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Men at Farm Machinery Demonstration

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Elevated view of men gathered for a McCormick-Deering farm machine demonstration on grounds across from the Iowa capitol building. Equipment on view includ...
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Diamond Iron(?) Tractor at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1912
Description: Men standing around a Diamond Iron(?) tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada.
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McCormick Auto-Mower in Paris

Date: 1900
Description: Man sitting in a McCormick Auto-Mower at or near the Paris Exposition in France. The Auto-Mower was an experimental gasoline-powered mowing machine. This i...
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Radio-Operated Farmall F-30 Tractor at Indiana State Fair

Date: 1931
Description: Attendant posing with a radio-operated Farmall F-30 tractor at the Indiana State Fair.
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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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Alexander Legge

Date: 09 20 1923
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) with a pitchfork full of hay at a Thresher demonstration at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm. Men are milling around a t...
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Princess Margaret with British 434 Tractor

Date: 10 29 1966
Description: Service of Thanksgiving for the harvest at Westminster Abbey, London. Princess Margaret, Mr. Fred Peart, Minister of Agriculture (2nd right), and Mr. Hugh ...
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U.S. Soil Conservation Albuquerque Demonstration

Date: 1948
Description: Farmer demonstrating 6-row forward-mounted beet and bean cultivator for Farmalls M, MD, or H at the U.S. Soil Conservation Albuquerque Demonstration. Capti...
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Big Four Tractor Pulls Buffalo-Pitts Tractor Out of Hole

Date: 1911
Description: Men use a "Big Four" gas tractor to pull a Buffalo-Pitts tractor out of a hole at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. The "Big Four" tractor was built ...
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Holt Crawler at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men in suits and hats follow along as a man plows with a Holt crawler tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. Another man in the foreground is p...
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Aultman-Taylor Tractors at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men tending to two Aultman and Taylor tractors at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada. One of the tractors is a 30-60 gas tractor.
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Case 20-40 Tractor at Winnipeg Tractor Contest

Date: 1911
Description: Men pose with a J.I. Case 20-40 tractor at the Winnipeg tractor contest in Canada.
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'Howdy' Roberts Band Performs at IH Exhibit

Date: 1966
Description: The 'Howdy' Roberts Band performing inside an International Harvester exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. Band members are playing a clarinet, trumpet, accordi...
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Children Racing Toy Pedal Tractors at IH Expo

Date: 09 1957
Description: Children at starting line of toy pedal tractor race near the International Harvester exhibit at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests, S...
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Boys Check out New Farmall 450 Tractor

Date: 09 1957
Description: Six boys checking out the features of a new McCormick Farmall 450 tractor at the World's Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contest, September 17-20.
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Farmall Cub Demonstration at Branch Meeting

Date: 1947
Description: Men in jumpsuits and pith helmets on Farmall Cub tractors lined up to demonstrate the tractor and implements. The demonstration was staged in conjunction w...
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IH Exhibit at Plowing Contest

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of International Harvester's exhibit of agricultural machinery at the Wabash plowing contest. Includes a Farmall 400 tractor (with Electrall?...
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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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Crowd Watches Demonstration of Radio-Controlled Tractor

Date: 1931
Description: Crowd watching a demonstration of a radio-controlled McCormick-Deering Farmall F-30 tractor at an agricultural exhibition or fair.
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Harvester Farm Display

Date: 1946
Description: A worker tending to a replica field in the Harvester Farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. The scene includes a Farmall tractor and a barn.

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