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Joliet,IL - Will County - c1920 - Bates Steel Mule Tractor Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Joliet,IL - Will County - c1920 - Bates Steel Mule Tractor Photograph :
Measures 9 1/4”x7 1/4”, brown single matte 13 3/4”x11 3/4”, high contrast, and focus is sharp. No photographer identified. Location not verified. Joliet was chosen as the location for this photograph because that is where The Bates Steel Mule was manufactured. The town is located southwest of Chicago. The photo is possibly at another location. The Model D was introduced in 1918, after several years of a standard edition. Michael Williams comments on the unique tractor, “If there were a prize for the most unconventional motor plough design, the Bates Steel Mule would certainly be on the short list. The Bates Machine and Tractor Co. of Joliet Illinois announced the 13-30 model in about 1915” (Farm Tractors, 40).