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Two Men Sifting Compost for a Garden

Date: 06 1923
Description: Two men sifting compost soil through a screen.
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Working with a Compost Pile

Date: 06 1923
Description: A man cutting down a compost pile with a shovel.
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Cooling Milk with Ice

Date: 07 13 1936
Description: Two men stand on the side of a building. On man is setting a milk canister into a bulkhead of a cellar, while the other stands to the side holding ice ton...
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International Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man in a work uniform and hat is placing a wooden tray of tools into the back of an International pickup truck. The truck is parked along the side of a r...
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Gravel Pit

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: A young man stands on a platform above an International PA-80 power unit (converted into a P-100) at a gravel pit owned by Mogg County.
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Men with Phone Company Truck

Date: 1912
Description: Several men posing in an International Model M truck used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Company. The truck is parked outside a brick building...
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Stump Removal

Date: 07 24 1923
Description: A man is using a 10-20(?) tractor and chain to remove a stump from a piece of land on the R.R. Robertson farm. Two other men are looking on.
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Photographers on Roof of Barn

Date: 09 02 1923
Description: Two men are on top of a barn at an orchard, taking a panoramic photograph of an orchard.
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Farm Orchard Sprayer, Baskets and Apples

Date: 08 1923
Description: Apples in baskets in front of a "farm orcharding sprayer" at R.R. Robertson's. Farm buildings are in the background. On the left is a grinding wheel powere...
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Pulling Stumps with Tractor

Date: 06 23 1924
Description: Two men using what appears to be a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to "pull stumps" in an orchard on the R.R. Robertson farm.
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International Truck at Sohio Service Station

Date: 07 15 1938
Description: An employee of Sohio's Neon Patrol uses a ladder to reach a neon sign to make repairs. An International D-15 truck owned by Sohio is parked in the driveway...
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Milwaukee Turners Gymnasts

Date: 1909
Description: Six group portraits of men in human pyramid formations using ladders and one group portrait of men posing as a group at the 30th National Turnerfest in Cin...
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Man Tapping Sugar Maple Tree

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Description: A man drilling a hole in a sugar maple tree, for extracting the sap, using a hand drill. A bucket is hanging on the opposite side of the tree under a tap. ...
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Gas Attendant Cleaning Windshields

Date: 1962
Description: Gas attendant Sam Fry cleans the windshields of two International Harvester trucks parked near gas pumps. The original caption reads: "UPPER STORY. Gas Att...
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Gas Attendant Cleaning Windshields

Date: 1962
Description: Gas attendant Sam Fry stands on a ladder to clean the windshields of an International Harvester truck parked near a gas pump at a truck stop. The original ...
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Man Stretching Baling Wire

Date: 03 31 1908
Description: Man stretching baling wire next to a brick building.
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Powered Hay Press at Champion Works

Date: 12 27 1915
Description: Powered press set up outdoors in front of a backdrop against the side of a brick factory wall.
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Powered Hay Press at Champion Works

Date: 02 02 1916
Description: Powered hay press outdoors in front of a backdrop against a brick factory wall.
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Hay Press Parts Ready for Assembly at Champion Works

Date: 08 02 1916
Description: Hay press parts set up on wood platform outdoors near factory building. A man is standing behind the backdrop in front of an open doorway. He appears to be...
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Man with Lifting Jack at Champion Works

Date: 08 05 1916
Description: A man wearing a straw hat and a bowtie is posing with a lifting jack set up outdoors against a backdrop on a brick factory wall.

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