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Crowd Gathered to Watch International Harvester Film

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Rural farming crowd gathered to watch an International Harvester film on the side of a barn. The event was staged by J.H. Matthews, an International Harves...
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Pupils Studying Corn

Date: 1913
Description: A group of children studying ears of corn outside small wooden shacks or corn cribs.
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Bull Along Roadside

Date: 08 1929
Description: Bull standing along a rural road with farm buildings in the background. Original caption reads: "Better tether him out than for him not to get pasture."
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Girls Feeding Pigs

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Description: Three young women feed the pigs on a Portage County farm, a livestock project under the direction of an agricultural extension representative. The caption...
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Hot Formaldehyde Treatment

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Description: Agricultural extension demonstration on the William Wegert farm near Friendship. A group of farmers are watching a hot formaldehyde treatment on potatoes f...
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Farm Demonstration

Date: 1920
Description: A group of farmers listening to a talk by an agricultural extension representative (probably the man on the left).
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Calf Club on Parade

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Description: Members of Pierce County's 4-H calf clubs on parade at a fair.
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Culling Demonstration

Date: 05 1919
Description: A group of individuals are gathered outdoors to examine chickens during a culling demonstration conducted by Professor Carrick of Purdue University.
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Chicken Coop Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view of a chicken coop used to represent poor roost structure and uncleanliness.
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Farm Buildings

Date: 1915
Description: View of a barn, shed, and fence, used to illustrate places where mites and lice might breed.
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Woman with Poultry Housing Display

Date: 1915
Description: A woman holding a chicken is standing beside a display illustrating quality poultry housing (chicken coops).
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Farm Equipment in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A cultivator sitting in the snow near a fence, illustrating the hazards of improper equipment housing. A herd of cows is in the background near a barn and ...
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Mower in Snow

Date: 1915
Description: A sickle bar mower is sitting in snow beside a wire fence, illustrating the hazards of improper equipment housing. A barn and other farm buildings are in t...
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Culling Demonstration

Date: 1919
Description: A group of men and women gather around Professor Garrick in the yard and on the porch of a farmhouse to watch a poultry culling demonstration. Additional f...
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Dangers while Unhitching Horses

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man unhitches horses from a wagon. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Department to illustrate the dangers of leaving one tug un...
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Group at Alabama Barbecue Pit

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: A group of men, women, and children gathered around an outdoor barbecue pit as meat roasts. The barbecue took place at Louis Frank Sessions' farm during a ...
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IH Demonstration Farm Silo and Barn

Date: 07 1930
Description: Side view of an International Harvester demonstration farm barn. A silo stands next to the barn and an additional building is in the background. The words:...
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Children in School Garden

Date: 1913
Description: Several children standing in a school garden.
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Children at Corn Germination Lesson

Date: 1913
Description: Class of children gathered outdoors around a table for a corn germination lesson. Original caption reads: "after the rag dolls are prepared they are immers...
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Hammer Mill Demonstration

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view of men and women gathered to watch a hammer mill demonstration at an International Harvester Company demonstration farm. There is a Farmall t...

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