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Farmall Cub Pulling Movie Advertisement

Date: 1947
Description: Two people driving a Farmall Cub through an urban area. They are towing a wagon with movie advertisement, announcing "The Farmer's Daughter," starring Lore...
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Kaminski as Romantic Hero

Date: 05 1913
Description: John Kaminski, his Curtiss pusher, and a young admirer.
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Flying Tea Party

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Description: A tea party on an airplane, a publicity stunt conceived by Harry Bruno to promote his Cleveland-area airline, Aeromarine Airlines. By taking local reporter...
Book or Pamphlet

Younglove, Massey & Co. Catalog

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Younglove, Massey & Co., manufacturers of agricultural equipment. The cover features an engraved illustration of a hors...
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Christening the S.S. Harvester

Date: 07 15 1911
Description: Christening ceremony for the S.S. Harvester. The ship was built for the Wisconsin Steel Company, a subsidiary of International Harvester. The 545-fo...
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22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers

Date: 09 22 1862
Description: The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers under the command of Colonel William L. Utley, crossing the pontoon bridge at Cincinnati.
Book or Pamphlet

Aultman, Miller and Company Advertising Catalog

Date: 1896
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for Aultman, Miller and Company, manufacturers of agricultural equipment. Features a chromolithograph of a woman sit...
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Delivery Man with International Truck Outside Diner

Date: 1941
Description: Truck driver talking with a woman outside a roadside diner in front of an International heavy duty truck (tractor-trailer).
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Stacking Alfalfa

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Description: Horse-drawn wagons surround a large stack of alfalfa while men are using horses to lift more on the pile. Cornfalfa Farms.
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Ohio State Fair Entrance

Date: 1946
Description: Police direct traffic through "Entrance A" at the Ohio State Fair while pedestrians walk nearby. Woman in uniforms sell concessions outside the entrance.
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Friends on the Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: View from the Ohio River of four friends (three men and one woman) standing on the shore, seeing the travelers off. There is a bridge in the background.
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Woman in a Rowboat

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: A woman rowing in a boat on the Ohio River. There is another boat on the shoreline behind her.
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International Truck with Trailer

Date: 1939
Description: Two men speak to one another as a woman wearing an apron enters a trailer used by the Ohio Edison Company. The trailer is attached to an International D-2 ...
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Doller's Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: View of a group of men and women sitting on the shore of Doller's Harbor. Nearby, a steamship can be seen at Doller's Wharf. Caption reads: "Doller's Wharf...
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Boarding an Excursion Boat

Date: 1910
Description: Passengers board the excursion boat "Crescent No. 1" as others look on from bridges. There is a large building in the background on the left, and a long, w...
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Boathouse and Docks

Date: 1910
Description: Waterside view toward a couple canoeing by a boathouse and docks on the Ohio Canal, with a steel bridge in the left background. Smoke streams across the sk...
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North 4th Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of North 4th Street. Scene features pedestrians and carriages outside local businesses.
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Hanover Street

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene with people entering a cable car on Hanover Street.
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Steamship "Island Queen"

Date: 1930
Description: View of the steamship "Island Queen," near Coney Island, which is on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. "Island Queen Coney Island" is painted on the rear of ...
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Crawford, McGregor & Caney Manufacturing Co.

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the Crawford, McGregor & Caney Manufacturing Co. with people, horses and wagons, trains, and other buildings visible as well. Text on the photogr...

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