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National Lead Co. Truck

Date: 1929
Description: International National Lead Company truck parked alongside a curb.
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Burgess Battery

Date: 1925
Description: Man attaching the leads of a Burgess battery to a light bulb.
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Grain Binder

Date: 1910
Description: A man leads two mules pulling a McCormick grain binder.
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Water Pumps in Mine

Date: 1939
Description: International PA-100 power unit operating a Pomona water pump in a lead and zinc mine. A box labeled "dynamite" is in the foreground.
Book or Pamphlet

Power Farming Marches On!

Date: 1938
Description: McCormick-Deering No.2 tractor spring tooth harrow brochure. "Again — Power Farming Marches On! McCormick-Deering Leads the Way."
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Bull

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Description: Close-up of a bull with a lead nose ring standing outdoors. Lantern slide.
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West Pullman Works

Date: 1930
Description: Factory workers lead a long wooden or metal cylinder through a machine at International Harvester's West Pullman Works.
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Dusting Potatoes with Pesticide

Date: 1919
Description: A man dusting a potato crop in a field with arsenate of lead.
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Rice Binder in Water

Date: 1912
Description: A man leads two horses pulling a rice(?) binder through water while two others in a nearby canoe look on.
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Men with Cotton Bales

Date: 1920
Description: Men lead two mules in hauling a wagon full of cotton bales near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man using a horse-drawn mower. On the left is a fence that leads to farm buildings in the background among trees.
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Stream near Harvested Cornfield

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: View from snowy riverbank across stream towards opposite shoreline and slope that leads up to a harvested cornfield with corn shocks. A dead tree is lying ...
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Dock over River at McCormick Works

Date: 04 1907
Description: Dock over river with snow and ice flows. The dock leads to a railroad car. Factory buildings and water tanks are in the background.
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Man Standing Outdoors on Steps

Date: 02 14 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a coat over a heavy sweater standing outdoors at the bottom of stairs that lead up to a double door.
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Scout Leads the Way

Date: 1978
Description: Scout parked outdoors underneath a sign that reads: "Scout leads the way." There is a box of literature attached to the pole that advertises Terra and Trav...
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Bull and Cow

Date: 
Description: A man's hands, on the left, are holding the leads attached to a bull and a cow. The bull and cow are standing in a pile of hay outdoors. Lantern slide.
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International Harvester Auto Wagon, Tractor and Binders

Date: 1910
Description: A large group of men standing in a field where two men in an International Auto Wagon lead a procession of an International tractor and several grain binde...
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Guernsey Cow

Date: 1921
Description: Guernsey cow, wearing a halter and a lead, standing and looking out from behind the gate of an open doorway of a barn at Four Pine Farm, Hinsdale, Illinois...
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Mixing Pesticide

Date: 04 1923
Description: Two men mixing arsenate of lead before starting out for the orchard on R.R. Roberson's farm. A man on a McCormick-Deering 15-30 tractor and sprayer is look...
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International Trucks in Dealer Showroom

Date: 1913
Description: International trucks on display on a dealership showroom floor. There are three spittoons on the floor near benches along the wall. A stairway leads to a s...

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