Group with McCormick-Deering Relief Tractor | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Group with McCormick-Deering Relief Tractor

Group with McCormick-Deering Relief Tractor | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A group of men gathering around a McCormick-Deering relief tractor in an area damaged by the "tri-state tornado." The tractor may be an 10-20.
DESCRIPTION
A group of men gathering around a McCormick-Deering relief tractor in an area damaged by the "tri-state tornado." The tractor may be an 10-20.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:60018
Creation Date: 1925
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Griffin
County:
State:Indiana
Collection Name:International Harvester Company photo albums, circa 1899-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 7Z, Album 250, Pg.28
Original Dimensions:9 x 7 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Photograph taken from a series of southern Indiana scenes showing the aftermath of the "tri-state tornado" of March 18, 1925. The tornado passed through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing nearly 700 people. In response to an appeal from John Covert of the Indiana Farm Bureau Relief, International Harvester sent twenty tractors and plows to Princeton, Indiana, and twelve tractors to Griffin, Indiana. The tractors arrived in Princeton on March 29, 1925. Local farmers used the equipment to plow their fields and plant their crops. The original caption reads, "Looking northwest in the town of Griffin. In the foreground is one of the McCormick-Deering tractors which were on hand to help remove the debris from the streets. Note that in this picture they are moving some large steel beams from the two-story brick building in which at least eight people were killed."
SUBJECTS
Agricultural machinery
Tractors
Assistance in emergencies
Disaster relief
Tornadoes
Cities and towns
Men
Clothing and dress
Outdoor photography

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