FMC Cascade Tomato Harvester in Use, circa 1985

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Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

circa 1985

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.0.14.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

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