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Man with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

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Description: A man is standing behind a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. The horses are wearing fly-nets. There are corn shocks on the right.
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Wheels in Storage Area

Date: 05 19 1922
Description: Wheels stacked in a storage area. Men (blurred by movement) are working in the background.
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Wheel Storage in Factory Yard

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Description: Wheels are stacked in factory yard, and men are standing on a platform behind. There is a view of a neighborhood in the background.
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a man standing in front of a railroad car. There are commercial buildings along the street on the left. A train is on ano...
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Loading Railroad Cars

Date: 04 17 1929
Description: Elevated view of a railroad yard. A large, brick building has a date stone of "1908" and railroad tracks and railroad cars are along the building on the le...
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Man Using Continuous Track Tractor for Road Construction

Date: 06 12 1929
Description: A man is driving a continuous track tractor to pull a man operating road grading equipment on a road.
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Man with Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 10 04 1916
Description: A man is standing and holding onto a part of a Thresher outdoors in the factory yard. Part numbers are written in chalk on the machine. A brick building is...
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Man on Farmall Tractor in Field in Canada

Date: 11 22 1927
Description: A man is sitting on a Farmall tractor, and another man is standing on the right in front of the tractor holding the belt attached to the tractor. The machi...
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Spring Ground Preparation

Date: 05 06 1929
Description: View towards a man using a Farmall tractor to pull an agricultural implement in a field.
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Digging Potatoes

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of two men working in a field. One man is driving a Farmall tractor which is pulling another man who is sitting on a pot...
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Man Driving Grader on Road

Date: 08 28 1928
Description: View down side of road towards a man using a grader. The sign on the front of the roof reads: "Gilbert."
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McCormick Binder

Date: 06 26 1906
Description: A McCormick Binder is parked outdoors. There is a man working near a small building in the background.
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Bales of Manila or Cotton Being Unloaded

Date: 1905
Description: Men are standing inside a building unloading bales of manila or cotton. The roof is partially open above the baler, and there are no walls on the building.
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Twine Manufacturing Area

Date: 1910
Description: Men are standing inside what may be International Harvester's Osborne Works. Belt-driven machinery is attached to the ceiling.
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Plant Workers on High Beams Inside McCormick Works

Date: 08 1908
Description: View from below looking up at plant workers on high beams inside a factory building.
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Tractor Drawn Binder

Date: 08 09 1928
Description: Slightly elevated view from right rear towards a man driving a tractor in a field. The tractor is pulling another man who is sitting on a binder.
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Man Using Tractor to Pull Disk Harrow in Orchard

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Rear view of a man using a tractor to pull a disk harrow in an orchard.
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Manufacturing Scene

Date: 01 06 1928
Description: Men working in a factory, surrounded by parts.
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Men Working in Manufacturing Are of Factory

Date: 01 06 1928
Description: A group of men are working with machinery in a factory.
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Portrait of Elderly Man

Date: 05 31 1918
Description: Portrait of an elderly man standing in a corner of a factory near a window with his hand on a bin in a manufacturing area.

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