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McCormick-Deering Tractor and Plow

Date: 05 04 1923
Description: Carl Seamonson plowing a field with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and plow.
Photograph

Deering Auto-Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Man operating an Auto-Mower in a field. The Auto-Mower was an experimental gas powered mowing machine. This version was likely produced by the Deering Harv...
Photograph

Cultivating Tobacco with Super A Tractor

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front of a Super A Tractor. The man operating the tractor is cultivating tobacco in a field. The heavy-duty front axle is vi...
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Men Using McCormick Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men using McCormick horse-drawn binders in a field. A road leading to a large building with a turret is in the background.
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Real Estate Office

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Description: A small real estate office in a rural setting advertising "Summer Homes for Sale on Red Cedar Lake." There is a house in the background on a low hill in th...
Print

Johnston Harvester Company Advertising Card

Date: 1876
Description: Advertising card with a color illustration of a man using the Johnston Light Combine in a field with two horses. The back of the card describes the agricul...
Book or Pamphlet

P&O Charrues Canton

Date: 1919
Description: Catalog cover featuring an illustration of a man on a plow using a team of horses to work in a field. A large building is in the background.
Photograph

Man on Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View down field towards a man working in a field using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. There are buildings in the background on the right.
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Man on Ox-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Right side view of a man on an ox-drawn mower. In the background are trees and in the distance is a large building. The ox has a muzzle.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder on Steep Hillside

Date: 1900
Description: View up hill towards a man using a horse-drawn binder along the side of the steep hill. A large building is at the top of the hill.
Photograph

Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man using a horse-drawn mower in a field. Buildings are in the background.
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Farmall M and Hay Sweeper

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Description: Man on a Farmall M with hay sweeper mounted on front.
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Man Operating TD-25 to Move Tree

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Description: Man operating a TD-25 to move a tree. The sign painted on the side reads: "Riemer Bros. Inc. Schiller Park, ILL." There is a building in the background on ...
Photograph

Man on Tractor Disking Field

Date: 09 14 1925
Description: Rear view of a man driving a tractor disking a field.
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Man Cultivating Cornfield with Farmall Tractor and Cultivator

Date: 07 1927
Description: View from front of a man driving a Farmall tractor with a cultivator in a cornfield. Buildings and trees are in the background on the right.
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Man Cultivating Cornfield with Farmall Tractor and Cultivator

Date: 07 1927
Description: Rear view of a man driving a Farmall tractor with a cultivator in a cornfield. Buildings and trees are in the background.
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Griffith State Nursery

Date: 04 1938
Description: Elevated view of the state nursery showing fields, an above ground irrigation system, and blocks of plantings. There are men working in a field on the righ...
Photograph

Fleet of Delivery Trucks

Date: 04 24 1928
Description: Seven men are sitting in the driver's seats of seven trucks parked in a clearing in a field. Behind them on a hill are buildings among trees. he sign paint...
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Installing Telephone Poles with Drill

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: View along side of dirt road towards men installing telephone poles with a large drill. A group of of children are sitting on a pile of wood watching near ...
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Motor Cultivator

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Description: Man using motor cultivator in a field. Two men are standing in a horse-drawn wagon nearby. In the distance across the field are two buildings.

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