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Harvesting Grain with Three-Horse Osborne Binder

Date: 08 05 1913
Description: Man harvesting grain with a New Osborne three-horse grain binder in a field.
Photograph

Tractor Pulling Four Osborne Binders

Date: 07 21 1912
Description: Men harvesting grain with four Osborne grain binders pulled by an Emerson Brantingham(?) tractor.
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Pfc. Howard A. Endres

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: Pfc. Howard A. Endres reading his furlough papers at the end of World War II, at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois.
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Pfc. Howard A. Endres

Date: 05 20 1945
Description: Pfc. Howard A. Endres standing in line for his final meal at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, before being discharged at the end of World War II.
Photograph

Pfc. Howard A. Endres

Date: 06 20 1945
Description: An Army cook dishes out Pfc. Howard A. Endres's last meal at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, home on furlough after Victory in Europe Day. After his furlou...
Photograph

New Osborne Grain Binder

Date: 07 31 1912
Description: A farmer operates a horse-drawn Osborne grain binder through a field. The original caption reads: "Emerson-Brantingham."
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Osborne Reaper

Date: 1912
Description: A man operates a horse-drawn Osborne self-rake reaper in a field. The original caption reads: "Emerson-Brantingham."
Photograph

Osborne Reaper

Date: 08 02 1912
Description: Farmer operating a horse-drawn Osborne reaper. The original caption reads: "Emerson-Brantingham."
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McCormick Corn Picker and Wagon

Date: 1905
Description: Two farmers operating a McCormick corn picker and wagon.
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New Osborne Binder

Date: 08 10 1914
Description: A man sitting on top of an Osborne grain binder pulled by three horses. A man in a straw hat, tie, and vest is standing to the left holding cut grain. Hou...
Photograph

New Osborne Binder

Date: 07 16 1914
Description: A man operates a horse-drawn Osborne grain binder in a field. A note with the photograph reads: "Emerson Brantingham."
Photograph

Muller's Milk Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man carrying a crate of milk bottles and wearing a hat and overalls walks toward an International truck owned by Muller's Union Dairy. The truck is parke...
Print

Manny's Reaper and Mower Advertisement

Date: 1856
Description: Engraved illustration from an advertising booklet for Manny's Patent Adjustable reaper and mower. The page features two images of men operating the reaper ...
Print

Manny and Company's Circular Cover

Date: 1856
Description: Cover page of a Manny & Co. advertising circular featuring two illustrations of men using Manny's reaper and mower. The top illustration shows the reaper a...
Book or Pamphlet

Boring Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Boring tractor, featuring a color illustration of a man using the tractor to work in a farm field.
Print

Boring Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Boring tractor, "A Carrying Tractor." The top of the page features a side-view photograph of a man sitting on the...
Book or Pamphlet

"Uncle Hiram" Emerson Manufacturing Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1901
Description: Catalog cover featuring an illustration of a man wearing a straw hat and eyeglasses, holding a miniature agricultural implement in his hand. Text reads: "T...
Book or Pamphlet

Emerson Brochure Cover

Date: 1902
Description: "The Dealer's Dream" cover features an illustration of a man asleep in bed at the bottom of the catalog. Above him his dream is contained in a frame. The m...
Book or Pamphlet

Emerson, Talcott & Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1893
Description: Catalog cover featuring an illustration of a young man and an older woman in a clothing shop. The woman is pointing at the young man, and the sales clerk s...
Photograph

Camp Grant

Date: 1918
Description: Soldiers of Company I, Baraboo, Wisconsin, pose with their rifles at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. There are tents behind them and a wooded area in t...

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