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Circus Workers Giving Elephants a Drink
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Two circus workers standing next to a water wagon pulled by a McCormick-Deering tractor. The men are providing water for three elephants outside the tents of the Sells-Floto Circus.
August 5, 1927
International Harvester Company
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Elephants Drinking from Wagon Pulled by McCormick-Deering Tractor
August 5, 1927
Elephants drinking water from a wagon pulled by a McCormick-Deering industrial tractor outside a circus tent belonging to the Sells-Floto Circus. Circus workers and children are standing near the t...
Competition Between Tractor and Elephant
August 5, 1927
View across field towards a man sitting on an elephant on the left, and a man sitting on a tractor on the right pulling a wagon. The elephant is hitched to the back of the wagon. The sign on the wa...
Tractors Pulling Sells-Floto Circus Wagons
August 5, 1927
Men driving tractors are pulling Sells-Floto circus wagons onto a circus lot. Tents are in the background.
Man Driving Tractor Pulling Sells-Floto Circus Wagon
August 5, 1927
View from front of a man driving a tractor pulling a Sells-Floto circus wagon onto a circus lot. Tents are in the background.
Man Driving Tractor Pulling Sells-Floto Circus wagon
August 5, 1927
View across grounds towards a man driving a McCormick-Deering tractor pulling a Sells-Floto Circus wagon. Tents are in the background.
Tractor Pulling Sells-Floto Circus Wagon
August 5, 1927
Left side view of a man driving a tractor pulling a Sells-Floto circus wagon onto a lot. Tents are in the background.
