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The Bull Tractor
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Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Bull tractor at a price of $395. The text beneath the tractor illustration reads: "Left Front View. Full Equipment. Manufactured by Bull Tractor Co. 27th and University Ave. S.E. Minneapolis, Minnesota."
January 1915
Bull Tractor Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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WHi 97227
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Big Bull
1919
Front page of a pamphlet advertising the Big Bull kerosene tractor. Features an image of a man walking alongside a tractor in a field.
Bull Tractor Testimonial Bulletin
March 15, 1916
Front cover of the Bull Tractor Company's Bull Tractor Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 6. The tractor is advertised as: "The Bull with the Pull."
Nilson Tractor Advertisement
1920
Advertisement for the Nilson tractor featuring an illustration of the tractor and an elevated view of the Nilson factory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Big Bull Kerosene Tractor
1919
Back cover of a pamphlet advertising the Big Bull kerosene tractor. The text between two photographs of farmers using the tractor in the field reads: "Horse killing work in the hottest part of the ...
Caterpillar on the Road
1920
Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Caterpillar tractor, featuring an illustration of a Caterpillar crawler tractor pulling a road grader.
Caterpillar Tractor Advertisement
1915
Front cover of a booklet advertising "The One Universal Tractor Caterpillar Reg US Pat. Off. HOLT". The illustration features two globes and a side profile view of the crawler (or half-track) tract...
