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Steam Tractor with Sod-breaking Plows

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Description: Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them...
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Woman on Tractor Talks with International Harvester Dealers

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Description: Woman sitting on a Farmall B tractor with attached corn planter talking with International Harvester dealers Henry Brosnahan, Manager (left), and Jack Call...
Magazine or Periodical

Case Centennial Advertisement

Date: 1942
Description: Magazine advertisement celebrating the centennial of J.I. Case Co. of Racine, Wisconsin. The advertisement features a photograph of a contemporary tractor ...
Photograph

20 H.P. Type B Tractor Used on the Curtis Farm

Date: 1912
Description: An International 20 H.P. Type B Tractor owned by J.S. Curtis, but operated by G.W. Crosby. According to the original caption, Crosby operated the outfit wi...
Photograph

Poster Illustrating Old and New Harvesting Methods

Date: 05 15 1928
Description: Poster or display board illustrating the differences between "old" and "new" methods of harvesting grain. Includes images illustrating harvesting methods b...
Photograph

Chesem Farm

Date: 1932
Description: A child looks on as two farmers, one of whom is possibly M.C. Mather, use a Farmall Regular(?) tractor to power a Ronning dump blower to fill a silo at Che...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering Industrial 10-20 Tractor at Circus

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to pull a wagon at the Sells Floto circus. Children and adults are walking nearby, and a tent and l...
Photograph

Group Portrait with Farm Equipment

Date: 02 04 1927
Description: A group of men and women in traditional dress pose outdoors around a Deering tractor and other farm equipment in front of a residence. The scene may be in ...
Photograph

4-Row Corn Planter Demonstration

Date: 04 28 1932
Description: A group of men, women, and children are standing in a field at an International Harvester Company farm to watch a 4-row corn planter demonstration.
Book or Pamphlet

J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company Advertisement

Date: 1925
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company's line of tractors. The cover features a color illustration of a farmer using ...
Photograph

Family with Lunch at Threshing Operation in Canada

Date: 11 22 1927
Description: In the foreground a man is standing with three women and one girl. In the background men are near a tractor, thresher, and wagons of hay near a haystack.

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