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Title |
Demonstrating elevator invention, Truax farm, Pittsboro, Indiana, 1956 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0155-0003 |
Description |
Willis Truax (back) and son Harlan Truax (front) demonstrating an electric unloader with canvas on bed to unload corn. They stand in front of a corn crib. Harlan is holding the on/off switch. The elevator, made by a welding shop in Danville and probably designed by Kenneth Truax, had an electric motor. Taken on the farm of Willis Truax (1898-1983) and Rena (Patrick) Truax (1900-1993). One of six photographs of the Truax family farming operation taken by WTTV Channel 4 of Bloomington, Indiana. |
Geographic Location |
6759 N County Road 100 E, Pittsboro, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Farms Farming Elevators Corn Pittsboro (Ind.) Hendricks County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1956-10 |
Year Range Begin |
1956 |
Year Range End |
1956 |
Process |
Gelatin silver prints |
Format |
8 x 10 in. |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
Willis and Rena Truax Family Collection |
Search Terms |
Truax, Willis and Rena Family Collection |
Copyright |
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Catalog date |
2016-05-09 |