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Display Tractor
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A McCormick-Deering tractor, which appears to be powering an attached winch system, is sitting on display at the International Petroleum Exposition. Industrial buildings and a tent are in the background. A large metal hook is in the foreground, perhaps attached to a crane above.
1929
International Harvester Company
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WHi 52358
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