the story of farmall

An oral history of the International Harvester plant in Rock Island that provided thousands of jobs for 60 years. See excerpts below.

An oral history of the International Harvester plant in Rock Island that provided thousands of jobs for 60 years. See excerpts below.

Farmall Memories

'Time and Change': Rev. Barber worked at Farmall for 41 years, during a period of great change.

'No Regrets': Two retirees reminisce about the years put in.

'Herding the Wildcats': A retired union official talks about unauthorized strikes.

Tractor historian and author Larry Gay explains the early history of the tractor in a contributed essay.