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Farmall Tractor Parade

Date: 1941
Description: Farmall H and M tractors driven in a parade through a downtown street. The tractors are driven by two women and two men. One of the men has a small child o...
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Farmall Tractor Parade

Date: 1941
Description: Men driving Farmall tractors (including the Farmall A) in a parade through downtown Oskaloosa as townspeople look on. The parade is led by a truck with a l...
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International Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1953
Description: Advertising poster for the Fast Hitch features a cartoon of men performing the "nationally famous Fast-Hitch square dance" on Farmall tractors. A photograp...
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'Howdy' Roberts Band Performs at IH Exhibit

Date: 1966
Description: The 'Howdy' Roberts Band performing inside an International Harvester exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. Band members are playing a clarinet, trumpet, accordi...
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World Food Fair

Date: 09 18 1967
Description: Ferris wheels and agricultural machinery are some of the things that attract fair-goers at the World Food Fair.
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Wisconsin State Fair Tractor Exhibit

Date: 09 12 1935
Description: A crowd of spectators looks at a McCormick Farmall tractor on display at the Wisconsin State Fair. The tractor is an F-12.
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Automotive Week Parade at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: A woman driving an International Harvester tractor leads the Automotive Week parade down the "Avenue of Flags" at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Automotive Week Parade at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: A group of spectators at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair watch an International Harvester tractor pull a Firestone float down the "Avenue of Flags...
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International Harvester Exhibits at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 08 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Kankakee High School band that is playing in the background as a crowd gathers around International Harvester exhibits at the...
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IH Exhibits at Iowa State Fair

Date: 12 28 1927
Description: Adults and children approaching the entrance of International Harvester's pavilion at the Iowa State Fair. Signs on the building advertise "International M...
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Wichita State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A crowd gathers underneath a tent near an International Harvester sign and farm machines at the Kansas State Fair. The sign on the building in the backgrou...
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Farmall at the Tri-State Fair in Iowa

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: A crowd of spectators gathers around a Farmall Regular tractor on display at the Tri-State Fair.
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Wisconsin Centennial Parade near the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Mazomanie float is titled: "John F. Appleby Invents Twine Knotter in Mazomanie," and is p...
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First Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 07 1948
Description: Wisconsin's first Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire, riding on a float in a parade in her hometown.
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WPA Exhibit

Date: 1937
Description: Opening ceremonies for a Work Progress Administration (WPA) exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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National 4-H Farm Accounting Winner

Date: 06 27 1936
Description: Presentation of a Farmall F-12 tractor to Robert Parmele, the 4-H Farm Accounting contest winner at the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds. Left to right: S.A...
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Crowd at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" Celebration

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration, held at Soldier Field.
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Crowd at State Fair

Date: 1935
Description: A crowd of onlookers gathers underneath a tent to watch a demonstration of a Farmall F-12 tractor with a single front wheel at the Wisconsin State Fair. O...
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International Harvester Display at Missouri State Fair

Date: 1935
Description: People gather around displays of International Harvester equipment set up beneath a tent at the Missouri State Fair.
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Oxen at Eastern States Exposition

Date: 1935
Description: A team of oxen pulls a pallet of what appear to be cement blocks on a skid at the Eastern States Exposition, while onlookers gather on either side to watch...

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