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Farm Wife Brings Lunch to Her Husband in the Field
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Ingrid Bengtson bringing lunch to the field to help her husband, Norman, get the planting done faster. They are having lunch on top of the McCormick International planter, and a truck is parked in the field in the background.
1970
International Harvester Company
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WHi 11281
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Combining at Night
1970
Farmer harvesting grain with International 915 combine (harvester-thresher) at night. There is a truck in the right foreground.
The Sowerbys with a Farmall H Tractor
1942
Mrs. Chester Sowerby is sitting on a Farmall H tractor while her husband is standing in the field beside her. The original caption reads: "Mrs. Chester Sowerby of Silver Springs, New York, became a...
Futuristic International Grain Harvesting Machines
1960
Industrial artist's rendering of what International Harvester hay balers and forage harvesters might look like in the future ("future farm machines").
Futuristic McCormick Tractor and Planter
Industrial artist's color rendering of what a McCormick Farmall four-wheel tractor and planter of the future may look like ("future farm machines"). The "tractor" looks more like the International ...
Futuristic McCormick Grain Harvester
Industrial artist's rendering of what a McCormick grain harvester of the future may look like ("future farm machines").
Men Harvesting Grain with Self-Rake Reaper
1905
A man operates a horse-drawn self-rake reaper in a field while another follows behind with a rake. A girl approaches from the side with a jug in her hand.
