men stand on a platform to load an International Model C-30 truck with celery at the American Fruit Growers Wash House.
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International Truck in Field

Date: 1935
Description: Male and female workers box celery beside an International Model C-30 truck parked in a field. The truck was owned by Joe Fields Service Company and hauled...
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Loading Crates of Fruit on Truck

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: Two men load boxes of packed fruit into the back of a truck at the loading dock of the Vaughn-Griffin Packing Plant. The boxes have advertisements on them ...
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Truck in Orchard

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: A man loads a crate of citrus fruit onto an International Model C-35 truck in an orchard. The truck was used by Dr. Phillips Company, owners of 5,000 acres...
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Family Garden

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Description: A family garden in a company town for the Consolidation Coal Co. Five people are displaying their produce among the garden and the nearby buildings.
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Grocer Receiving Shipment of Produce

Date: 1915
Description: Two International trucks parked outside Atkin & Tharp grocery store with shipments of produce. The grocer is leaning against one of the trucks and the deli...
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International Model M Truck Loaded with Squash

Date: 1913
Description: Man parked in an International Model M truck outside a suburban or rural home with an overflowing bed of squash or pumpkins.
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Gardeners Loading Produce Truck

Date: 1915
Description: International Model M truck used by Terpstra & Son for garden crop shipments. Two men load the truck bed with crates for shipment of what appears to be a r...
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Shipments of Garden Crops to Grocer

Date: 1915
Description: Two men with trucks loaded with produce outside the storefront of Frank Allison. One of the trucks is an International Model M operated by Terpstra & Son G...
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Cabbage Garden

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Description: A view of two men standing and working in a garden in the Canadian Yukon Territory. Caption reads: "A Klondyke Garden, Dawson, Y.T."
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Shipping Lettuce

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Description: A view of three men in a field, packing lettuce for shipment into wooden containers. Caption reads: "Shipping Lettuce, Mission, Texas."

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