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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Competitors' advertising literature, 1832-1950
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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising catalog featuring a chromolithograph illustration of angels flying over a field to herald the new century. The title reads: "The Os... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a derailed train carrying circus animals and a man op... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising catalog for J.F. Seiberling, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, featuring an engraving of boys marching under a benner of "Vic... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising catalog for the Johnston Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of Christopher Columbus and hi... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising brochure for the Eagle Mowing and Reaping Machine Company featuring an engraved illustration of a farmer riding a horse-drawn mower... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Back cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company. The cover features a color chromolithograph illustration of young boys racing hom... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam stretched from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a brochure advertising the Case Centennial Plow. The brochure is titled "Plows on Parade" and tells the history of the steel plow business t... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for Champion brand agricultural machines, manufactured by Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company. The main illustration depicts a salesma... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising catalog for the D.M. Osborne Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Features an illustration of a farmer in a barnyard w... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Back cover illustration for a William Deering and Company catalog showing a woman and three children examining a paper with the title: "The Deering All-Ste... |
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| Description: | Front view of a trade card created by the Plano Manufacturing Company featuring an illustration of a cat climbing a screened window in pursuit of a mouse. ... |
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| Description: | Reverse side of a trading card issued by the Plano Manufacturing Company with an explanation of the symbolism of the cat, mouse and man depicted on the fro... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the Empire Drill Company catalog. Features an image of a man driving a team of two horses (toward the viewer) while pulling an empire drill.... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Features at the top a black and white illustration of a man and woman sitting on a carriage seat (side view). The man is wearing gloves and is holding the ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Features at the top a black and white illustration of a woman standing and using a pump machine at a counter. Cut reads: "Pumps for House & Farm." The bott... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Features at the top an illustration of a woman standing holding a lawn mower. Cut reads: "Lawn Mowers and Lawn Swings." The bottom illustration shows a wom... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Features at the top an illustration of a tools. Cut reads: "Hardware and Tools." The bottom illustration shows a woman standing at a fence. Cut reads: "Wir... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Features at the top an illustration of a cream separator, churn and pail. Cut reads: "Everything for the Dairy." The bottom illustration shows chickens beh... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Features two illustrations. The top cut reads: "Hardware & Tools." The bottom illustration is fishing tackl [sic]. Cut reads: "Fishing tackl guns and ammun... |
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