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Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion Party

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Description: The sternwheel excursion J.S., loading an excursion party below dock. Horse and cart in foreground. Caption reads: "Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion P...
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Farmers Grind Corn with International Harvester Equipment

Date: 12 10 1921
Description: Farmer and boy grinding feed with a McCormick-Deering belt-driven feed grinder and an International 8-16 tractor. Parked nearby are an International truck ...
Photograph

Oil Transportation

Date: 1917
Description: Man standing on snow-covered ground with an International Model G truck and horse-drawn wagon at an oil depot. Handwritten captions on the photo mark "the ...
Photograph

G. Gullockson Farmstead

Date: 1876
Description: View, from above, of what may be the G. Gullockson farmstead. A frame house is in the left foreground, with a large group of men, women and children standi...
Photograph

Indians Thresh Wheat

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Description: Indians thresh the first wheat at the Sac and Fox Agency in Iowa.
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Moore and Eldredge Construction Site

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: Elevated view of men and a team of four horses working among dump trucks, including an International Model 63, at a Moore and Eldredge construction site.
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International Model S Truck Loaded with Hay

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: A man and a young boy are sitting in the cab of an International Model S truck loaded with bales of hay as men with horses are working in the background. T...
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McCormick-Deering Industrial 10-20 Tractor at Sells Floto Circus

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to move a wagon at the Sells Floto circus. Next to the wagon, a man sits on an elephant, while thr...
Photograph

Whittemore Bridge

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Description: View of the steel Whittemore bridge passing over a dam. A man stands on the side of the dam and a horse and rider is crossing the bridge. On the shore st...
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Coon Creek Bridge

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Description: A man in a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians with umbrellas relax on Coon Creek Bridge, a small steel bridge through the country.
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Storefronts in Business District

Date: 1900
Description: View down a street in the business district. Signs read: "Security Bank" and "Drugs."
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Crowd Watching Elephant Parade

Date: 1910
Description: A crowd watches a parade of people riding elephants down the street. A cable car and horse-drawn carts are nearby. Caption reads: "N.E. Cor. Square, Oskalo...
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Jacob E. Decker & Sons Packing Plant

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Description: A copy of a promotional postcard showing the Jacob E. Decker & Sons packing plant, factories, railroad, and grazing animals. All contribute to the producti...
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Men Loading Brick Silo near Brick Barn

Date: 11 12 1924
Description: Brick barn and silo. Two men are using a 15-30 tractor to power a silo filler.
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McCormick-Deering Lime Spreader

Date: 09 1930
Description: Two men with shovels work with a horse-drawn McCormick-Deering lime spreader. Decals are on the lime spreader.
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Houses on a Rural Road

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: View down center of rural dirt road with houses along both sides in Black Hawk County. A man and horse are in a field on the left, near a sign that says: "...
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IH Mason City Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from across street of the International Harvester Mason City branch building. Several automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon are parked outside;...
Photograph

C.W. Klein Farm

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: Farm yard and buildings as seen from a rural road. Original caption: "This farm has been farmed by tenant for at least 10 years. Present tenant J.T. Siebel...
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Bees Swarming on Traffic Signal

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Description: Photograph of a swarm of bees on an "iron Policeman" in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Caption reads: "One of the most noval [sic] pictures ever taken or ever publi...

Book or Pamphlet

Western Wheeled Scraper Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1886
Description: Front cover featuring illustrations of wheeled scrapers, drag scrapers, railroad plows and road graders.

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