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American Inventors

Date: 1900
Description: Cigar box label with portraits of inventors Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, Cyrus McCormick, Richard March Hoe. Around the edges are illustratio...
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Russian Farm Scenes

Date: 1910
Description: Fragment from a Russian advertising poster with a color illustration of men working on a farm with a horse-powered hay press.
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Russian Farm Scenes

Date: 1910
Description: Fragment from a Russian advertising poster with a color illustration of men using horses and disk harrows to perform farm work.
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Centennial of the McCormick Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Advertisement for International Trucks announcing the Centennial of the McCormick Reaper ("reaper centennial"). Features an illustration of a truck on the ...
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French McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1912
Description: Cover of a McCormick farm implement catalog written in French. The cover bears a color lithograph illustration of a farmer harvesting grain in a field with...
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McCormick Always the Winner

Date: 1900
Description: Flyer describing a McCormick Mower field trial victory in Plano, Alabama. Includes a small illustration of a farmer using the horse-drawn mower under the h...
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P&O Volunteer Walking Cultivators

Date: 1918
Description: Brochure for Parlin & Orendorff's volunteer walking cultivators, advertising the "Volunteer" and "Volunteer balance frame." The brochure unfolds to reveal ...
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A Parade of P&O Two-Row Cultivators

Date: 1918
Description: Advertising brochure for P&O cultivators entitled: "A Parade of P&O Two-Row Cultivators." The brochure opens to a feature illustrated with a photograph of ...
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Seasons Greetings

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card of the history of the State of Wisconsin, 1848-1948. Shows a map of Wisconsin with many historical and themed elements. Image was created by w...
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International Harvester Farm Gears

Date: 1935
Description: Cover of an International Harvester "Farm Gears" brochure. Features an illustration of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon, with a barn and farmhouse in the ...
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Century of the Reaper

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of the book "Century of the Reaper" by Cyrus McCormick III ("Cyrusie"). The cover includes a color illustration of the senior Cyrus McCormick testing...
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Russell and Company Advertising Booklet

Date: 1919
Description: Back cover of a booklet titled, "The Russell & Co. Year Book of Tractors & Threshers." The text reads: "The Old Reliable Line. 78th Year. 1842 to 1919. Geo...
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Russell and Company Agricultural Machinery Advertising Booklet

Date: 1921
Description: Front cover of the Year Book of the Russell & Co. The text on the cover reads: "Yesterday and To-Day. Steam and Gas Tractors. Threshing Machinery Etc. 80th...
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Trenam Farm Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1917
Description: Outer flap of a pamphlet created by the Trenam Tractor Company Incorporated to advertise the Trenam farm tractor. The pamphlet features an illustration of ...
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Kreme-O-Maltz, Malt Syrup Label

Date: 1929
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Kreme-O-Maltz, Light Hop Flavor, Malt Syrup." Distributed by the Oshkosh Maltz Produ...
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The Greatest Weapon

Date: 1918
Description: Wartime advertisement for Kardell tractors featuring an illustration of a farmer using a team of two horses to work in a field, along with the headline: "L...
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Yuba Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement comparing the power of the Yuba Manufacturing Company's Yuba 12-20 tractor to a horse. Part of the caption reads: "A horse big enough to do t...
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E-B Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Multiple views of the E-B 12-20 tractor in use in farm fields. The text reads: "An E-B Tractor is a Profitable Investment Because it is adaptable to all ki...
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The G-O Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the G-O Tractor featuring a color illustration of a man using the tractor looking down upon a miniaturized man using a...
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Old Fashioned Methods Must Go

Date: 1919
Description: Illustration of a man using a horse and handheld plow to work in a farm field. The illustration is crossed out in red and captioned with the text: "Old Fas...

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