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First to Fly — Army Demonstration

Date: 09 17 1908
Description: Soldiers at Fort Myer, Virginia, watching Orville Wright demonstrate the Wright Brothers' airplane for the U.S. Army. Milwaukee's Billy Mitchell is said to...
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Rockford Tractor

Date: 1918
Description: Man operating a Rockford(?) tractor with attached cultivator. The original caption reads: "Another competitive tractor, probably the Rockford. This tracto...
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Thresher

Date: 1917
Description: A group of farmers feeds grain into a thresher with a horse-drawn wagon nearby.
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Truck Caravan on Road

Date: 1917
Description: A caravan of trucks en route from International Harvester's Akron Works factory in Ohio to Chicago is traveling down a rural road lined with telephone pole...
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Man on No. 8 Low Corn King Manure Spreader

Date: 1915
Description: Farmer in a field seated on a horse-drawn No. 8 Low Corn King manure spreader.
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Men Baling Hay

Date: 1915
Description: Men bale hay from a large stack into an IHC hay press or baling press.
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Mogul Tractor

Date: 1912
Description: Mogul tractor with a plow in a field.
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Engine Powered Hay Press

Date: 1914
Description: Several men baling hay into hay press belted to a Mogul 15-30 or 30-60 tractor for power. Several other men supervise nearby. A barrel of oil sits behind t...
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Canning Demonstration

Date: 1915
Description: Mrs. Turner conducts an outdoor canning demonstration for a group of children, men, and women.
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IH Demonstration Farm at Larimore

Date: 08 03 1923
Description: View of an International Harvester Company demonstration farm, taken from a dirt road facing east, towards several barns and a farmhouse.
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The Irvington Company

Date: 1935
Description: View across field of four dwellings and a two-car garage located amongst very large pine trees. There are newly planted deciduous trees and hedges.
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Tree Removal

Date: 07 22 1927
Description: A man uses a tractor and rope to fell a tree in an area that appears to have been cleared by fire.
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S.S. Morton Tractor

Date: 1899
Description: Three-quarter left side view of a tractor built by S.S. Morton. The photograph is labeled, "The Predecessor of the International Line."
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Swarm of Bees on Fence Post

Date: 06 1921
Description: Swarm of bees on a fencepost and barbed wire. A hive sits directly underneath the swarm. Frank Buhl is the owner of this photograph.
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Plano Manufacturing Company Advertising Card

Date: 1882
Description: Front of advertising card featuring a color illustration of a group of men looking at a man sitting on a Plano harvester and twine binder in front of an Ag...
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North Baldwin Street from Johnson Street

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Description: Looking east down sidewalk running along East Johnson street towards three houses standing in a row on North Baldwin Street in the mid 1920s. On the right ...
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Elk at Trout Lake

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Description: Elk on a snowy hillside among trees. There are bales of hay in the foreground.
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Sowing Sesame Seed

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Description: Two men are standing near an ox, which is dragging a wooden implement. One man is holding a woven basket and casting seeds. Caption reads: "Sewing [sic] se...

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