- US US kmk 2019-20.005-1-35
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- 1995-2010, undated
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 33: Lesson, Where in the World is Turku?
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 32: Lesson, Historical Women in Sedgwick County
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 3: Associated Country Women of the World, ACWW in Action
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 28: Household Products Disposal Guide
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 27: History of Prairie Gem Unit
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 24: Financial Investing
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 20: Educational Program Guide
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 17: Conrie, Jacqueline Marie Madeleine, Eulogy
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 15: Christmas Trees Through the Years
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 12: By-Laws, Sedgwick County Family & Community Education Council
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 11: Awards & Recognition
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 10: Awards & Recognition
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Part of Lou Herndon papers
Folder 9: Proclamation by King George VI
A photograph of the proclamation by King George VI appointing Joseph M. Tucker "to be an Honorary Officer of the Civil Division of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire."
Folder 10: “Retribution Overdue,” Farm Implement News
A mat framed copy of a joke that was printed in the Farm Implement News poking fun at Joseph M. Tucker.
Folder 8: It’s Big News!, The Massey-Harris Company, Racine, WI
This poster contains samples of several news advertisements about the Harvest Brigade. It's Big News! announces "The Massey-Harris Self-Propelled Harvest Brigade is now well on its way towards harvesting a million acres of America's victory grain crop..."
Folder 7: The American Press Salutes The Harvest Brigade, The Massey-Harris Company, Racine, WI
This is poster contains samples of press content about the Harvest Brigade, how they operate, and problems they face. Names include Joseph M. Tucker, L. D Skinner, Joe Skinner, A. C. Ruthenbeck, Fred Ash, and L. J. (Lawrence John) Letnes.
Folder 6: Hammtown, The Traveling Harvest City by Gail Compton
This pamphlet opens to poster size. It has information on both front and back about the Hammtown, The Traveling Harvest City combine caravan and its history.
Folder 5: Massey-Harris Self-Propelled Harvest Brigade
This is a plan for the 1944 Harvest Brigade.
This booklet has information on the Harvest Brigade that includes the plan, advertising, pledge of the Harvest Brigade, how the 1945 Harvest Brigade differed from 1944, the Brigade operators, service and parts supply depots, and how the Harvest Brigade had the full cooperation of the government.
This article is about Judy Horsch, daughter of Joseph M. Tucker, continues to share the family's story about the Harvest Brigade.
Folder 2: “Massey-Harris,” Fortune, Vol. XXXIII, No. 6
This article gives a brief history of the Massey-Harris company. Joseph M. Tucker was the Vice-President of the U. S. company and James Duncan was President of the Canadian company.
Folder 1: “Birthday Letter,” Country Gentleman, Vol. CXV, No. 3
This letter was written by Marian Tucker Springer describing the famine in China and letting her father, Joseph M. Tucker, know hard it was to feed her family. After reading this letter Joseph Tucker was inspired to write a proposal to the War Food Administration to began the Harvest Brigade.
Folder 30: Medal, Order of the British Empire
This is a photograph of the medal, Order of the British Empire given to Joseph M. Tucker by King George VI.
Folder 29: Tucker, Joseph M. and Franklin D. Roosevelt
This is a photograph of Joseph M. Tucker standing next to a vehicle in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt sits, in front of a Massey-Harris Self-Propelled Combine and several other people.
This is a portrait of Joseph M. Tucker.
Folder 27: Letnes, Lawrence John
Fern Letnes gave the photograph and news clippings to Judy Horsch, daughter of Joseph M. Tucker.
This includes a mini-biography of Lawrence John Letnes who was in charge of the Harvest Brigade during the summer of 1944. The story states that Letnes "was the aerial liaison man who kept a fleet of 20 self-propelled combines rolling across the state of Kansas northward to the Canadian border to harvest grain that may have remained uncut because of the critical shortage of manpower and machines during WWII."
The photograph is of John Letnes standing in front of his airplane. The side of the airplane reads, "Self-Propelled Combines, L. J. Letness, Representative, Grand Forks, N. D."
7 photocopy of unidentified photographs (undated), 1 unidentified photograph (undated), 1 photograph of Emil Kluck (1949), 1 photograph of Ray Kluck (undated), 1 photograph of Willis Borns (undated), 2 photographs of Emil H. Kluck’s self-propelled combine, the first in Codington County, South Dakota (circa 1940s).
Folder 25: "Watertown man owns first self-propelled combine in county," Watertown Public Opinion
This article is about Emil H. Kluck's self-propelled combine. It was the first combine in Codington County, South Dakota. Included in the article is a page from Emil H. Kluck's 1944 expense record book, a photograph of equipment on display, and a photograph of Emil H. Kluck's self-propelled combine.
Folder 24: The Kluck Brothers: Custom Harvesters
This story was written by Donald L. Kluck. It is about three brothers, Emil H. Kluck, Roy Kluck, and Ray Kluck. The story follows the brothers as they worked on the Harvest Brigade beginning in 1944 through 1954 and beyond.
Folder 23: Official Receipt Book, Photocopy of front page
This is a photocopy of the front of a Massey-Harris Self-Propelled Harvest Brigade Official Receipt Book. It has a photograph of the combine and someone has written numbers on it. There is no indication as to what these numbers are for, although it appears to be some type of calculation and/or totals.
Folder 22: Massey-Harris Self-Propelled Harvest Brigade Business Card & Sales Slip
The business card is for Emil, Roy, Ray, Harvest King's, Kluck Bro's, Custome Combining. According to the business card, the brothers had over 22 years of experience.
The sales slip is a blank Massey-Harris Self-Propelled Harvest Brigade sales slip no. 33671. This type of sales slip was used during the 1940s as indicated on the slip as _194.
Folder 21: Customer's Order for Oliver Machinery
This is Emil H. Kluck's customer order for a new #21A SP Massey-Harris Combine. The cost of the combine was $3,866.75, the tax was $77.34, with the total price of $3,944.09.
Folder 20: Conditional Sale Contract & Order
This is a photocopy of a conditional sale contract and order for a new #21 SP - 12 foot Massey-Harris combine. This was purchased by Roy Kluck. He made a downpayment of $1,500 and was to pay $1,495.91 upon delivery to Enid, Oklahoma.