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First International Tractor

Date: 1933
Description: The first tractor model produced by International Harvester. These early models were friction-drive trucks with an IH "Famous" engine added on to supply po...
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McCormick Automatic Self-Rake Reaper

Date: 1899
Description: McCormick automatic self-rake reaper built in 1858 and patented by McClintock Young. Original caption reads: "This machine embodies the improvement of subs...
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Loading Sisal Fiber

Date: 01 22 1910
Description: Men use donkeys to pull carts loaded with sisal fiber along railroad tracks on a wharf at Progreso, Yucatan. The fiber is being loaded onto or off of steam...
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Friction-Drive Tractor

Date: 1933
Description: Three-quarter right front side view of a friction-drive tractor by the Ohio Manufacturing Company.
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Cletrac Hitch

Date: 1920
Description: Overhead view of the Cletrac hitch in position between a Cleveland tractor and a plow. The caption reads: "Saves 20% of the tractor's power."
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Waterloo Boy in the Field

Date: 1928
Description: Photograph of a farmer using the Waterloo Boy tractor in a farm field. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "The Waterloo Boy, with its right-hand dri...

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