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McCormick-Deering O-4 Grove Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: H.S. Teig with his new McCormick-Deering O-4 grove tractor and harrow. Mr. Teig was born and raised in Norway and emigrated to California.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Specimen of California Apples

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of two giant yellow apples resting on a flatbed train car. A group of apple trees stand behind the train. Red text in the upper left corner re...
Photograph

Making Irrigation Laterals with 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1931
Description: A dog sits on a 10-20 tractor beside Paul M. Dazier as he makes irrigation laterals with an orchard cultivator outfitted with an irrigation attachment.
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International Model G Truck Hauling Produce

Date: 1919
Description: A man is driving an International model "G" truck which is turning on a road from a dirt path from what appears to be an orchard. Two palm trees are on the...
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Hauling Orange Boxes

Date: 04 28 1938
Description: Two men use an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) to haul orange boxes on a trailer from a grove in an orchard to be loaded onto trucks. The ...
Photograph

Picking Oranges in Southern California

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Description: Three men picking oranges in an orchard. Two of the men use ladders to pick the fruit, and another stands on the ground nearby. Caption reads: "Picking Ora...
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Picking Oranges in Southern California

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Description: Three men are shown picking oranges in an orchard. Two of the men use ladders to pick the fruit, and another stands on the ground nearby. Caption reads: "P...
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Spraying Fruit Trees

Date: 09 20 1924
Description: A man stands on a platform made of wood while using a sprayer to apply pesticide to a grove of fruit trees. Another man stands on the back, and another man...
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Man Cultivating Orchard with 15-30 Tractor

Date: 09 02 1925
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a man cultivating an orchard with a 15-30 tractor.
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Orchard Plows

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: Left side view of a man driving a tractor pulling a spring tooth harrow. Painted sign on the side of the tractor reads: "Moon Track Los Angeles."
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Man Operating Tractor in Orchard

Date: 08 02 1927
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man driving a McCormick-Deering tractor pulling an agricultural implement through an orchard.

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