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Logging Trains

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Description: Holmes Sons logging railroad ready to start for landing. Three steam engines pictured. Primary engine pulls flatbed cars loaded with logs.
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Agricultural Extension Lecture to Schoolchildren

Date: 02 1915
Description: International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department employee J.E. Waggoner delivers a lecture to children and farmers assembled at Providence School....
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British-built International 574 tractor

Date: 1970
Description: Color studio photograph of a man sitting in an International 574 tractor.
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Man and Young Woman in front of Farm Building

Date: 1921
Description: A man in a hat and overalls, and a girl in a dress with a loose belt, stand in front of a building to have their portrait taken. The man is likely a farmer...
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St. Josaphat's Basilica

Date: 1920
Description: A classical Romanesque basilica. Facing southwest from Chase Avenue, just south of Lincoln Avenue. Pedestrians are near the entrance.
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Boys Constructing Fly Trap

Date: 1914
Description: Two boys construct a fly trap. A boy holds mesh in place against a wooden box frame while another boy uses a hammer to nail it into place. They kneel in wh...
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William Clifford and Ethel Grandin in "Across the Plains"

Date: 1912
Description: William Clifford and Ethel Grandin in 1860s or 1870s period costume. They are apparently being guarded by two U.S. Army soldiers in this scene still for "A...
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Harold McCormick Family Portrait

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Description: Full-length formal studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the family of Harold McCormick and Edith Rockefeller McCormick. From left to right, st...
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Niagara Falls Outing

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Description: Frederick Layton posing in a studio shot with two women, one of whom is Laura Ackroyd. The backdrop is a photograph of Niagara Falls.
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Man Driving 10-20 Tractor Pulling Plow

Date: 06 16 1925
Description: Rear view of a man driving a 10-20 tractor to pull a flow in a field. A truck is parked in the background.
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Man Driving Industrial Tractor Pulling Road Construction Equipment

Date: 06 16 1925
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man driving an industrial tractor pulling road construction equipment.
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Man Driving Farmall Tractor with Plow

Date: 07 21 1925
Description: A man is driving a Farmall tractor pulling a plow. Trees are in the background.
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Man Using Farmall Tractor to Pull Mower

Date: 07 21 1925
Description: Rear view of a man driving a Farmall tractor to pull a mower to mow a field. There is a building in the background.
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Tractor-Powered Drill

Date: 06 1926
Description: View across field towards a man standing near a tractor-powered drill. The tall structure supporting the drill is tethered to the ground.
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10-20 Tractor Pulling Soil Pulverizer

Date: 06 1926
Description: Rear view of a man using a 10-20 tractor to pull a soil pulverizer through a field.
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Freshly Plowed Field

Date: 10 15 1926
Description: View down freshly plowed field.
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Man Posing in Orchard

Date: 07 13 1928
Description: A man wearing a bow tie, eyeglasses and a straw hat is standing outdoors next to a tree in an orchard.
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Ensilage Cutters Filling Silo

Date: 10 05 1928
Description: View across farmyard towards a man using an ensilage cutter to fill a silo next to a barn. A Farmall tractor is belt-driving the cutter, and a man is worki...
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Man Driving Truck with Large Load of Logs

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: View down hill towards a man driving a truck up the hill with a large load of logs in the open truck bed.

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