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Drying Sisal Fibre in Yucatan

Date: 1910
Description: Workers drying sisal fibre (fiber) in long rows in Yucatan, Mexico. The fibre was used by International Harvester for binder twine production.
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Sand Barrens

Date: 04 23 1937
Description: Sand barrens being used for poor crops. Note on back of print reads: "This should be in timber."
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Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters Before Restoration

Date: 1919
Description: Fort Winnebago surgeon's quarters before restoration. Plans used in the remodeling of 1834 (furnished by the War department) were employed to determine the...
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Hemp on Vacant Lots

Date: 08 02 1917
Description: Superintendant Haney of International Harvester Company (left), Senator Beebe, Professor Holden, and J.W. Parmley stand in a hemp field sown on May 19, 191...
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Mr. H. Puttemans using Chattanooga Reversible Plow

Date: 1919
Description: Mr. H. Puttemans turns under a failed rice crop by means of a horse-drawn Chattanooga Reversible Disc Plow at the Polytechnic School in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Cultivating Tobacco with Super A Tractor

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front of a Super A Tractor. The man operating the tractor is cultivating tobacco in a field. The heavy-duty front axle is vi...
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Men Using McCormick Binders in Field

Date: 1900
Description: Three men using McCormick horse-drawn binders in a field. A road leading to a large building with a turret is in the background.
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Summer Construction

Date: 08 17 1958
Description: Building for a new “supermarket” food and household necessities store, under construction on the outskirts of the Milwaukee area. In the background is a ba...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View down field towards a man working in a field using a horse-drawn McCormick binder. There are buildings in the background on the right.
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Landscape with Horse-Drawn Carriage near River

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards men standing near a horse-drawn carriage on the shoreline of a river. On the other side of the river is a high stone wall with grass...
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31-RW West Coast special harvester thresher

Date: 07 10 1927
Description: Original caption reads: "New 31-RW West Coast special harvester-thresher owned by Frank Rakow of Rio Vista, California, and shown in operation in 'gyp' (Eg...
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View Across Field of Harvested Grain

Date: 1900
Description: View across large field dotted with many piles of harvested grain. There are buildings on the horizon.
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Stack of Corn Bales

Date: 01 04 1912
Description: Stock of corn bales. In the background are buildings behind a fence.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder on Steep Hillside

Date: 1900
Description: View up hill towards a man using a horse-drawn binder along the side of the steep hill. A large building is at the top of the hill.
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Farmall M and Hay Sweeper

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Description: Man on a Farmall M with hay sweeper mounted on front.
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Man Cultivating Field with Horse-Drawn Cultivator

Date: 06 24 1926
Description: View across cornfield towards a man driving a horse-drawn cultivator.
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Man Cultivating Field with Horse-Drawn Cultivator

Date: 06 24 1926
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man driving a horse-drawn cultivator in a cornfield.
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Grain in a Flooded Field

Date: 04 30 1927
Description: View across grain piled in a field, which appears to be flooded in the background. There is a building in the distance.
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Man Cultivating Cornfield with Farmall Tractor and Cultivator

Date: 07 1927
Description: View from front of a man driving a Farmall tractor with a cultivator in a cornfield. Buildings and trees are in the background on the right.
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Man Cultivating Cornfield with Farmall Tractor and Cultivator

Date: 07 1927
Description: Rear view of a man driving a Farmall tractor with a cultivator in a cornfield. Buildings and trees are in the background.

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