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Advertising Calendar for McCormick-Deering Line

Date: 1924
Description: Advertising calendar for the McCormick-Deering line of farm machinery featuring an artistic rendition of man driving a "Red Baby" farm truck on a snowy roa...
Poster

McCormick "Battle of Shiloh" Advertising Poster

Date: 1885
Description: Chromolithograph advertising poster produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company showing a McCormick binder stored in a shed in the middle of the ...
Book or Pamphlet

Saving the World From Starvation Advertisement

Date: 1922
Description: Color advertising flyer entitled "Saving the World From Starvation." Features an illustration of a man in a suit and hat and a farmer looking at McCormick-...
Poster

Weber Farm Wagon Advertising Poster

Date: 1926
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering Weber farm wagons. Includes color photographic illustrations of a horse-drawn wagon near a barn and an aerial view...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Tillage Implements Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester's Deering line of tillage implements featuring an illustration of a farm seen from a high...
Book or Pamphlet

Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
Book or Pamphlet

International R-Line Heavy-Duty Trucks

Date: 1964
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for the 1964 International R-line of heavy-duty 6-cylinder trucks. Cover features a color illustration of a truck dr...
Postcard

Grand Dad's Bluff

Date: 
Description: View from road towards farm buildings at the base of the bluff. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the rod. Caption reads: "Grand Dad's Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
Magazine or Periodical

Case Centennial Magazine Advertisement

Date: 1942
Description: Magazine advertisement celebrating the centennial of J. I. Case Co. of Racine, Wisconsin. Features a photograph of man baling hay using contemporary tracto...
Print

International Products Advertising Proof

Date: 04 1948
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features color illustrations of the International Harvester logo, I...
Print

McCormick Family Farm

Date: 1885
Description: Engraved illustration of "Walnut Grove," the "homestead of the McCormick family" in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Cyrus Hall McCormick developed the first s...
Poster

Union Pacific Streamliner "City of Denver" Poster

Date: 1930
Description: An original color lithograph promoting the Union Pacific Railway Streamliner, and the "City of Denver." In the artist's depiction, a yellow Union Pacific p...
Poster

International Trucks Poster

Date: 1932
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks. Features a color illustration of a man loading a truck, illustrations of a variety of trucks including a Type ...
Photograph

International Trucks Packer Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster advertising International trucks featuring an illustration of a man behind the wheel of a truck used by Wilson & Co. and featuring the headline: "Th...
Book or Pamphlet

J.G. Pickett's Cheese Factory and Store

Date: 1880
Description: An illustration depicting the cheese factory and dry goods store of J.G. Pickett at Pickett's Station.
Print

International Harvester Farm Gears

Date: 1935
Description: Cover of an International Harvester "Farm Gears" brochure. Features an illustration of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon, with a barn and farmhouse in the ...
Photograph

Small Grain Elevator

Date: 1936
Description: A view of a small grain elevator and various other farm buildings near a road.
Book or Pamphlet

International C Line Truck Brochure

Date: 1935
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International C line trucks. Includes the text: "For lasting economy Internationals on the farm."
Postcard

The Horseshoe Curve Near Ableman, Wis.

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspend...
Postcard

The Cow Bridge

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the Cow Bridge. A farm is on the shoreline on the right. A man is standing on the bridge. Text in the lower right corner reads: ...

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