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International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Chart Room

Date: 1925
Description: Three graphic artists inside the Chart Room of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department at 616 S. Michigan Avenue. The men are illustrat...
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People Viewing Lantern Slide of Cow

Date: 1925
Description: Rear view of men and women sitting in wooden chairs viewing a lantern slide projection of a cow during a presentation by a lecturer from International Harv...
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Agricultural Extension Lecture to Schoolchildren

Date: 02 1915
Description: International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department employee J.E. Waggoner delivers a lecture to children and farmers assembled at Providence School....
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Employee(?) Instruction at St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill

Date: 1930
Description: Employees(?) learning about a chain drive gear at the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill. Portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and an advertising p...
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Mechanic Punches Time Clock at Service Station

Date: 02 15 1929
Description: Mechanic punching a ticket at a time clock for a service job at one of International Harvester's motor truck branch service stations. A poster warning of t...
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Dealer Preparing Truck

Date: 11 22 1937
Description: McCormick-Deering dealer Edward Gumienick smoking a cigar as he is loading dairy equipment into his International truck for a sales "canvassing" trip. His ...
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International Harvester Office Workers

Date: 1914
Description: Women and men at work inside an office. The women are using typewriters. A large advertisement for International motor trucks is on one wall.
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Tractor School Students in Classroom

Date: 02 13 1925
Description: Men seated in a makeshift classroom for an International Harvester "tractor school" session at A&M Motor and Implement Co. Charts illustrating the use of t...
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Men Planning for World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: International Harvester dealer Charles Landaal signs a pledge to help collect scrap as part of Governor Julius P. Heil's "MacArthur Week" scrap drive. Milw...
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International Harvester Agricultural Extension Lecture

Date: 1917
Description: A group of men and boys attending an Agricultural Extension lecture in an opera house. The onstage lecturer is pointing to a sign reading: "Agricultural Le...
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Workshop at Chattanooga Works

Date: 1930
Description: A worker is standing at a workbench in a shop at the Chattanooga Plow Works. The man may be testing implement parts.
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International Harvester Dealership

Date: 06 10 1924
Description: Two men standing at the counter of an International Harvester dealership. Posters and machine pamphlets are hanging in the background.
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Dealership Interior

Date: 11 27 1928
Description: A McCormick-Deering 10-20(?) tractor, a Farmall Regular tractor with a saw attached, and other agricultural equipment on display in the showroom of an Inte...
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Cream Separator Display

Date: 05 14 1928
Description: Ball-bearing cream separators, parts, and a one and half horse power stationary engine on display against a backdrop of advertising posters at the Milwauke...
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Model Farm Display

Date: 12 28 1927
Description: A miniaturized model of a farm set against a backdrop of advertising posters for International Harvester equipment. The model was on display at the Iowa St...
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McCormick-Deering Dealership Display

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: Various machinery parts, cream separators and advertising posters on display at what is possibly the "Spring Opening" of the Walton & Sykes dealership.
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Sloneker Tractors and Farm Machinery

Date: 05 02 1928
Description: Parts bins at an International Harvester dealership, possibly Sloneker Tractors and Farm Machinery of Hamilton, Ohio. McCormick-Deering and Farmall posters...
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Safety Board at McCormick Works

Date: 1935
Description: Factory workers looking at safety posters on a bulletin board at the McCormick Works.
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McCormick Works Banquet Hall

Date: 1929
Description: A hall, possibly at the McCormick Works Club House, decorated with vases of flowers, long tables laid with place settings, and chairs set up for a banquet ...
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Man Writing at Desk

Date: 1930
Description: A man sitting at a desk writing on a tablet. A poster illustrated with cows is hanging on the wall in front of him, reading "World All-American Selections ...

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