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Waterloo Boy Tractor with Grain Drill
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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 front wheels do not sink deep enough into plowed ground to require 'pushing' power."
1920
Deere & Company
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W012U9X
WHi 96584
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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 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...
Farmall Regular Tractor Pulling Deering Grain Drill
August 24, 1927
Side view of man driving Farmall Regular tractor pulling a Deering grain drill. Decals and/or stencils are on the tractor and grain drill.
Waterloo Boy in the Field
1928
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 t...
Waterloo Boy Advertising Booklet Cover
1928
Front cover of a booklet advertising the John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor. The cover features a color illustration of a farmer using a Waterloo Boy tractor in a farm field.
John Deere Branch Houses
1928
Back cover of a booklet advertising the John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor with a listing of John Deere branch houses. The John Deere trademark is at lower right and a color illustration of farmers in...
