The Moline Plow Company traced its history back to 1852 when Henry Candee and Robert Swan began building fanning mills in Moline, Illinois. Candee, Swan and Company added plows in 1865 when a former ...

If you didn't grow up in farm country, you've probably never seen a Minneapolis Moline UDLX, probably never even heard of it. It enjoys a certain antique mystique among farmers, part of a failed ...

The sun appeared Saturday morning just in time for drivers and spectators to enjoy the fifth annual Quad-Cities Area Heritage Tractor Parade and Show in downtown Moline. That kept the 28 tractor ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WTVO) — Rock Island, Illinois was once home to the biggest tractor-exclusive factory in the entire world. Now, almost a century later, the history of the Moline Plow Company is ...

Minneapolis-Moline dates back to the Candee & Swan Plow Company of Moline, Illinois, founded in 1865. It became Moline Plow Company (later, Moline Implement Company), a major Midwestern producer of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The nature of farming dramatically ...

The building that once housed the John Deere Collectors Center will be razed as part of a deal to sell the downtown property to the City of Moline. When the building at 320 16th Street was opened in ...

The early farm tractors were powered by engines that burned gasoline. As automobiles became popular, the price of gasoline increased and the tractor manufacturers redesigned their engines to burn the ...

EAST MOLINE, Ill. — The classic Gone Farmin' spring auction hosted by Mecum Auctions kicked the tires on a special previewing event Thursday, March 24 at the Bend XPO in East Moline. More than 350 ...