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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date: 1901
Description: Wilbur Wright (standing, second from the right) with Edward C. Huffaker, Octave Chanute, and George Spratt in the workshed. Chanute was a special visitor f...
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Gisholt Picnic

Date: 08 06 1944
Description: Five speakers at the Gisholt Machine Company picnic, taken at the Blooming Grove carnival grounds. Left to right: Marion "Red" Borland, president of Gishol...
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Woman Operating International A Tractor at Military Base

Date: 1942
Description: A woman uses an International Model A tractor to mow grass on the side of a hill at Camp Pendleton. In the background is an encampment of tents set up at t...
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Canadian National Exhibition Ride

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands by to operate an amusement ride called the "Waltzer" at the Canadian National Exhibition. The ride was owned by Ideal Exposition Shows of Pete...
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Workers Building Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Four workers amid construction of food stalls out of plywood a day or two before the beginning of the Sound Storm music festival.
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Workers Constructing Plywood Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A group of three young workers amid construction of plywood stalls. There is a station wagon in the background. A few tents are set up on the hill in the b...
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Picnic Day at Demonstration Farm

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of picnic day on an International Harvester Company demonstration farm. Automobiles are parked near a farmhouse and a group is gathered near ...
Book or Pamphlet

Power Lift Tractor Disc Plow

Date: 1921
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising J.I. Case Genuine Power Lift Tractor Disc Plow. The pamphlet shows a photograph of a man working with a tractor and p...

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