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Farmall F-12 with Potato Digger
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L.R. Love sits behind the wheel of a Farmall F-12 tractor pulling a #10 one-row potato digger while four other men stand around him. The men are likely employees from an International Harvester branch house or dealership. From left to right, the men in the photograph are O.W. Wikkolm, collector; Geo. E. Barr, salesman; N.M. Love, L.R. Love, and W.O. Bolitho.
1934
International Harvester Company
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