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International Harvester Tent at Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: International Harvester tent and exhibition at the Iowa State Fair. Includes workers filming Iowa's first television show and a high school brass band ente...
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Men at Farm Machinery Demonstration

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Elevated view of men gathered for a McCormick-Deering farm machine demonstration on grounds across from the Iowa capitol building. Equipment on view includ...
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'Howdy' Roberts Band Performs at IH Exhibit

Date: 1966
Description: The 'Howdy' Roberts Band performing inside an International Harvester exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. Band members are playing a clarinet, trumpet, accordi...
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Farmall Tractor and Power Binder

Date: 08 22 1924
Description: Man pulling a McCormick-Deering power grain binder with a Farmall Regular tractor. The original caption reads: "N-81 Mr. Urfer (himself) with power binder....
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"Red Baby" Truck Carrying "One Minute" Washers

Date: 1924
Description: Curt Moore selling "one minute" washing machines to a farmer's wife. The washing machines are loaded in the back of an International "Red Baby" truck. The...
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IHC Cream Separator Display at Iowa State Fair

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Men, women, and children at an International Harvester cream separator exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. A company representative appears to be pointing out ...
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Model G-61 Truck Moving Cattle

Date: 04 01 1920
Description: An International G-61 truck rigged for the shipping services of Meredith Jersey Farms. The sign on the side of the truck reads: "Ship by Truck; We Are Movi...
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Bernard Hicks with Cream Separator

Date: 05 25 1925
Description: One-year-old Bernard Hicks poses for a photograph in a Primrose cream separator in a store or dealership.
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McCormick-Deering Engine

Date: 09 12 1923
Description: A man uses a 1 1/2 H.P. McCormick-Deering engine to pump water and run a grindstone.
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Farmall Regular Tractor on Trailer

Date: 12 02 1926
Description: A Farmall Regular tractor is loaded onto a trailer pulled by an International Model S truck before or after a demonstration.
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Industrial 10-20 Tractor with Grader

Date: 11 14 1925
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with a grader to smooth a dirt road. Shadows of the photographer and the camera standing on a tripo...
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Boy with Cream Separator

Date: 09 09 1925
Description: Willis Rickert wears overalls and a hat while turning the handle on a McCormick-Deering cream separator. He stands on a dirt road in front of a building.
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Farm Profit Protest

Date: 1953
Description: Farmers and their supporters picket at the National Farm Institute to protest farm prices and their poor economic outlook.
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J.C. Witmer Farm

Date: 07 13 1925
Description: A group of men use a tractor and horse-drawn manure spreaders in a barnyard on the farm of J.C. Witmer. The tractor appears to have a "Lessman" loader.
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Lessman Loader

Date: 07 13 1925
Description: A man using a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor outfitted with a Lessman loader to load a manure spreader. Another man is standing on the front of the loader...
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IH Des Moines Branch House

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Des Moines branch building. The structure features five stories and arched ceiling-height windows surround the ...
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Advertisement for The Italian Bee Company

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Description: Advertisement for the Italian Bee Company. Dealers in Queens, Bees, Hives, Honey Extractors, &c. "Queens Imported by every Steamer." Des Moines, Iowa. From...

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