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Caterpillar 75 Tractors



Caterpillar 75 Tractors
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Title: Caterpillar 75 Tractors
Description: Back cover of a brochure advertising the Caterpillar 75 tractor, featuring two photographs of the machine at work. The top photograph's caption reads, "Caterpillar '75' and train of Caterpillar Wagons. Hauling supplies over sandy country in Southern Texas." The caption beneath the lower photograph reads, "Caterpillar '75' owned by L.A. Mergen, Beloit, Kan. Plowed 2000 acres in 51 days; no delays. Plowed over 400 acres while all wheel tractors in the neighborhood were forced to stand idle because of soft fields."

Image ID: 97382
Creation
Date:
1917 
Creator
Name:
Holt Manufacturing Company
Collection
Name:
McCormick - International Harvester
Genre: Advertising
Subjects: Advertising
Farms
Farmers
Agricultural machinery industry
Agricultural machinery
Tractors
Men
Outdoor photography
Construction equipment
Fields (Agriculture)
 

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