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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. A small illustration at the top right is of a man using a horse-d...
Photograph

International Truck Adorned for 4th of July

Date: 07 04 1927
Description: International truck owned by the Vandermeulen Company adorned with starred banners and advertisements for McCormick-Deering cream separators. The truck lik...
Photograph

McCormick Grain Binder Decorated in Stars and Stripes

Date: 1899
Description: McCormick grain binder decorated with stars and stripes on the street in front of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. The location is possib...
Book or Pamphlet

Younglove, Massey & Co. Catalog

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Younglove, Massey & Co., manufacturers of agricultural equipment. The cover features an engraved illustration of a hors...
Photograph

Branch Manager with Honor Roll

Date: 1942
Description: S.E. Foster, manager of International Harvester's Little Rock branch house, stands beside the branch honor roll of enlisted International Harvester men. Al...
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The Nation's Binder

Date: 1890
Description: Color advertising cartoon depicting Uncle Sam with arms outstretched over a Deering grain binder. Hybrids of binders by rival manufacturers are depicted on...
Book or Pamphlet

Liberty Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Liberty Tractors, featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty driving a tractor.
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Uncle Sam Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: An illustration of Uncle Sam points to a U.S. Tractor & Machinery Company Uncle Sam tractor beneath a headline reading: "Speed when you want it. Power all ...
Photograph

Motorcycle Police in Front of Badger Ordnance Sign

Date: 1944
Description: Motorcycle police at the Badger Ordnance plant in Baraboo, Wisconsin, between 1942 and 1945. These men patrolled the fence line of the plant. One of the gu...
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The Problem of Peace

Date: 1919
Description: Advertising illustration promoting the use of tractors and engine power over horses and horse-drawn implements. Shows Uncle Sam writing the words "Modern I...
Book or Pamphlet

Empire Drill Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1902
Description: Catalog cover featuring an illustration of a woman wearing a long gown with a radiating star on her chest and holding a globe that reads: "53 Years." (1849...
Poster

The Nation Needs Flour. Grow More Wheat and Rye

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with two illustrations of farmers plowing fields with horse-drawn plows. Text reads, in part: "The Nation Needs Flour. Grow More Wheat and Rye, More...

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