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Mogul 30-60 Tractor Pulling Elevating Grader

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 30-60 kerosene tractor pulling an elevating grader in road construction project. The project was part of the "good roads movement" in Missouri.
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Bulldozing with a Hough Blade

Date: 1934
Description: Man bulldozing a pile of dirt with a McCormick-Deering crawler tractor with an attached blade. The blade was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
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Two Men at Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: One man is using a hand crank to pull a bucket of earth from the bottom of a pit silo. Another man stands behind him.
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Man on Land Leveler

Date: 1915
Description: Man standing on a grader pulled by a team of mules along a dirt road. Cows, a fence and farm buildings are in the background.
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New Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View looking down on construction site of a dam. Two pulley-operated hoists are erect. Men pose from the top of the dam.
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T-20 TracTracTor Brochure

Date: 1938
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor), featuring an illustration of a T-20 in front of a photograph of ...
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Field Preparation for Cranberry Marsh

Date: 08 08 1922
Description: A man is sitting on the back of a Kissel truck using machinery to dredge a field. The field was being cleared in order to prepare it for use as a cranberry...
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T-20 TracTracTor Brochure

Date: 1938
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for T-20 TracTracTors (crawler tractors), featuring photographs of tractors plowing a field; harvesting with a combine (har...
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International TD-6 Diesel TracTractor Brochure (Spanish)

Date: 1940
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for TD-6 TracTracTors (crawler tractors). Features photographs of crawler tractors pulling a road grader and a disk harrow...
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International TD-9 TracTracTor Brochure (Spanish)

Date: 1940
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International TD-9 Diesel TracTracTors (crawler tractors), featuring photographs of TD-9 crawler tractors in an agricu...
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Cargostar Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1973
Description: A man opens the driver's side door of an International Cargostar truck carrying a piece of construction equipment at what appears to be a building site.
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Grading the Road

Date: 1931
Description: Men using horse-drawn and gasoline powered road equipment work on Highway 80 near Rockbridge. A wooded bluff rises steeply behind a farmhouse. Barns, a sil...
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Men Pouring Concrete

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Description: Elevated view of workers putting in concrete to create an apron for the power dam they're building. Two men in suits are standing on a platform on the far ...
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Gas Powered Shovel Clearing Snow

Date: 1936
Description: Winter scene with a gas powered shovel being used to move snow from a snow-covered road. A man is standing in the road to the right, watching. The shovel i...
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Three Men Sitting on a Road Grader

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Description: View down middle of unpaved road towards three men sitting on the back of a road grader in a rural area. Two of the men are wearing suits and hats, and the...
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Man Operating TD-25

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Description: Right side view of a man operating a TD-25 on the side of a dirt hill.
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Man Operating Hough 90 Pay Loader

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Description: Man operating a Hough 90 Pay Loader to move tree trunks in a field.
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Man Operating TD-25 to Move Tree

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Description: Man operating a TD-25 to move a tree. The sign painted on the side reads: "Riemer Bros. Inc. Schiller Park, ILL." There is a building in the background on ...
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Austin Motor Grader on Road

Date: 06 15 1926
Description: View across unpaved road towards a man operating an Austin Motor Grader.

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