Book or Pamphlet
Bolens Tractors
Cover of Bolens Tractors catalog. An inventor, Harry W Bolens obtained patents on chair and furniture fixtures, power garden tractors and lawn mowers. He helped organize the Gilson Manfactoring Co., Bolens-Enders Printing Co., and the Plymouth Phonograph Co., and was one of the founders of the Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association, serving as its president for several years. A conservative Democrat, Bolens was mayor of Port Washington (1906-1908, 1910-1914), and as state senator (1933-1940), was credited with helping to develop the Democratic-Republican coalition against the Progressive party. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor in 1938. He was opposed to organized labor, higher corporate taxes, and public-works programs. |
Image ID: | 41294 |
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Creation Date: | date unknown |
Creator Name: | Gilson Manufacturing |
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Collection Name: | Pamphlet Collection |
Genre: | Book or Pamphlet |
Original Format Type: | manuscript |
Original Format Number: | Rare Pam 95-2476 |
Original Dimensions: | 6 x 8 inches |
Men |
Fields (Agriculture) |
Work clothes |
Advertising |
Farm buildings |
Agricultural machinery industry |
Agricultural machinery |
Agricultural implements |
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