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1) Combines
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Describes the parts of combines and how they work in harvesting different kinds of crops.
5) Tractor
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Tractors and trailers chug through the pages of this sturdy, shaped board book - perfect for little hands.
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This agricultural reference begins with the pilgrims and their handful of tools they brought with them when they established the Plymouth Colony in the early 17th century and ends with essays on traction steam engines and gasoline farm tractors of the early 20th century. In between are hundreds of antique engravings of everything from butter churns to windmills. Contains advertisements once featured in farm equipment catalogs.
14) John Deere
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Introduces the life of John Deere, including his childhood on a Vermont farm, his work as a tanner and blacksmith apprentice, and his invention of a new, more efficient type of plow that eventually led to his founding a company and opening his own factory.
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Early Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
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Abstract: The Nashville Electric Service Public Relations Records (NESPRR) includes approximately 16 linear feet of material covering a range of subjects relating to the history of the electrification of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, spanning the time frame of circa 1866 to 1989, with the bulk of the collection concentrating on 1900 to 1989. The materials found in the NESPRR collection help demonstrate how the use of electricity evolved from its...
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