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harvest - combine & caterpillar

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D: harvest - combine & caterpillar
C: harvest - combine & caterpillar;
in ca 1938 oliver ruud traded his horses and bought a gas tractor 
(from webb tractor; consumed 50 gal gas daily);
later he got a diesel;
he was second to last in waterville area to give up harvesting
with horses;
he sold his last team of percherons ca 1950
and got a small wheel tractor for odd jobs.
photo: from 2.1x2.9 negative; 1600 ppi.

Images -- McKay & Ruud / 009-060317-2x2
negfe-060317
4/19/06
john rupley, tucson, arizona
rupley@u.arizona.edu
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