Photograph
"Tractorette" Esther Goubert
Esther Goubert of Santa Ana, California, takes the final field test of TracTracTor (crawler tractor) operation in the "Tractorette" program. The original caption reads: "Tractorette Esther Goubert of Santa Ana, California proves that she can take her Army brother's place on the Goubert Farm. Esther took her lessons seriously during Harvester Dealer August Eltiste's recent Tractorette Training Course and consequently will be a valuable aid to her father for the duration in growing Lima beans and Alfalfa on their 160 acre farm. She is shown here in her final field test at the controls of a TD-9 and Dyrr Offset Disk Harrow." International Harvester Company announced the "Tractorette" program in 1942. The plan was intended to address the farm labor shortage created by U.S. war mobilization. The plan called for local dealers to offer free training for thousands of farm women and girls in the operation of tractors and other farm machinery. |
Image ID: | 50922 |
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Creation Date: | 1943 |
Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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Collection Name: | International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 7Z, Album 596, Pg.169 |
Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Outdoor photography |
Agricultural machinery |
Tractors |
Vocational education |
Farms |
War work |
Women |
Farmers |
Clothing and dress |
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