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Farmall M Leveling Gravel at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 1949
Description: Worker leveling gravel with a McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor and a no. 7 angle dozer at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm and testing facility.
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Alexander Legge

Date: 09 20 1923
Description: Alexander Legge (1866-1933) with a pitchfork full of hay at a Thresher demonstration at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm. Men are milling around a t...
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Cutting Weeds

Date: 08 1929
Description: A man using a scythe to cut weeds from a pasture of wild carrots.
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Mowing Along Road with No. 7 Mower

Date: 1933
Description: Rear view of a man mowing the grass along the shoulder of a rural road with a horse-drawn No. 7 mower with rubber (pneumatic) tires.
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Harvester Club Picnic

Date: 08 26 1925
Description: A crowd of International Harvester employees gathers near buses lined up to transport them to or from the Harvester Club picnic at the IH experimental farm...
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Farmall Regular and Lime Spreader

Date: 1929
Description: Man pulling a McCormick-Deering lime spreader with a Farmall Regular tractor. A barn and silo are in the background.
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Planting Potatoes

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls is sitting behind a team of two horses while planting potatoes at the International Harvester Company experim...
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Horse-Drawn Manure Spreader

Date: 08 1930
Description: Elevated view of a man driving a team of two horses to pull a McCormick-Deering manure spreader across a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experi...
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Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
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Poor Drainage in Field

Date: 1920
Description: A man is operating an International 8-16 tractor around a wet area in a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. On the right is a tr...
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Landscaping of Legge Memorial Cottage

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of cottage and garden landscaping on the Katherine Legge Memorial Farm.
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Backyard Landscaping

Date: 06 1927
Description: Backyard drive and landscaping of a house. Laundry is hanging on the line in the background on the left.
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Man Feeding Chickens

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man wearing a straw hat feeding chickens out of a metal bucket in front of a poultry house at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Vehicle at Stop Sign

Date: 01 1928
Description: Rear view of a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat stopping an automobile at a stop sign on a dirt road as a truck approaches from the opposite direction.
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Dangers of Moving Machinery

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man is climbing on a moving harvester-thresher (combine), illustrating an agricultural hazard for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depart...
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Planter with Bean Attachment

Date: 06 15 1926
Description: A man is driving a team of two horses who are pulling a McCormick-Deering planter with a bean attachment across a field while planting corn and soy beans. ...
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International Harvester Demonstration Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View of a farmhouse, barn, water tower, and other buildings on an International Harvester Company demonstration farm. The IHC logo is on the water tower ta...
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Agricultural Extension Department Booth

Date: 10 1923
Description: View of an Agricultural Extension Department display outdoors. Signage is displayed behind a table which appears to hold jars of samples of corn.
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Girl Near Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: A girl wearing a dress and "Mary-Jane" shoes walking across the cement stair landing of the farmhouse entrance at International Harvester's demonstration f...
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Putting Belt on Pulley

Date: 1926
Description: A man putting a tractor belt on a pulley while the machine is in operation, demonstrating a farm hazard. Taken at International Harvester's Hinsdale experi...

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