Martin Ditcher in Trial Use on the Felger Hutterite Colony
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 19750075009
- Physical Description
- 8.8 x 14.7 cm Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of caterpillar tractor pulling a Martin Ditcher in trial use on the Felger Hutterite Colony.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 8.8 x 14.7 cm Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- See P19750074001-GP for gift certificate or information on donor. The Holt Caterpillar was, at the time, the only tractor powerful enough to pull the machine. Maurice Lloyd, who provided this information, was present at the trial and broke his leg when the ditcher hit a rock and he was thrown off.
- Acquisition Source
- Broadfoot Dave
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of caterpillar tractor pulling a Martin Ditcher in trial use on the Felger Hutterite Colony.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19750075009
- Collection
- Archive
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