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Woodchopping Contest

Date: 1936
Description: A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest.
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Niglis Implement Store

Date: 07 23 1935
Description: Four customers visit the Niglis Implement Store, an International Harvester dealership at 724 Williamson Street, with three employees behind the counter.
Book or Pamphlet

Dairymaid Cream Separators Catalog Cover

Date: 1910
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Dairymaid cream separators sold by International Harvester. Features a silhouette of a woman standing in the doorway of...
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Sheep Shearing Contest

Date: 1951
Description: Winner Melvin Walker at work during a sheep shearing competition.
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Grasshopper Bait Station

Date: 07 1938
Description: Grasshopper bait mixing station at Ellsworth.
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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International Harvester Dealership

Date: 04 1929
Description: Elevated view of a customer at the sales counter of O.T. Kercheval's International Harvester dealership. Advertising posters and a calender are on the wall...
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New Deal Road Work

Date: 07 21 1936
Description: Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j...
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Wellman and Quilty Curling Rinks

Date: 01 18 1948
Description: Members of the winning rinks in the intra-club bonspiel, are, standing, the Wellman Rink: left to right, Walter Wellman, Jim Cottrell, Dr. L. F. Fundell, a...
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Three Men in front of Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1895
Description: Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ...
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Excavating for New Building

Date: 07 1908
Description: Workmen with teams of horses excavate for the new Mercantile Store, later the M.M. Smart Store.
Print

La Crosse Rubber Mills Boot Advertisement

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Description: An image of a farmer in a barnyard shoveling snow wearing boots from La Crosse Rubber Mills.
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Rock Island Lines Railroad Truck

Date: 12 16 1936
Description: A man places a bag onto the bed of an International C-1 truck owned by the Chicago Rock Island Railroad. The truck is marked with the text "No.9" and "Wate...
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Buffalo Street Construction

Date: 10 1914
Description: Buffalo Street construction showing cuts in the pavement and the inconvenience for traffic. Standing between the excavated holes and piles of dirt is a hor...
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South African Deering Office

Date: 10 22 1927
Description: Men stand on and beside the porch or loading dock of an International Harvester (Deering) dealership in South Africa.
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South African Dealership Storefront

Date: 05 12 1925
Description: View from street of two men standing near the A.F. Philip & Co. Ltd. storefront. The company was likely an International Harvester dealership. An automobil...
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"Modern Woodmen of America" Parade

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Description: A group of "Modern Woodmen of America" stand at attention in a parade. The men are wearing uniforms that say, "MWA 51," and holding axes in their hands. A ...
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Two Men near Farmall Tractor

Date: 1945
Description: Two men, probably Gleb Ilyin (left) and C.O. Johnson, standing near a Farmall M tractor, some cows and a stack of hay. Ilyin is described in an original ca...
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International Model E 1916 Fire Truck

Date: 1916
Description: International Model E 1916 fire truck operated by the Marion Fire Department. Left side view of truck displays various equipment used for fire extinction. ...
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Group with Wagon Outside Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: Group of men and a woman standing near a horse-drawn wagon outside an International Harvester farm implement dealership. The group is standing near an Osbo...

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