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Waterloo Boy in the Field
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Photograph of a farmer using the Waterloo Boy tractor in a farm field. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "The Waterloo Boy, with its right-hand drive wheel running in the furrow, provides the ideal hitch from a three-bottom plow — the tractor's center of power corresponds exactly with the plow's center line of draft. That means good plowing, light draft, easy steering and no unnecessary wear on plow or tractor."
1928
Deere & Company
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W012U9D
WHi 96583
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Waterloo Boy Tractor Plowing Diagram
1928
Diagram illustrating the John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor's plowing power. The diagram shows an overhead view of the tractor pulling a plow through a field.
Waterloo Boy Tractor with Grain Drill
1920
A farmer uses a John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor to pull a John Deere-Van Brunt grain drill. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "The weight of the Waterloo Boy is so proportioned that its fro...
Waterloo Boy Tractor Brochure Back Cover
1918
Back cover of a brochure produced by the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company of Waterloo, Iowa to advertise the Waterloo Boy one-man tractor. The cover features a color illustration of a man using the...
Waterloo Boy Tractor Pamphlet
1920
Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Waterloo Boy tractor produced by John Deere. A photograph of a man using a Waterloo Boy tractor in a field is at center and the slogan below reads: "The Or...
La Crosse Tractor with Three Bottom Plow
Man driving a La Crosse Happy Farmer tractor with three bottom plow in field.
Parrett 15-30 Tractor
1920
Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Parrett 15-30 tractor featuring a color illustration of a man using the tractor and plow in a farm field set against a decorative black background.
