Exhibit Notes

The following are sources used to create the Deering exhibit as well as links to learn more about the Deering family. Thank you for visiting.

Sources

Deering Brothers of Miami: A Tale of Art, Estates, and Miami’s Development,” Vizcaya Museum & Gardens (https://vizcaya.org/deering-brothers-of-miami-a-tale-of-art-estates-and-miamis-development/ : accessed 29 June 2026).

Deering Harvester Co. (1900). Deering harvesters for 1900. Chicago: Deering Harvester Co.; HathiTrust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008719234/Home : accessed 30 June 2026).

Gary Hoover, “Whatever Became of International Harvester?,” 2019; American Business History Center (https://americanbusinesshistory.org/whatever-became-of-international-harvester/ : accessed 29 June 2026).

"The Harvester Combine," article, The Farmers’ Review, 20 Aug 1902; online images, Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=FFR19020820.2.8 : accessed 29 June 2026), v. 33, no. 34, pg 570, col. 2.

"The International Harvester Co.," article, The Farmers’ Review, 27 Aug 1902; online images, Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=FFR19020827.2.13 : accessed 29 June 2026), v. 33, no. 35, pg 587, col. 4.

J.F. Steward, "A Friend of the Farmer," article, Farm, Field, and Fireside, 11 Jan 1902; online images, Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=FFF19020111.2.12 : accessed 29 June 2026), v. 25, no. 2, pp. 40-42.

Three Portraits of Two Deerings,” Vizcaya Museum & Gardens (https://vizcaya.org/three-portraits-of-two-deerings/ : accessed 29 June 2026).

Timothy E. Sullivan, “Founding of International Harvester Company,” 2023; EBSCO (https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/founding-international-harvester-company : accessed 29 June 2026).

"Why Fret and Worry," advertisement, Farm, Field, and Fireside, 3 May 1902; online images, Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=FFF19020503.2.50.1 : accessed 29 June 2026), v. 25, no. 18, p. 569.

Why is a Ten Dollar Bill Always Worth Ten Dollars?," advertisement, Farm, Field, and Fireside, 10 June 1899; online images, Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=FFF18990610.2.30.1 : accessed 29 June 2026), v. 22, no.23, p. 719.