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Farmall A Tractor with Mail Cab in front of Post Office
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Farmall A tractor fitted with a homemade, wooden cab for the purposes of delivering mail, parked in front of a post office. A car is also parked in front of the building. The original caption reads: "T.D. Ashby, Chariton, Ia."
1941
International Harvester Company
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W012ZMP
WHi 86566
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Delivering Mail with a Farmall A Tractor
circa 1940-1949
Levi Fisher stands holding a bundle of mail in front of a Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab to deliver the U.S. Mail. The cab has a decal that reads: "U.S. Mail." The origi...
Francis Shirbroun Delivers Mail in Farmall A Tractor
1941
Francis Shirbroun delivers mail to a mailbox in a Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab for delivering mail. The cab has a "FARMALL" decal as well as a "U.S. MAIL" decal. The o...
Farmall A Tractor Fitted with Homemade Mail Cab
1941
A Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab delivering mail to a farm. The cab on top of the tractor has a decal on the side that reads: "McCormick-Deering FARMALL." The back of th...
Parade Float
October 15, 1929
A parade float built on a Farmall tractor parked outside a building on a dirt road. The tractor is covered in corn stalks and has signs on the front and side that read: "McCormick-Deering Farmall. ...
Farmall Tractors Parked in Field
1939
Slightly elevated view from front of Farmall tractors parked in a field. From left to right: Farmall M, Farmall H, Farmall A.
F-20 Farmall Tractor Advertisement
1938
Advertising brochure for the Farmall F-20 tractor, featuring the text: "F-20 Farmall Tractor Adjustable Tread Rear Wheels, Adjustable Wide Front Axle Single, and Variable Tread Front Wheels . . . A...
